Photo scanning question

Mar 15, 2003
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What's the best resolution to scan photos in order to bring them out (my printer maxes out at 2880 but I heard that scanning at that resolution is a waste of space).. Also, what's a good program to quickly scan and print photos? I have photoshop but I have 40 pictures to go through so I'd like a program with a lot of one click fix type filters.. Thanks!

EDIT: The photos are currently 4x6.. I'd like to blow some up to 8x10.. What's a good resolution to use?