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I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

thanks

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Roberto
Dec 22, 2005
"Scudo" wrote in message
I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

I presume you used a slide-scanner, correct? Or did you just lay them on a flatbed?
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Scudo
Dec 22, 2005
"Lorem Ipsum" wrote in message
"Scudo" wrote in message
I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they
just
come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

I presume you used a slide-scanner, correct? Or did you just lay them on
a
flatbed?

I just lay them on the flatbed, whats a slide-scanner?
I only have 12 slides so dont want to go and buy a new piece of equipment.
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beu
Dec 22, 2005
In article <6Gxqf.7204$>,
Scudo wrote:
I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?
thanks

From your problem description, you must be scanning these slides on a flatbed scanner. Slides need to be scanned with the light shining through the film. In other words you’ve got to get the light source above the slide being scanned. It won’t work with the light source below.

You can google for scanning 35mm slides on a flatbed. Here is one link for making your own solution:
http://www.sci.fi/~animato/scanning/scanning2.html
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Lorem Ipsum
Dec 22, 2005
"Scudo" wrote in message

I just lay them on the flatbed, whats a slide-scanner?
I only have 12 slides so dont want to go and buy a new piece of equipment.

The best thing to do in your case is to bring the slides to a photo shop and have them ‘scanned’ onto a CDROM.
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Mike Russell
Dec 22, 2005
From: "Scudo"

I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

One way is to a special adapter for your scanner, but that costs money. You can also do interesting things with homemade adapters. In the end, results will not be very good using a flatbed. Here are some other choices.

1) light them from behind with diffuse daylight, and photograph them with a digital camera.
2) have them scanned by a lab and saved to CD
3) to get the best result at the lowest price for a larger number of slides, buying a dedicated 35mm scanner on ebay, scanning your slides, and selling the scanner back on ebay.

BTW don’t toss them! In time slides will change from unwanted junk to become interesting and valuable antiques. Write the names and dates on the slide mount.

In 50 years, the idea that we could once use cow hoofs and various compounds of silver to produce an image will amount to a scientific curiosity. Saving your slides away you will provide a treasure for someone in the future. —
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Scudo
Dec 25, 2005
Thanks for the ideas guys, I should be able to get something sorted now.

appreciated

"Mike Russell" wrote in message
From: "Scudo"

I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they
just
come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

One way is to a special adapter for your scanner, but that costs money.
You
can also do interesting things with homemade adapters. In the end,
results
will not be very good using a flatbed. Here are some other choices.
1) light them from behind with diffuse daylight, and photograph them with
a
digital camera.
2) have them scanned by a lab and saved to CD
3) to get the best result at the lowest price for a larger number of
slides,
buying a dedicated 35mm scanner on ebay, scanning your slides, and selling the scanner back on ebay.

BTW don’t toss them! In time slides will change from unwanted junk to become interesting and valuable antiques. Write the names and dates on
the
slide mount.

In 50 years, the idea that we could once use cow hoofs and various
compounds
of silver to produce an image will amount to a scientific curiosity.
Saving
your slides away you will provide a treasure for someone in the future. —
Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

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