Yeah, BIGBOSSMAN talks sense.
Depending on the quality you want to go for, high end scans are going to set you back a pretty penny.
We typically scan films at 5000pixels long edge, RGB 48bit (archive quality) to TIF format.
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Yeah, BIGBOSSMAN talks sense.
Depending on the quality you want to go for, high end scans are going to set you back a pretty penny.
We typically scan films at 5000pixels long edge, RGB 48bit (archive quality) to TIF format.
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I wish I had known of the shoebox service and how cheap it is. I spent a couple of hours each night for the better part of a month scanning and archiving all my parents photo albums.
Very tedious.
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I alot of scanners come with negative and slide attachments... and there are a few purpose made negative scanners on the market. One thing to look for is one that can take all sizes as not all are made equallyOriginally Posted by bert_is_evil
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I would like to put the best of my parents' slides on CDs for their various grandchildren some of whom never knew all their grandparents.
We have hardware at work, but so far I haven't got that enthusiastic about spending a bunch of Saturdays in the office.
The other hardware in that link for converting vinyl to MP3 etc was of interest too.
Maybe when I retire?
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1st thing, -ve scanners are slow. So be prepare to spend a few mins on each slide.
2nd, the one on that link you posted are quite low quality. Canon / Epson / Kodak make some better ones.
3rd, they will create a big file on your computer. Make sure it is up to the requirements. Good processor (C2D) / 1Gb+ memory / 2~5Mb space per photo depending on format.
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Always with the inside the box!
Opaque sheet of white perspex (or any evenly translucent material) and place a white (flourescent) light under it. Or two - as long as it's even light.
Place the neg flat on it.
Photograph it in macro mode on a decent digital camera.
Open in photoshop - image menu - invert.
Tweak the levels, give it a sharpen.
Job done.
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