But not necessarily faster or better. Yeah I know contradiction in terms. Just one idea.

Step 1 scan the chips with 300dpi, if you have more than one chip then make sure you have at "two hair lines" (they must be freshly pulled from your head and must be the hairs that are close together) space between the chips on the sides and at the top.

Step 2 go to the scanned chip(s) click it then Photoshop opens automatically (that is if you have set Phtoshop as your default editor)

Step 3 toggle "m" to change the square marguee or round marguee, but preferably the square marguee first to align the chip horizontally. I assume you studied the questions of Michael Siskin which of the 3 scans looks good or better for you. Once you are satisfied with the horizontal orientation desired. Now you are done.

Step 4 toggle m to give you the round marquee. Now since you will be doing the round marquee again and again as you collect chips, it is critical and vital to remember the values of the Width xxx px and the Height xxx px. With all the settings in place then click the mouse then the round marquee comes up which is "fixed" and hover over the chip. Too large? Too small? Need adjustment?. Now go up to the values either the W or the H use only one side first to try on. Personally instead of working both the w and h I work only either of the two values, then try on the click. If your change fits the w then I am sure the h will also fit.

Step 5 Ctrl/x to cut, ctrl/n and press Enter to prepare for the blank canvas, Ctrl/x to paste the chip to the canvas and Ctrl/s to save your work in jpeg or whatever is your preference (do not reverse the order - these are the sequence to follow, if you make boba just go back and start again).

Before you exit the Photoshop make sure and double sure to check where/which foolder the file you just saved is in and that it is there before you delete the original source of your work.

When you see it and you like it then you can delete the original source.

Jim, after doing this 3 or several time you will master the process.

There are others who do it differently, 15-18 years ago Ross Poppel taught me how to do it in much "easier way" and much simplier steps but I never learned - when I tried it I found it difficult to control my starting point, the marquee was most of the time did not follow the mouse command, probably hungry for cheese wiz.

Ross Poppel does it in split minute. Very impressive.

Muddled up?