How to scan newspaper article w/ text and pictures?

[rokuli]

So I've learned everything about descreen -option which is essential when scanning pictures from newspapers or magazines to avoid moire effect. I also read that "descreen" is not to be used when scanning text.

So my question is: what if I scan a article which has both pictures & text? Can I use descreen for only the picture part or do I have to scan the whole article without descreen and afterwards find a way to deal with the moire effect? Or what is the best way to do it?

And then some random Qs:

I'm not anyway professional, I just have some articles I want to scan and make a scrapbook. Is InDesign best tool for creating the digital scrapbook when I also want to print it for some of my friends? Or are there some better tools?

From what I read, did I understand right that 300dpi is enough for my pictures/text scans (like I said I also wanna make a printed version of my scrapbook)?

Thanks!

 

[jasoncraven]

You definately want 300 DPI if you plan on printing. In Design is a great program to make your scrapbook. If you descreen in Photoshop use a combination of your scanning software to remove the distortion and also a tool like this:
Descreen plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop&reg

-Cheers