If you're going to do the work yourself, you'll need a decent film
scanner, a smallish device that often will allow you to scan both
negatives and slides (the film is placed in a slot in the scanner so it
can be scanned while properly illuminated).  These aren't cheap--I
bought one for $700 CDN two years ago, and that was a fairly low-end
one.  Whatever you do, DO NOT go with the "light lid" type attachments
you can get for some flatbed scanners (these are supposed to backlight
your slides so you can scan them on a regular scanner).  It's a lot
cheaper than a proper film scanner, and the results show it.

Alternatively, you could send your slides to a photo lab and have them
scan your images.  It may be a bit pricey also, depending on how many
slides you have, but perhaps worth it if you don't have a great demand
to buy a film scanner.

Putting the images on CD is an easy thing once the digitals are
produced; the photo lab can do that for you, and if  you're doing the
work yourself, any CD writing device will do it for you in a few easy
steps (of course, there are cheap vs. quality issues to decide in
selecting a CD burner as well).

Hope that helps,


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Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
1302 Bomford Crescent S.W.
Medicine Hat, AB   T1A 5E6
(403) 502-8587

>>> [log in to unmask] 08/08/03 09:21AM >>>
Dear Museum Listers,

This may sound like a really stupid question but here goes!    How do
you
convert slides ( of the carousel type, pre-Power Point) into digital
images,
i.e., scan (?) them into a CD format?     I have 20 years worth of
exhibit and
ethnographic slides that I'd like to convert before (a) their chemical
composition changes the visual quality  and (b) so I can use them on
websites, in Power
Point presentations, and for college class lectures.

Ok, you techno wizards out there,  can you advise?

Thank you!

Cordially,
pamela sezgin

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