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From: Ron on 16 Jan 2010 14:06
On 1/16/2010 9:51 AM, Susan Bugher wrote:
> Ron wrote:

>
> Yahbut if the SCANNER does not have the capability to scan slides and
> film strips properly the software won't be able to compensate for that
> lack. . .
>
> There's a lot of good info about scanning on Wayne Fulton's site. Some
> discussion of hardware is here:
> http://www.scantips.com/chap3.html
> "Flatbed or Film Scanner"
>
>> Thanks, guys. I use an old HP 7400 (with a film/slide scanner) and a
>> Canon MP610 All-in-One. The scanning software for those works fine.
>> The question was for a friend with about 100 slides he want to scan to
>> file. Apologies for not mentioning that before; it was late when I
>> posted. I'll take a look a all the suggestions before I recommend a
>> hardware solution to him.
>
> Number one son who has "custody" of a lot of old family slides does NOT
> have a slide scanner but does have a slide projector. He made pretty
> good "copies" of the slides by photographing the projected images. He
> said the project went quickly (a few hours). Offered under the heading
> of "There's more than one way to skin a cat." :)
>
> Susan

Thanks for that link, Susan. I may wind up suggesting the projector
solution to my friend. With luck, he will have an image editor that will
compensate for the inevitable "keystone" effect from shooting slightly
off-axis.

Ron Moore
From: MJ on 22 Jan 2010 12:30
Susan Bugher <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in
news:7recg0F5h7U1(a)mid.individual.net:


Welcome back,Susan
Hope to see you here more often.
MP



From: Caesar Romano on 22 Jan 2010 15:03
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:17 -0600, MJ <nospam(a)email.net> wrote Re Re:
[OT] Scanning [was: Re: Request: freeware like Vuescan]:

>Susan Bugher <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in
>news:7recg0F5h7U1(a)mid.individual.net:
>
>
>Welcome back,Susan
> Hope to see you here more often.
>MP

+1 on that.
--
Work is the curse of the drinking class.
From: Craig on 22 Jan 2010 20:55
On 01/22/2010 12:03 PM, Caesar Romano wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:17 -0600, MJ<nospam(a)email.net> wrote Re Re:
> [OT] Scanning [was: Re: Request: freeware like Vuescan]:
>
>> Susan Bugher<sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:7recg0F5h7U1(a)mid.individual.net:
>>
>>
>> Welcome back,Susan
>> Hope to see you here more often.
>> MP
>
> +1 on that.

+1

--
-Craig
From: alvey on 22 Jan 2010 21:30
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:55:15 -0800, Craig wrote:


>>>
>>> Welcome back,Susan
>>> Hope to see you here more often.
>>> MP
>>
>> +1 on that.
>
> +1

+1
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