[Rumpelteazer]

Update on my scanning woes.

I bit the bullet and bought an A3 scanner, the Viisan VF3240. I'm now experimenting with it and even if I don't use the highest quality the scan is good. It's a isn't quite as sharp as the one I got done professionally recently, but that might be because I haven't found the right settings yet. I'll be experimenting today to see what works best. It does seem Acrobat has a problem with opening the pdf; it's too big and it displays it truncated, but I have a pdf editing app that can open it without problems.

I'm now experimenting with which dpi I want to scan patterns in. It looks like 600dpi is more than good enough (it can also scan in 1200dpi and 2400dpi). I do need to push down on the lid, otherwise the area around the fold will be lighter.

I do have a couple of patterns that are bigger than A3, so I'll have to experiment with folding the paper or going to get those scanned in at the copy shop (they can scan up to A0 size). Luckily bigger than A3 sized patterns are rare.

I think this scanner is going to be a good investment for my cross stitching.

ETA:
Now I have to rescan most of my kits and paper patterns. That will take me good portion of a day (including editing and merging files). But it'll also give a chance to see what I got and maybe make a priority list.