hard to scan cards...

[mindbinge]

Any of you guys have any suggestions for hard to scan cards? I've tried everything to get a good scan of this card:

1998 Score Star Salute #11 Brett Favre ($20 BV)



The card is really nice looking in person, but not so good in the scan...found it in a box of old stuff and decided to scan it for the PC...but I've tried a few different settings and can't get a good scan?

 

[theguru14]

Here is a brighter pic

 

[mrmopar]

It may not work because of the surface and how it catches/reflects light from the scanner. However, removing them from cases will help some as well.

 

[Myerburg311]

If that doesn't work.. Try tilting the card just a tad with a small piece of clear plastic or the very tip of a top loader.. with the tilt it will let the light hit the effects on the card

 

[mintman2]

If that doesn't work.. Try tilting the card just a tad with a small piece of clear plastic or the very tip of a top loader.. with the tilt it will let the light hit the effects on the card

I haven't tried that yet but it sounds like a great idea ! My suggestion was going to be to use a camera because you can adjust the angle of the pic. And if you scan the card in a top load you could use whatever you wanted to prop it up as you'd have some extra room on the top and could just crop it off.

 

[sandman43103]

When I scan Chrome style cards, I use a sheet of the film that goes into my computer monitor's glare screen. It's almost like window tint but thicker and more transparent.

 

[mintman2]

When I scan Chrome style cards, I use a sheet of the file that goes into my computer monitor's glare screen. It's almost like window tint but thicker and more transparent.

I don't understand that at all. What are you talking about a sheet? a file?

 

[basebal1fan]

Try cleaning the scanner, removing the card from the case, and then lightening the pic in a photo editing program. And if not, then you could always go to Kinko's and use their heavy duty scanners. But, those are pretty expensive if you only need 1 card scanned. Good luck!

 

[sandman43103]

I don't understand that at all. What are you talking about a sheet? a file?

I meant "film" not "file".

 

[truffleshuffle0]

I stoped scanning them and started using a digital camra. Its alot faster than scanning and eazier as well