What can I do with my 35mm slides?

[SQUIRE]

Just recently my daughter informed me that she discovered a box of 35mm
slides that I had taken many years ago, slides of the kids growing up while
we lived in various countries. She is in the process of sending these 35mm
slides to me, and asked if I could convert them to a DVD (she's in the U.S;
I'm retired and living in Ireland.) Without thinking, I opened my mouth and
said "yes, no problem," an answer I might regret. I'm no computer whizz, and
I'm just learning how to put DVD slide shows together, so my computer and
photography capabilities are really limited, but I'm willing to listen and
learn.
Here's my question (s): Without spending a fortune on this one time project,
how would I go about transferring the 35mm images on to my Toshiba Satellite
A45-s121 laptop computer? I'm using Windows XP, and have a few slide show
programs installed. I don't know what other system information is necessary
in order to receive some helpful answers to my question, but I'll go with
this for a start. Thanks to all viewers who respond.
Squire

 

[John Inzer]

Just recently my daughter informed me that she discovered a box of
35mm slides that I had taken many years ago, slides of the kids
growing up while we lived in various countries. She is in the process
of sending these 35mm slides to me, and asked if I could convert them
to a DVD (she's in the U.S; I'm retired and living in Ireland.)
Without thinking, I opened my mouth and said "yes, no problem," an
answer I might regret. I'm no computer whizz, and I'm just learning
how to put DVD slide shows together, so my computer and photography
capabilities are really limited, but I'm willing to listen and learn.
Here's my question (s): Without spending a fortune on this one time
project, how would I go about transferring the 35mm images on to my
Toshiba Satellite A45-s121 laptop computer? I'm using Windows XP, and
have a few slide show programs installed. I don't know what other
system information is necessary in order to receive some helpful
answers to my question, but I'll go with this for a start. Thanks to
all viewers who respond.
Squire

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I'm thinking a scanner with a transparency
adapter would be the first requirement for
scanning slides.

The following link is just an example:

Epson - Perfection Flatbed
Photo Scanner Model: V200
http://tinyurl.com/yptm2a

Once you have the scans...you can save
them as .jpgs and use them in projects
just like any other digital images.

Lots of info at the following link:

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


--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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

 

[Clickmen]

Just recently my daughter informed me that she discovered a box of
35mm slides that I had taken many years ago, slides of the kids
growing up while we lived in various countries. She is in the process
of sending these 35mm slides to me, and asked if I could convert them
to a DVD (she's in the U.S; I'm retired and living in Ireland.)
Without thinking, I opened my mouth and said "yes, no problem," an
answer I might regret. I'm no computer whizz, and I'm just learning
how to put DVD slide shows together, so my computer and photography
capabilities are really limited, but I'm willing to listen and learn.
Here's my question (s): Without spending a fortune on this one time
project, how would I go about transferring the 35mm images on to my
Toshiba Satellite A45-s121 laptop computer? I'm using Windows XP, and
have a few slide show programs installed. I don't know what other
system information is necessary in order to receive some helpful
answers to my question, but I'll go with this for a start. Thanks to
all viewers who respond.
Squire

===============================
I'm thinking a scanner with a transparency
adapter would be the first requirement for
scanning slides.

The following link is just an example:

Epson - Perfection Flatbed
Photo Scanner Model: V200
http://tinyurl.com/yptm2a

Once you have the scans...you can save
them as .jpgs and use them in projects
just like any other digital images.

Lots of info at the following link:

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


--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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