Editing Omeka: photography and scanning (section)

== Scanning ==
We have two scanners: a flatbed scanner, and a book scanner. They have very different uses and the quality of output is extremely different. 

==== Flatbed scanner ====
The flatbed scanner is the only choice for photographs or high-quality scans of flat documents. It can also scan some small objects, like coins. It uses Epson scanning software.

'''What resolution should I use?'''

The answer varies based on use. High resolutions are not always better. As a general rule of thumb, if you are scanning typical archive documents for Omeka, '''300dpi''' is sufficient. If you sense that a document is very special, it might be worth bumping that up to 600dpi. For our purposes, there are very few reasons to scan at higher resolutions.

==== Book scanner ====
The book scanner is a special-use tool; it is primarily designed to digitize books, creating a searchable PDF version. It has lower-quality scanning, with relatively poor color and photo scans; it makes up for this with other features like flattening and de-skewing the scans automatically.  

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