NC Scroller Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Been scrolling 10+ years. Over that period I have collected a ton of paper patterns. For those of you who scan and store patterns on their computers or the "cloud" what format do you scan them in as (JPG, GIF,........)? Are there any pluses or minuses with one vs the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I would scan them in JPG Format if you want to share them but if they're for yourself to store you could scan to PDF. Roly NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browders Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I usually scan to JPG. I find if I want to modify the pattern in a program like Inkscape, it's easier for me to do so with a JPG type file. Jim NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I scan all mine to JPG. NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 JPG NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 jaypeegee! NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrimper Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 I always scan mine to jpg, it is a lossy format but unlike photo's patterns can be saved and compressed quite a lot without effecting their effective use. I like to cut my patterns on a line so with old patterns like Hobbies or Handicraft ones I scan them then open them in photoshop where I remove the heavy colouring and add an outline to cut to. I can also modify the patterns as I wish and take parts of one pattern and mix it with another. you can also repair or replace parts of the pattern that are missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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