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Guide to Scanning for e-Submission
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Scanning of print material for electronic transfer needs to be of an optimum size to cover the two extremes of: (i) being economic in file size to assist with a quick transfer over a possibly limited Internet connection; and (ii) to still be of a high enough quality to be legible when reproduced back into printed form at e-submission.
The following instructions are a guide to getting good quality economic scans.
Scan all material at 100% scale to avoid having to stretch your scan to fit a given area. Stretching a scan should be kept to a minimum, no more than 10% to 20% as this only reduces the overall print quality of your scan. If your scan needs to be bigger than 100%, then scan it to the appropriate scale.
Normally, scanning different types of material like Black and White (line art), Greyscale and Colour would mean using different DPI (dots per inch) settings. To keep things simple for e-submission, the standard optimised setting is 100% scale and between 150 dpi and 200 dpi for all material to be scanned.
When scanning material that has already been reproduced, that is, Colour and Greyscale prints from magazines, books, postcards etc. always turn on or check the descreen box on your scanner. This will reduce the moiré effect that appears from the screening process used in printing. Turn the descreen box off when scanning actual photographs and Black and White Line art material – there is no moiré effect with these.
You may or may not be able to edit an image once it has been scanned depending on the software available. If possible save your scan as a .tiff, .gif or .jpg file type to ensure the greatest compatibly with the e-submission software.
Following these guidelines will make the delivery of your e-submission assignment more efficient and reliable to process, for both you and the staff at UNE.