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  • January 18, 2014 17:17
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January 18, 2014 17:17

If we want to get the best possible picture of the tea bags, we have to scan at 300dpi. It really gives a very good result and I am very satisfied with it.

But what do we do with the boxes and pyramid-shaped boxes. I don't want to unfold and scan them. Note that unfolded boxes are always being scanned, but the result is that you cannot properly see what the box should look like if it is originally folded.

At the moment I don't place my boxes and pyramids, as I don't want to scan them and put them in a separate file. But that is of course not entirely the intention, want to place my entire collection here.

How do other collectors solve this? Please hear your opinion.

Maria

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  • January 19, 2014 11:57
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January 19, 2014 11:57

Hello tea bag41,

I am not a collector of tea bags myself (unless it has Disney characters on them), but I can of course give my opinion on what I think is useful.

Boxes for the tea, ie the packaging, should I think preferably just be placed in their shape as they are sold. So not expanded, because as you say it is very difficult for people who are not very good at puzzles or 3D thinking.

The problem of items not fitting under the scanner is a CataWiki-wide experience among collectors. You will really have to photograph these types of items from multiple sides, so that all characteristics are clearly visible. Make sure these photos are of good quality and that as little background as possible is visible (you can easily remove this by cropping the image with a photo editing program such as Paint (.Net), irFanView or Picasa. Online Pixlr.com is a very good editing program). I think it is useful to use an image as the first image that has the tea brand and type on it.

Nowadays it is also easy to take pictures with your phone. It is only a bit difficult to edit the data on your phone if you do not have a large screen.

I myself scan the items that I scan with a resolution of 600dpi, but that is mainly because if you want to make your own photo album many programs find the resolution too low. 300dpi is fine too, as long as the images are legible.

I hope this helps you and I am curious about the pyramid-shaped boxes myself. I know the bags, but the boxes ??

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