Scanning Newspaper Photos for Video Scrapbooks

Occasionally, you may need to scan photos from newspapers to add to your video scrapbook. Since the photos may be old and probably won’t be too sharp, you will need to clean them up to look better on screen. Here are some tips to get the best quality possible:

1. Scan your image as line art (or about 72 dpi). 
2. In your photo editing software, blur the image slightly and then sharpen it.
3. Change the color to black and white to strip any color out.

Use your photo editing software in moderation. Take small steps at first and increase the effect until you get the effect you want.