Digitize old photos and negatives
May 1, 2022 23:58:07 #
Once again I'm reaching out to my Hedgehog family. I'm looking for a contraption to digitize old photos and negatives......any direction/help is greatly appreciated.
May 2, 2022 00:14:29 #
A. T. wrote:
Once again I'm reaching out to my Hedgehog family. I'm looking for a contraption to digitize old photos and negatives......any direction/help is greatly appreciated.
Epson V600 is one option. Quite a few folks here (including me) use them.
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May 2, 2022 00:50:01 #
May 2, 2022 05:32:33 #
May 2, 2022 05:33:03 #
Bill_de wrote:
Epson V600 is one option. Quite a few folks here (including me) use them.
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Thanks a bunch.
May 2, 2022 05:50:57 #
Bill_de wrote:
Epson V600 is one option. Quite a few folks here (including me) use them.
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Now is this scanner Mac compatible?
May 2, 2022 06:59:19 #
May 2, 2022 08:27:43 #
A. T. wrote:
Now is this scanner Mac compatible?
Keep in mind, just the process of the scanning is a surprising amount of work. Best done in bulk (6 at a time for 35mm negatives) with equipment that can be dedicated to the processing. An example would be having a large dining room table for the scanner and a connected laptop that you can leave attached to the scanner for a 100 to 500+ negatives at a time without having to move / disconnect the laptop for other purposes.
Be sure to scan to a 'large' pixel resolution and plan to need to edit the resulting JPEGs to 'finish' the images. This link discusses suggested customized parameters for 10MP sized images, a DSLR circa 2006. You might 'up' the size to say 6000x4000 pixels like today's 24MP cameras, although the rough 10MP of 3888x2592 makes great images and prints, just like they did in 2006.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-689142-1.html
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May 2, 2022 08:28:16 #
I've used the PlusTek OpticFilm scanner for years, never an issue, supurb tech support the one time I had an issue (OE)
May 2, 2022 08:49:40 #
A. T. wrote:
Now is this scanner Mac compatible?
Yes; I'm running a V600 on my iMac. I can't remember which, but for one of the OS updates, either my V600 or Canon printer stopped working. I had to go to the Canon or Epsom web site to install their latest drivers which was about a 2-minute procedure whereupon they worked flawlessly.
May 2, 2022 09:16:15 #
I use an Epson scanner with Silverfast software. The model scanner will depend on the size of the film and prints you want to scan. The software is scanner specific.
--Bob
--Bob
A. T. wrote:
Once again I'm reaching out to my Hedgehog family. I'm looking for a contraption to digitize old photos and negatives......any direction/help is greatly appreciated.
May 2, 2022 09:31:25 #
Stage Light
Loc: Northeast
The Epson Perfection V600 Photo has been around a long time, but does a good job.
May 2, 2022 09:36:13 #
Hi i'm Dave, a item that I use is a MAGNASONIC FS60 it does the trick one at a time to copy to a file.
May 2, 2022 09:50:46 #
May 2, 2022 09:51:18 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Lots of recommendations for the Epson V600. If you go that route, be sure to get VueScan. It has more options than Epson's provided driver.
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