[pov] Re: slide scanning service?
- From: James Culbertson <albion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:23:40 -0800
Thanks Michael,
James
On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:33 PM, Michael Elenko wrote:
> As with other digital images, the more demanding your output requirements,
> the more expensive and time consuming the work involved will be.
>
> If one just needs decent quality images for web delivery, smaller personal
> prints, or a small-run memory book, then medium resolution jpegs will
> suffice. And you can tweak the scanned images to a fair degree in software.
>
> If, however, the requirement is for art prints or large prints, then you can
> pay extra for scans to be output as RAW format files by a lab. These will be
> much larger in size but they have the potential for greater fidelity with the
> original slide if you know how to use RAW processing software.
>
> Finally, there are expensive drum scanners that are used with film, and
> produce images with the subtle details found in the original film. Fine
> images found in art galleries and used in commercial work are generated from
> this process.
>
> I think James' mom and Viv's needs would be best met by having medium-to-high
> jpegs created. The two popular options are a service such as Scan Cafe or
> Costco. They are both bargains compared with doing it yourself. I've had
> over 100 slides scanned by Costco for about fifty cents each. They were good
> enough for my personal memory book needs, but nothing I'd create a gallery
> print from. An advantage is that your slides are worked on locally.
>
> Scan Cafe charges about $175 for 500 slides, a deal. They have you send your
> stuff to India where cheaply paid labor turns it around fairly quickly. I've
> never used them, but know happy customers. While they claim strong processes
> to prevent loss, there is inherent risk. But that happens everywhere. . .They
> can also do color correction etc. This can be very useful if they do it well
> because correcting scans can suck hours and days out of your life.
>
> You can also purchase a flat-bed scanner that is configured to accept a rack
> of nine slides or so--but these tools are not cheap and the quality is not as
> good. Most importantly it will take you a few dozen hours to scan 500 slides
> and then days to deal with removing dust marks and corrections/sharpening in
> Photoshop.
>
> You can also spend between $200-$1500 on a dedicated film scanner that will
> scan at a higher quality than a flat bed. But it will still take many hours
> to clean up 500. I have a little Minolta that sits above my keyboard on a
> shelf haunting me about the thousands of slides at the other end of the room.
>
> One more thing, if your slides are the original Kodachrome, that may require
> more technical savvy--I'd leave that for a service.
>
> I'm sure others on the list can provide their own experiences and add to this
> general overview.
>
> ME
> On Jan 12, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Viv Ilo E. Veith wrote:
>
>> Michael, could you speak to the options a bit? I know nothing about the
>> slide scanning yet and have a few boxes of important memories that I would
>> like to have converted. The thing is, I am not entirely sure of the future
>> use of the slides. They are from an incredible year spent traveling the US
>> in a flat nosed school bus for a full year with 19 other students when we
>> were 17-18 years old. I just successfully reconnected all 20 of us! There
>> is the possibility of a book growing out of these slides.
>>
>> Viv Ilo E. Veith
>>
>> Home/VM: 206.734.4916
>> Cell: 206.696.8904
>> (Please try the home line first: Low minute cell phone.)
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Michael Elenko wrote:
>>
>>> James
>>> What level of quality does your mother require? What output medium?
>>>
>>> ME
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:22 AM, James Culbertson <albion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My mother has about 500 slides she wants to have scanned by a service. She
>>>> was reprints manager for Mountaineers books in Seattle for decades so she
>>>> is quite savvy with Photoshop and scanning, but is a bit overwhelmed with
>>>> the thought of doing all the work.
>>>>
>>>> She has found Scan Cafe (http://www.scancafe.com/), but wants to know if
>>>> there is a better service.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any experience with these services? Recommendations?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks much,
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
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