Old negatives

[Guest]

I have a number of old negatives (20's, 30's 40's, 50's) that I'd like to
print using my PC. I have Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9 software. I haven't
been able to figure out whether this software is capable of making black and
white prints from scanned negatives. Does anyone have knowledge of how to do
this? If it can be done, that is.

Thanks
Polly

 

[John Inzer]

I have a number of old negatives (20's, 30's 40's, 50's) that I'd
like to print using my PC. I have Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9
software. I haven't been able to figure out whether this software is
capable of making black and white prints from scanned negatives.
Does anyone have knowledge of how to do this? If it can be done,
that is.

Thanks
Polly

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Scanning negatives is more about the scanner
than it is about the editing software. The following
example has a built-in transparency adapter for
slides and negatives. The secret...I think...is that
negatives need light shining through them when
they are being scanned.

HP Scanjet G3010
http://tinyurl.com/2z2qfn

You might even try holding a flourescent flashlight
above the negative while scanning it if you want
to experiment.

Once you have the scanned negative open in
Digital Image 9...go to...Effects / Negative...to
reverse the colors.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[PapaJohn]

I have a Minolta specialized slide/negative scanner... an older one

experiments to use a regular flatbed one didn't work too well for me

 

[SF Bay'er]

I have scanned lots of old negatives with my 8 year old HP Photosmart S20
scanner. It is a dedicated scanner for negatives and slides. It isn't
compatible with Vista but still works well on XP. There are some on eBay for
around $300. It has worked well for me both with B&W and color negatives and
with slides. I have scanned over 1000 slides/negatives with it.
Tom

 

[John Inzer]

I have a Minolta specialized slide/negative scanner... an older one

experiments to use a regular flatbed one didn't work too well for me

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A scanner with a transparency adapter is certainly
the best option but searching the following site turns
up some methods that can work with experimentation.

A Few Scanning Tips
http://www.scantips.com/

One example of what's available at the site:

Let's build a TMA
http://www.scantips.com/basics12e.html
(check...Don Maxwell's link and the one
called: "fluorescent flashlight".)


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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Guest]

i would take the negatives
and simply get them reproduced
on photo paper and catalog
them onto a cd as well.

then you can simply work
from the printed copies by
scanning them into your graphics
software or import the pics from
the cd.

while spending a fair amount
of money for a printer with a
negative adaptor seems to be
a choice for your batch of negative,
it will likely not make for a good investment
since everything is going digital.

cost for printing them at
walmart will likely be cheaper
than buying a machine and
then printing them out from your
pc.



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[Yves Alarie]

I agree with you. Particularly for B&W.
Good solution.

 

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thanks...

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