Scan size limit

[D1998]

Hi,

I am trying to scan in a sinle very old (1951) school photograph.  I am using HP Solution Centre. I am splitting the photograph in to 6 sections sections as it is a panoramic picture of the whole school year.  When i try to scan just a single section of the photo at highest resolution (want to enlarge it later), i get the "image will exceed the maximum supported size (approx 2GB)".

Is this a TWAIN driver issue as i read that 64bit TWAIN has no size limit? I'm running Win 10 64bit.

I tried updating HP drivers but no joy there.

I do not want to compromise on the quality as the picture is of my late father.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Dean

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@D1998 

Printer Specifications  > Scanning

Scanning specifications

• Resolution: 1200 x 2400-dpi optical resolution
• Color: 48-bit color, 256 grayscale (8-bit grade scale)
• Maximum scan width: 210 mm (8.27 inches)
• Maximum scan length: 297 mm (11.7 inches)
• OCR: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software included
• Image editor: Software included

Model CB656B - TechSpecs

Scan Resolution, Enhanced	Up to 19200 dpi
Scan Resolution, Enhanced Short Disclaimer	The maximum dpi at which you can scan is limited by available computer memory, disk space and other system factors.
Scan Resolution, Hardware	Up to 1200 x 2400 dpi
Scan Resolution, Optical	Up to 1200 dpi
Scan Size Maximum (flatbed, imperial)	8.5 x 11.7 in

Opinion

Scanning a 1951 school photo at a very high PPI might not genuinely increase the quality of an old photograph of the era.

Suggestion - Ignore if unwanted / not useful in your context....

Try something less, say 1200 or even 600 PPI.

HP Scan is part of the Full Feature Software.

When available for the printer / software,

HP Scan and HP Twain are very similar.

If you don't have HP Twain, use HP Scan.

Example - HP Twain - Scan

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[D1998]

Thanks for your speedy help, much appreciated.

I resolved the problem by breaking the picture down in to smaller sections per scan.  It must be the physical memory limit metioned in the spec., although i have 8Gb.

Thanks

Dean