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Being a Mac user of Photoshop Elements 4.0, thought I’d at least see what a post of this question here might bring. Here goes.
Does anyone have the time to offer any advice on this subject? Lessons learned?
I spent today going through about 1,500 slides, whittling them down to about 400, taken from 1958 to 1978.
I ruthlessly tossed any "calendar art" type photos, and believe me I had a lot, covering trips to Nepal, Rio, Africa, etc., focusing instead on keeping only those with people in them. I am down to those slides that I’d like to digitalize so I could print some to share with family and friends and to pass all along to my daughter.
So…a few questions.
Do folks find it necessary to clean their slides before scanning and if you did, what method did you use to clean them?
What kind of scanner do folks recommend? Any special attachments required? I am retired and was an amateur photographer at best and do not want to spend over $500 for a scanner. I can justify spending that much only because I would like to use the scanner to reduce several drawers full of paper files to CDs/DVDs then shred the files.
While on the subject of scanners, is there a certain dpi level below which I should not go? Any attachments I need?
How long would it take, on average, to scan a slide which was in good shape and needed no seriously tinkering?
How long would it take, worst case, to work on any one slide that was faded, scratched, etc.?
What kind of software might be required/did you use, other than Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 for Macintosh, which I have.
Many thanks to anyone taking the time to respond,
Carl
Does anyone have the time to offer any advice on this subject? Lessons learned?
I spent today going through about 1,500 slides, whittling them down to about 400, taken from 1958 to 1978.
I ruthlessly tossed any "calendar art" type photos, and believe me I had a lot, covering trips to Nepal, Rio, Africa, etc., focusing instead on keeping only those with people in them. I am down to those slides that I’d like to digitalize so I could print some to share with family and friends and to pass all along to my daughter.
So…a few questions.
Do folks find it necessary to clean their slides before scanning and if you did, what method did you use to clean them?
What kind of scanner do folks recommend? Any special attachments required? I am retired and was an amateur photographer at best and do not want to spend over $500 for a scanner. I can justify spending that much only because I would like to use the scanner to reduce several drawers full of paper files to CDs/DVDs then shred the files.
While on the subject of scanners, is there a certain dpi level below which I should not go? Any attachments I need?
How long would it take, on average, to scan a slide which was in good shape and needed no seriously tinkering?
How long would it take, worst case, to work on any one slide that was faded, scratched, etc.?
What kind of software might be required/did you use, other than Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 for Macintosh, which I have.
Many thanks to anyone taking the time to respond,
Carl
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