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Photoscape; Which one do y'all use 3.7 or earlier , I also see Photoscape X [newer]?

I'm still using 3.7

Thank you, Everybody!

My final take:

SCANNER: I'm not buying another scanner [although tempting], the EPSON V370 is the choice and will have to do ! I’m also testing the feasibility of using my Epson DS510 ADF for mass scans, dupes only.

SOFTWARE The Epson Software seems pretty easy to use for the V370. I have Photoscape 3.7, but Photoscape X seems better suited for Windows 10. It will take some learning. I read Billy’s blog, very helpful. So I’ll give it a try, trial and error as I learn

STORAGE: I really don’t want to slow down or jam up my speedy computer. I'm really looking hard at a cloud like Google Drive, free, and keeps my computer free. I like it and think it’s the way to go. Available on all your devices as well. My computer will just be a go-between storage areas. I will backup files on my external drive. I also plan on using a library of flash drives especially for my PC.

Kronocard from Kronozio: I will continue to integrate it into my overall plan. . This is a great site for our Canadian members.

Of course, I will use my scans to help develop my website BOBSCARDZ as well.

Ambititious probably, however, exciting definitely.

TY again, ~BOB~

Thank you, Everybody!

I've already posted once on this topic but after reading several more post I decided to make some more comments.

1. I use the EpsonScan program that came with my scanner. There is a lot you can do with this and with enough tweeks you can probably produce a scan that needs no furthur touchup. I've found that there is enough variation in how different sets scan that it just isn't worth trying to get EpsonScan to do it all. Adobe Photoshop Elements is easy to use to simply adjust the color or sharpness of the image.

2. EpsonScan allows you to crop during scanning. As long as the card is square (which is a problem with cards prior to the mid-1990s or so) I usually don't have to do any cropping after the scan.

3. I use an L-Square (also called a tailor's square) to line up the card on the scanning bed. It's about 8.5 inches on a side and easily fits on the bed.

4. I always scan at 300 pixels/inch. This gives a good image and avoids a lot of scanner artifacts (like fine lines in the scan). In Elements, I reduce the image to 150. Tis helps keep down the size of the database where I store the images. The 150 sized image is what I would load up to TCD.

Capewood

1. I use a Canon Canoscan 9000F because it is a very good CCD scanner and pretty much covers all of my needs.

2. For most stuff, I use RansenScan as it is the closest replacement I could find to the awesome Instant Photo Scanner that just died a sad death from neglect by its developers.  For somen reason Malwarebytes is claiming there is malware on their website, and doesn't want me to visit, but I added an exclusion and went to it just now and it seems ok.  In any case, it is a good batch scanning program that allows me to scan multiple cards in one sweep and save them to individual files.  It doesn't do edge detection as wekk as Instant Photo Scanner did, but it's good enough.

3. I store all my scans locally, separated into folders by company and set, usually with all the files named for the card number.

4. Be patient and don't feel you have any deadlines to meet.  Anything that keeps it from feeling like a tedious chore is a plus.  When it starts feeling that way, just walk away for awhile.   On the more constructive side, be extremely organized with your scans, and try not to let a huge pile of unsorted scans creep up on you.