I'm not TK last time I checked, but when it comes
to piecing multiple scans of a cel together, I've
done it with maybe half of my collection since my
scanner is so small that not even a regular sized
cel will fit entirely on it. :P I use Photoshop
now because layers make it so easy, but when I
was just getting started, I used Paint/MGI
Photosuite. Photoshop allows you to rotate if
the scan is a bit crooked, though it's best to
get it right the first time, but with programs
that don't have free transform functions
(selecting part of the picture and rotating only
that part), the biggest keys are to make sure you
scan the parts with the same settings and that
you pick one end of the cel and keep it perfectly
parallel to one edge of the scanner so that when
you piece the two scans together, they fit
together. If you've got that down, it's as
simple as resizing one of the scans, and pasting
the others in. Also, overlapping scans is a good
thing. It's all a pain, but it can be done
without $600 Photoshop ($300 educational edition!
heh heh). I haven't even attempted the two cels
that are both longer and wider than my scanner,
though.
~the red hood, dreaming of getting a newer, much
larger scanner |