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Fouga23:
200 dpi was more than enough for the Swift and Pobjoy drawings. The professionals tell me it was enough and I am very pleased with the results. More dpi = larger file size.
Papa Lima
The price with the local Prontaprint that I have used was open to some bargaining. Another quote to copy drawings to disc (250 Swift drawings) was over £500 – 5 years ago! The cost to scan 40 Pobjoy drawings (A0 size) to disc was under £80. Normally a ‘set-up’ charge will make small numbers to copy more expensive than one copy/print.
Mark V
The equipment used to scan A0/A1/A2 drawings is the same used to copy for printing. All the small town Prontaprint places I have used were equipped for scanning to disc. The scan to disc option is, I think, better. Rather than take a large number of drawing to copy/print, the printer just prints from disc – and it is cheaper! Go compare the costs to scan an A0 drawing and print it against the print from file; less time = money saved. Also, drawings can and do get lost when taken to the printers for copying. Over the years a number of Swift drawing went this…I only fould this out when the originals were found and compared to the Kodatrace copies made in the 1960s.
CSheppardholediry
Very valid comments. Fragile document should be placed in a plastic cover before being put through the scanning process.
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