How can I transfer the image from the slide film to digital?

Question

I have a "shell" with the old picture inside that I'd like to transfer to my pc. Is there any way to do that?
Thanks.

Answer 1

If it is a 35mm slide, many home scanners have attachments that will let you do slides. I have a HP scanner that will let me do 35mm slides and negatives as well as more paper based items(photo prints, book pages, etc.). If it is a larger slide(medium format or large format) you will have to have a drum scanner and those are expensive.

Answer 2

I have an Epson 4870 flatbed scanner, and have had great success scanning slides and negatives.

The scanner came with holders which keep the slide or negative straight. Then I just do a preview scan, adjust the scan area to include only the slide image (not the shell), then do the full scan.

Because the slide image is so small, you have to use at least 2400 pixels per inch (ppi). But slides and negatives have incredible detail, so it is worth the extra time to scan at 2400 or 4800 ppi.

Dust is a major problem when scanning at high resolution. When you magnify it, dust looks huge! So clean the slide with a lens brush before scanning. Then if possible use a good dust removal scanner software. My Epson came with Silverfast SE. It works great, but slows the scan down to about 15 minutes per slide.

The scanned slides will require huge files after the scan. (Around 75 MB) But once you get them into a photo editing software, you can resample down to to 300 ppi and save to a reasonable size.

Good Luck

Answer 3

The best way is to use a drum scanner.
At work we use an Imacon scanner, which does an amazing job... but it costs something like 25 thousand dollars.
You can buy a smaller cheaper film scanner, but you will spend a lot of time retouching it.
Your best bet will be to take it to a photo processing shop and have them scan it for you. They will give the digital file to you on a CD.

Answer 4

they're in simple terms observed as movie scanners. you will get them at maximum computer digital shops. they're truly scanners that were changed to verify movie. they could variety from $one hundred to $8000.