[at-l] OT - Slide conversion to digital

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 08:54 AM 12/31/2005 -0500, Rogene Rae Beers wrote:
>I have hundreds of slides I need to preserve. Many needing color 
>correction. My current scanner does not have sufficient resolution for 
>this task.
>
>So the basic questions are;
>
>Is there a slide capable scanner with good resolution available for a low 
>to moderate price?

I don't know your definition of "low to moderate" so I'll go with mine. The 
Epson Perfection series of scanners is excellent IMHO 
<http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductCategory.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8172>. 
I have a 3490 that I got with Silverfast scanning software as well as 
Epson's proprietary software. Both software packages work well for flat 
scanning though I'm partial to the Silverfast software for transparencies.

>I'm also looking for  software to color correct the faded slides?

Try Paint Shop Pro formerly from Jasc, now a Corel product (Corel bought 
Jasc). It has auto correction or you can do it manually. It costs a 
fraction of what Adobe Photoshop costs and, for those who aren't skilled in 
Photoshop, is probably easier to use. Corel just came out with version 
X  so version 9 is available very cheap. I just checked Ebay and found 
copies available for $30-45.

>Also is there a good program in a  low to moderate price to edit and 
>record to DVD?.
>Several slide sets have cassette tape narrations to go with them that 
>should be incorporated in the finished product too.
>Rogene

Can't help you with DVD/multimedia. I haven't gotten into that.