Re: [LUG] Old colour slides

["Edwin Rhodes" <edwin_rhodes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi you can get special scanners that are dedicated to scanning slides in, my 
dad has one and along with photoshop (gimp is just as good) can really make 
a good job of it. if you are interested i can give you more details on the 
make and model my dad uses.
ed.

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From: "Neil Winchurst" <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:31 PM
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Subject: [LUG] Old colour slides

> I have been having a sort out at home and have come across a stack of
> old family photo slides. When I say old, some of them from more than
> forty years ago.
>
> I had forgotten about them. Back in those days the common way to take
> family photos was by using slide film.
>
> So my question, what is the best way to transfer such pictures to my
> computer? I do not have a scanner, but anyway, I do not think that a
> scanner copes very well with slides. Perhaps there are specialised types.
>
> There are also some colour prints, incidentally, but not many.
>
> I am running Kubuntu Hardy, if that is relevant.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions, ideas
>
> Neil
>
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