waltertore
2143 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:30 PM
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I came across a huge envelope of long forgotten music photos/correspondences. I would love to archive these to my photobucket site. I am wondering how much a scanner would cost that could copy them to my computer? Some photos are 8"x11". I am tripping out looking at all these. Pictures of my first band, playing around the world, a letter from David Letterman, newspaper articles, hohner easy reading magazine from when I endorsed hohner, posters of gigs....... Thanks! Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
3,900+ of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Mar 30, 2012 3:31 PM
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tookatooka
2873 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:42 PM
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Hi Walter, if things are the same there as here in the UK, you can achieve this very easily. Over here you can buy a combined printer/scanner/coppier for less than £40. If you'd prefer not to buy new equipment, you must know someone who could scan these for you and put the files on a CD which you can then upload to your computer. It's so simple to do, I do it all the time with my artwork.
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Libertad
57 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:47 PM
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Hi Walter. for images that size you dont need anything too expensive. I am a photographer and so have top of the range negative and print scanners, but for day to day use I use a printer and scanner combined. It was very cheap about £40. The quality is fine. Remember image quality (resolution) for screen doesn't have to be as high as for print. For screen output resolution should be 72ppi for print 300ppi.
Hope this helps
Martin
ha ha we answered at the same time and both quoted £40!
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bluemoose
710 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:49 PM
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can be had for under $200 for scanner alone or combo printer scanner (or even $100) but once they have you it's the price of ink that slowly wrings the vital life forces out of you......:(
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STME58
107 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:50 PM
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Walter,
FOr one batch of photos you mightwant to use a commercial scanning service.
I design drive systems for scanners so I could probably tell you more than you want to know but most of what is on the shelf these days work pretty well.
PS. I just got the scan drive I am developing to play a major scale in JI ET and well tempered. I will post if I get it to play any decent tunes. If I have to check the acoustics I may as well have a little fun with it!
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bluemoose
711 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:51 PM
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(40 pounds of what? :)
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nacoran
5473 posts
Mar 30, 2012
3:56 PM
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Like they said, printer/scanner combos have gotten pretty cheap. If it's also going to be a printer for your computer, you might want to look into how cheap the printer cartridges are. Some combos won't let you do anything if you are low on ink, even scan, because, well, companies are evil and they want you to buy ink cartridges. The one feature you might want to look for, depending on how many pictures you are talking about, is a model with a feeder so you don't have to lift the lid after scanning each photo, but it's not necessary if you have patience.
In a pinch, you can even use a digital camera to take pictures of the pictures, but a scanner will give you better results.
Prices, depending on the bells and whistles, will run from $60-$200 or so.
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waltertore
2144 posts
Mar 30, 2012
4:28 PM
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thanks everyone for the info! I only want to scan and would prefer to buy one over using a service. I have a new pc windows computer and I wonder if the one tookatooka posted would hook up to mine? Thanks. Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
3,900+ of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Mar 30, 2012 4:33 PM
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rbeetsme
712 posts
Mar 30, 2012
4:43 PM
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Scanning is the beginning. Depending on how good you want the documents to look, you'll need a graphics program. If you already have photoshop you're already there. If not, most scanners come with a free program that should be easy to use. If you want them to look really good or close to or better than the original, pay someone to do it.
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easyreeder
277 posts
Mar 30, 2012
4:54 PM
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"In a pinch, you can even use a digital camera to take pictures of the pictures, but a scanner will give you better results."
Walter, Nate offered good advice, but I think he undervalues it. If you have even an inexpensive digital camera you can get GREAT results without buying anything. That's not true of every camera, but it's worth TRYING it with every camera. I was doing that back in the mid 1990's with good results using a point & shoot camera. There's no question that scanners can do a better job, but if all you're doing is posting photos on the web for casual sharing, a scanner is a waste of money, in my opinion, and also takes more time than using a camera. If you want to try this out I can offer tips.
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nacoran
5474 posts
Mar 30, 2012
5:19 PM
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Walter, a new pc should be able to hook up to any scanner you find at the store, usually using a USB cable, or depending on your computer, sometimes even wirelessly.
CNET has a review of the best all-in-one scanner/printer/photocopiers.
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-all-in-one-printers/
It includes at least one model under $50.
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waltertore
2146 posts
Mar 30, 2012
6:48 PM
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thanks again everyone! I am running windows 7 home premium 32 bits. I might have to buy a new one? Walter
how about this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-CanoScan-LiDE110-Color-Image-Scanner-/170811613313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c52a6081
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
3,900+ of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Mar 30, 2012 6:50 PM
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nacoran
5475 posts
Mar 31, 2012
11:21 AM
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That looks like it would work, as long as you have a free USB port on your computer (on a newer computer you probably have several). The all-in-one ones save a little desk space and can work as photocopiers too, but if you already have a printer you are happy with, and have the desk space to have a flatbed scanner like that one on the desk too, that model should work fine. :)
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tookatooka
2878 posts
Apr 01, 2012
3:18 AM
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Yes Walter that would be fine. If you have images larger that A4, you can scan it in two halves and stitch together in a graphics program. It's easier than you think.
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