I Scan allot of photo's for my job and i noticed that the ones that were scanned like 3 years ago are not as crisp and vibrant. they also look like the color has faded a little.
2006-12-20 04:49:51 · 7 answers · asked by mikey 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
the photos are not printed out they are stored in my computer.
2006-12-20 05:03:54 · update #1
They shouldnt fade at all, you might be thinking they are fading because you newer pictures are more vibrant... thats because photography is getting better and better with cameras, etc..
2006-12-20 04:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Burns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To elaborate on this answer: "Anything that is printed out will fade over time. Anything kept as a digital file on your computer will be the same as when it was originally scanned."
You can purchase paper and ink at different quality levels. If you go to a professional camera store, they can show you paper and techniques designed to make printed photos last X number of years, where X is determined by the paper and ink itself.
So for example, you can buy 25 year paper, meaning that photos printed on that paper should not fade or change for 25 years.
I do not know what the highest number of years is, as far as availability goes.
Also, BigRez is correct that certain media can become damaged and unreadable. The image won't ever fade, but it may become unretrievable if the media (hard drive, cdrom or whatever it is stored on) is ever damaged.
2006-12-20 05:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by Shannonanon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not like printed pictures can over time. Technically though, yes they can "fade", but not the way you're thinking. If you take a digital picture, it's recorded as zeros and ones in data form. That data will not change over time.
However, the data is stored on media which could "fade" over time. (By "fade" I mean that the media may become less reliable over time.)If you put it on magnetic tape for example, that tape only has a certain lifetime. Same with Hard drives and CD-Roms, although their lifetime is longer than that of tape.
2006-12-20 04:58:58 · answer #3 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The digital copy won't, but the physical copies will - of course. Paper is perishable, even paper with glossy. Lamination might help save the color and appearance though. A camera/photo shop may be able to give you better ideas on preserving photo and scan quality.
2006-12-20 04:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by π² 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is printed out will fade over time. Anything kept as a digital file on your computer will be the same as when it was originally scanned.
2006-12-20 04:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by inkantra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scanners suck, and a half decent scan is A time consuming, and ... well, thats enough isnt it? try this, get an enlarging frame, (two straight edges will do) put your cam on a tripod, and take a few test shots... use a daylight source, or put a diffuser over the lightsource, DO NOT use flash... personally, i use, two daylight flourescents, with a white nylon sheet... i get no bright spots or shadows... and once set up and locked, its click click click... lots faster than a scanner, and if youre using a half decent camera, 8 to 10mp, you can improve the quality of the shot in photshop if you need to.
2016-05-23 01:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Perhaps it is your eyes.
2006-12-20 06:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋