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I've been scanning a ton of cards and I'm seeing that the actual size can vary quite a bit. Some are exactly 2.5" x 3.5", while others are measurably larger or smaller. I'm not talking about weird brands, die-cuts, etc. And some have one dimension as I'd expect, but only the other is different.

Clearly I'm not buying trimmed cards, so what gives? I thought cards would all measure pretty close to the same dimensions. Am I missing something?
 
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Are you noticing this in the scanned images, or the actual cards themselves?

Some scanning software will modify sizing without letting you now, therefore throwing things off a bit. Compare two cards that scanned in different sizes and see if the physical cards vary.
 
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200lbhockeyplayer said:
Are you noticing this in the scanned images, or the actual cards themselves?

Some scanning software will modify sizing without letting you now, therefore throwing things off a bit. Compare two cards that scanned in different sizes and see if the physical cards vary.
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My scanner scans cards and makes them twice as big. How do you change it?
 
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200lbhockeyplayer said:
Are you noticing this in the scanned images, or the actual cards themselves?

Some scanning software will modify sizing without letting you now, therefore throwing things off a bit. Compare two cards that scanned in different sizes and see if the physical cards vary.
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Good point. I foolishly assumed the software would be accurate and consistent. I'm using an Epson scanner with their software, which I actually think is pretty good. Then manipulating in Photoshop. I'll have to pull a few examples and measure the actual cards themselves.

So should they all be pretty close to 2.5" x 3.5"?
 
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Almost any time you force the software to do something, or allow for it to adjust your scans...something will get messed up.

And Erich...if you're scanning cards and they are "twice as big" it sounds like a resolution issue. Cards themselves are 2.5 X 3.5", but anything scanned will be in pixels. Some software will scan a 72 DPI image and leave the dimensions correct, while scanning the same image at 150 DPI and giving the physical appearance that the card is now 5x7". The resolution is technically the same, but the print size will be larger.
 
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200lbhockeyplayer said:
Almost any time you force the software to do something, or allow for it to adjust your scans...something will get messed up.

And Erich...if you're scanning cards and they are "twice as big" it sounds like a resolution issue. Cards themselves are 2.5 X 3.5", but anything scanned will be in pixels. Some software will scan a 72 DPI image and leave the dimensions correct, while scanning the same image at 150 DPI and giving the physical appearance that the card is now 5x7". The resolution is technically the same, but the print size will be larger.
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Gotcha
 
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I got a new scanner, and if I scan the cards outside of the holder, they look great and sharp, but if I scan a graded card or scan the card in a magnetic holder, it scans the entire field and makes the card scan tiny - can anyone help me fix that problem? I can't seem to find a way to crop the image like my old scanner, so it's frustrating...
 
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Most important thing in this thread is that most scanner software is terrible. The second most important thing is that auto sizing or auto locate tends to screw up a lot.
 
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200lbhockeyplayer said:
Most important thing in this thread is that most scanner software is terrible. The second most important thing is that auto sizing or auto locate tends to screw up a lot.
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Great advice, thank you.
 
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