Hope you graphic geniuses can help me with a simple (I hope!) fix.
So, I hooked up my Canon MX850 for the first time to my Mac. I had only used it for photocopying and printing before this.
I am trying to make some really good looking "cover art" for a bunch of CDs I am ripping. I was using ImageCapture to scan at 2400dpi.
Anyway, the images come up decent, but first of all they are HUGE. Even though it says the size is 4.5inch by 4.5inch when I open in preview, they show up on the screen about twice that big when viewing under "actual size".
Secondly, while the scans aren't terrible, it looks somewhat pixelated. It's hard to explain exactly, but when I look at the original CD insert that I'm scanning there is smooth color like a photograph, but the scans have a slightly banded color.
I thought maybe it was because 2400 dpi was too much, but when I scan at lower DPI the image looks worse as far as the color banding goes.
What do I need to do in order to get a good reproduction of CD covers for iTunes?
So, I hooked up my Canon MX850 for the first time to my Mac. I had only used it for photocopying and printing before this.
I am trying to make some really good looking "cover art" for a bunch of CDs I am ripping. I was using ImageCapture to scan at 2400dpi.
Anyway, the images come up decent, but first of all they are HUGE. Even though it says the size is 4.5inch by 4.5inch when I open in preview, they show up on the screen about twice that big when viewing under "actual size".
Secondly, while the scans aren't terrible, it looks somewhat pixelated. It's hard to explain exactly, but when I look at the original CD insert that I'm scanning there is smooth color like a photograph, but the scans have a slightly banded color.
I thought maybe it was because 2400 dpi was too much, but when I scan at lower DPI the image looks worse as far as the color banding goes.
What do I need to do in order to get a good reproduction of CD covers for iTunes?