| No need to scan photo's at 600dpi. you can drop it down to 150 dpi for printing and everything will work much better. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk McElhearn" <kirklists at wanadoo.fr> To: "Mac OS X Newbies" <X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [X Newbies] Do I need more ram? > On 1/20/03 23:58, "David" <whelp at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I just bought a desktop G4 with 512 megs of ram. When I scan pictures > > at 600 dpi using Vuescan I usually have to restart my computer since > > none of my other programs will open after I've scanned a few pictures. > > I have used Vuescan's "release memory" feature to no avail. It appears > > as though I don't have enough memory. Is this possible, or is the > > scanning software to blame? Should I buy more ram? > > That sounds like a VueScan problem. While 512 MB is not a lot of RAM, it is > certainly sufficient. You shouldn't have that kind of problem. I have 640 MB > RAM on my new iBook, and can run a dozen applications with no problem. BTW, > I recently tried the demo of VueScan and had no such problem. > > Kirk > > > > Author of: Unix for Mac OS X: Learning the Command Line (Sept. 2003) > Co-author of: Macworld Mac Upgrade and Repair Bible (April 2003) > Microsoft Office v. X Inside Out > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . kirk at mcelhearn.com | http://www.mcelhearn.com . . . . . . > . . Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France . . > > > ---------- > Check out the Mac OS X email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/X.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <X-Newbies-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <X-Newbies-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. <X-Newbies-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > DVIator | Run Dual ADC displays on your G4 or just one on an older Mac! > Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/DVIator.html> > > Support | Support this list by clicking here before you buy! > this List | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/support.html > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - http://www.osxfaq.com