For scanning, Glossy or matt better?


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hamustar

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Thinking of scanning in my photos, when developed from film. Lab ask me "glossy or matt?"

Between glossy and matt, which would produce better output from a normal scanner?
 

Erm.. if you are scanning the photos, why will there be a need for gloss or matte??

I think your lab has confused scanning with printing?
 

Oh i am referring to the scanning portion at home.

I had thought that perhaps the "gloss" surface might interfere with scanning quality.
 

Oh i am referring to the scanning portion at home.

I had thought that perhaps the "gloss" surface might interfere with scanning quality.

Ah.. from what I've read and tried.. no difference.

The only difference is when you scan it, if you place it the wrong way around then the image will need to be flipped in photoshop or the scanning software. Just an additional step.
 

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