ConnieR Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 The burning 2AM question: how to share scanned slides? I have recently obtained over 80 boxes of slide from my mom & dad's house. (They both have Alzheimer's.) My goals are: 1) Preserve them in unedited, digital form so I can share them with siblings, grand kids, gt grand kids etc etc on USB flash drives. 2) Pick out 50 to 100 gems to edit in the future. I'm the only one in the family with Photoshop. If I share USB flash drives will others be able to view them? Should I first scan in jpeg so all can see? Would someone please hit me in the head with a hammer? Why would I even consider scanning them in jpeg, and then re-scan my favorites in Tiff or PSD? Damien's article states only Tiff or PSD. http://www.damiensymonds.net/scanning-guidelines-for-old-photo-restoration.html Has anyone ever had large batches like this they want to preserve? I considered just sharing the favorites but who am I to limit the story photos tell? I know all won't be "good photos" but i don't want to silence the voice of my parents.
Samantha LaRue Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I don't have any personal experience with slides, however from what I understand you need a special type of scanner to process these images. I'd scan them at whatever the best file type is (I'm guessing it'll be tiff). After you have your files scanned and safe on your computer, then it should be a simple matter of using Image Processor via Bridge to batch save jpeg copies to share with your friends and family.
ConnieR Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 Thank you Samantha you are a lifesaver and I will sleep much better tonight.... I'm not familiar with Bridge, but so excited it will ease the process. Off to do more homework! PS I just purchased the Epson V800 photo scanner so I have that in my tool shed to assist. I was afraid to start the process but you have established a workflow for me. Thank you!
Samantha LaRue Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, ConnieR said: Thank you Samantha you are a lifesaver and I will sleep much better tonight.... I'm not familiar with Bridge, but so excited it will ease the process. Off to do more homework! PS I just purchased the Epson V800 photo scanner so I have that in my tool shed to assist. I was afraid to start the process but you have established a workflow for me. Thank you! Oh good! Glad to hear you have the correct scanner. Image Processor is located under Tools > Photoshop and should be pretty self explanatory to use. 1
ConnieR Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 For once I am pleased to say the weekend forecast is 90% chance of rain/snow. It will give me lots of time to hunker down, scan, & try this method!
Damien Symonds Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 3 hours ago, ConnieR said: PS I just purchased the Epson V800 photo scanner so I have that in my tool shed to assist. I was afraid to start the process but you have established a workflow for me. Thank you! Oh, I'm jealous!!!! I love my Epson V700. You'll love yours.
Brian Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I just found this nifty little tutorial for the V700. I'm sure the V800 isn't THAT different:How to scan 35mm slides wtih an Epson V700 1
ConnieR Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Brian said: I just found this nifty little tutorial for the V700. I'm sure the V800 isn't THAT different:How to scan 35mm slides wtih an Epson V700 Thank you Brian! I will definitely check it out! 1
ConnieR Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: Oh, I'm jealous!!!! I love my Epson V700. You'll love yours. If anyone else is curious I hunted for a V700 and found it's been "discontinued". I really wanted to spring for the V850 but couldn't justify the extra expense since I'm not making money off this! 1
ConnieR Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Brian said: I just found this nifty little tutorial for the V700. I'm sure the V800 isn't THAT different:How to scan 35mm slides wtih an Epson V700 Oh I notice he is using Epson scan in the tutorial. He has some good tips. SilverFast SE 8 is included with my scanner. It has an anti-scratch/dust function I'm interested in, but want to do my editing in Photoshop.
Brian Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 I'd use the Epson software to create 24-bit Tiff files and then import them into PS.
Damien Symonds Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 No, if you intend to repair some of these, you MUST scan in 48-bit. 2
ConnieR Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 On 1/29/2016 at 8:41 PM, Damien Symonds said: No, if you intend to repair some of these, you MUST scan in 48-bit. Ohmygosh this scanner is fun to use! It has a custom preset of 1600 dpi. Should I be changing this to 1200 for slides?
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