10-24-2013, 07:34 AM
hmm that is interesting. This could be a few things, here are a few:
It could be the scanner (is it old? new?) Perhaps try scanning at 600 then using computer to downsample to 200 instead of scanning at 200 initially.
If it is colored stave lines (although looking black or dark) it could need de-screening (otherwise it can end up scanning fuzzy.) There should be a de-screening setting in the scanning software. If it is just a black ink page it should be ok.
If it is a small size, (as you see it on the page) then check the settings on the scanner software to scale it up and also set the dpi. It should do this well automatically, but you could do some tests with different settings.
The scanning software might have a sharpening function you can use. Play around with that. This will take out blur. It is usually a setting where you can change the amount of sharpening.
It sounds like you do not have much time to play around with all this, but once you have it figured out, it will be much easier to get the results you want. Post back here with any more queries and hopefully someone can help you further.
It could be the scanner (is it old? new?) Perhaps try scanning at 600 then using computer to downsample to 200 instead of scanning at 200 initially.
If it is colored stave lines (although looking black or dark) it could need de-screening (otherwise it can end up scanning fuzzy.) There should be a de-screening setting in the scanning software. If it is just a black ink page it should be ok.
If it is a small size, (as you see it on the page) then check the settings on the scanner software to scale it up and also set the dpi. It should do this well automatically, but you could do some tests with different settings.
The scanning software might have a sharpening function you can use. Play around with that. This will take out blur. It is usually a setting where you can change the amount of sharpening.
It sounds like you do not have much time to play around with all this, but once you have it figured out, it will be much easier to get the results you want. Post back here with any more queries and hopefully someone can help you further.