Stampy

I have an A3+ scanner but I still need to take 2 scans and merge them. An A3 scanner makes it easier but it will not scan a 12x12" cover in one go.

I use photoshop photomerge and also Microsoft ICE (which is free).

After stitching, editing etc. I save the jpg files as 800 x 800 at 300pixels/inch reducing the quality to meet the 250kb file size (normally the setting is around 95).

My only gripe about ICE is that the maximum resolution that you can export a stitched file to is 96 whereas I would normally set it at 300 but then it is free. Photoshop is brilliant but obviously it has to be bought.

Steve