08-23-2006, 05:23 PM
Yes, the scanning resolution will matter if you decide to print them later at a bigger size; it'll also effect the quality of a print if you decide to crop any of them and enlarge and print just the cropped areas. The quality of the enlargement will also vary, to some degree, on the quality of the originals and the quality of your scanner. For the most part, I've had pretty good luck.
Personally, I'd try a few and see how it's going, which might also mean printing a couple to test the quality. It's a lot of work to scan photos, especially if you take time to do it well, so spending some time experimenting before you start is worthwhile. It's going to be particularly important to do it right if you plan on destroying the originals. (Arghh!!!)
Here's good site that includes a scanning calculator:
http://www.scantips.com/calc.html
Personally, I'd try a few and see how it's going, which might also mean printing a couple to test the quality. It's a lot of work to scan photos, especially if you take time to do it well, so spending some time experimenting before you start is worthwhile. It's going to be particularly important to do it right if you plan on destroying the originals. (Arghh!!!)
Here's good site that includes a scanning calculator:
http://www.scantips.com/calc.html