enlarging photos

[Guest]

I have scanned in some old family photos to make a movie - the photos are
small - i.e. 3x5 or smaller. When I drag them to the pane for the movie, they
are too small. I don't know how to enlarge them to fit the pane. I use
Snapfire Corel - on Snapfire I can zoom to fit and the picture fills up the
pane very nicely. However, it won't save to desktop or anywhere. Help please!
Carole

 

[John Inzer]

I have scanned in some old family photos to make a movie - the photos
are small - i.e. 3x5 or smaller. When I drag them to the pane for the
movie, they are too small. I don't know how to enlarge them to fit
the pane. I use Snapfire Corel - on Snapfire I can zoom to fit and
the picture fills up the pane very nicely. However, it won't save to
desktop or anywhere. Help please! Carole

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Are these images saved in a folder on your hard drive?

What is the pixel size (dimensions) of the images?

Lots of info on scanning at the following site:

A Few Scanning Tips
http://www.scantips.com/

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John Inzer
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[Guest]

thank you John - they are saved in a folder on the desk top and I don't know
what the pixels are. Thanks for the scan site - I'll check it tomorrow. Do
you agree I probably have to scan it to my computer as a larger image rather
that make it larger on my computerafter scanning? Carole

 

[Gord Dibben]

Carole

Open the folder and right-click on the Name,Size,Type bar.

Select "More" and Dimensions from the drop-down.

This will show you the pixels................400x600 or somesuch.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[John Inzer]

Do you agree I probably have to scan it to my computer
as a larger image rather that make it larger on my computer
after scanning? Carole

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Yes. Also consider increasing the dpi.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Graham Hughes]

Although for video work you don't need a very good resolution, as tv's are
that good!!!!

When scanning for video, 100dpi is often good enough.
If you tv is 4.3 then scan pictures in this size, so 640x480, or if your tv
is widescreen then enlarge the size to suit, 850x480.
You may find it easier to scan the whole picture and then crop it to the
right size afterwards.