Convert normal photos to digital format

[Dualie]

Hi,

 

Is there such a service that can scan normal film photo to digital format.

I do not have the negatives just the actual photos.

It's mainly my wedding photos, 10 years ago digital print still at infancy...

 

Roughly how much and how's the quality?

 

[Carer]

u can do it yourself. just scan the actual photos. but its a tedious process. i have done that to my wedding photos. every single scan is set to the highest resolution. so process takes a long time. gd luck.

[Jman888]

with a scanner and PC, you can do it at your comfort and restore the color! did one stack of old photo for my in-law and make it to a clip show with their favourite music (from early 60' wedding to current with grand children), can see tear almost coming out from their eyes....

[Bellaraphon]

Alternatively, you can take digital photos of the printed versions.

 

This is provided you have the proper lighting.

 

I did that for my aunty's printed photos after my uncle passed on. She needed it as a slideshow and everything was turned into a movie.

[Thugstercena]

hmm. certain print shop does it for u. if i not wrong at amk, fujifilm shop. near courts there. regarding the charges im not very sure. hope this helps. :)

[Dragos]

best way to buy a scanner...pay a part-timer $5/hr...cheapest..

[Thugstercena]

  On 2/7/2010 at 7:57 AM, Dragos said:

best way to buy a scanner...pay a part-timer $5/hr...cheapest..

 

hahaha! nice. but quality might not be as good. hees.

[DavidLee]

  On 2/7/2010 at 6:43 AM, Dualie said:

Hi,

 

Is there such a service that can scan normal film photo to digital format.

I do not have the negatives just the actual photos.

It's mainly my wedding photos, 10 years ago digital print still at infancy...

 

Roughly how much and how's the quality?

i have similar issue

i gone back to the shop and ask for the negatives

they just me about 3 weeks ago

I digitalized it with my scan from negatives which is much better than from photographs

hope this is useful

[Bystander50]

  On 2/7/2010 at 6:43 AM, Dualie said:

Hi,

 

Is there such a service that can scan normal film photo to digital format.

I do not have the negatives just the actual photos.

It's mainly my wedding photos, 10 years ago digital print still at infancy...

 

Roughly how much and how's the quality?

 

I did that when my grandpa passed away many years back.

Canon has flatbed scanners that can scan 35mm negatives and does some fade and scratch correction.

Bought the scanner after the staff at their showroom in Funan did a demo using my 20+ year old negatives.

 

You can set the quality yourself and best is through trial and error for the best effect.

If you use fade and scratch correction, 1 strip of negative with 6 images takes almost 30 mins to scan.

 

[Dualie]

Thank you all for the valuable replies.

I can't get back negatives as the shop has close down.

 

Guess the only way is to buy a scanner to DIY.

Any good AIO scanner to recommend?

 

 

[Jman888]

  On 2/7/2010 at 1:37 PM, Dualie said:

Thank you all for the valuable replies.

I can't get back negatives as the shop has close down.

 

Guess the only way is to buy a scanner to DIY.

Any good AIO scanner to recommend?

 

I am using those HP $199 AIO type, bought at IT show many years back, more important is the PC that come with more power! it didn't take me to long to scan.

 

Try to fit 6 photo in a A4 page and on tiff format, it auto scan it into 6 separate digital photo , them try to restore the color as close as you an get by playing with the adjust/edit option.