[dorkbotdc-blabber] OT: Scanning thousands of photographs

[M at]

I used Home Movie Depot( http://www.homemoviedepot.com/ ) for a bunch
of old super 8's and they do photo scanning. They have a really nice
system in place that made me feel confident. First, you enter in how
many reels you have and then you print 2 pages of barcodes. One page
you cut up and place a barcode on each reel and the other sheet you
tape to the outside of the box. Obviously, You probably won't be doing
the barcodes for photos, but the fact that they have such a system in
place is nice to know. The results were great and the price was one of
the better I had seen.

Pricing:
http://www.homemoviedepot.com/cart/index.php?main_page=pricing#2

M@

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Serge Wroclawski<serge at wroclawski.org> wrote:
> I am not sure if I've posted this question or not before. If I have I
> appologize in advance.
>
> I have several thousand photographs, ranging in age from 80 to 10 years
> old and ranging in size from 1.5x1.5 to 8x10, and everything in between.
>
> I've sorted them out by size and now I'd like to scan them.
>
> I have a document scanner with feeder but the vast majority of the
> photogaphs are too small.
>
> I've looked at photo scanning services but they're pricy and I worry
> about the handling of the photographs.
>
>
> So I'm looking for a scanner with a feeder that can handle a wide range
> of sizes.
>
> The very large photographs aren't a big deal as I have the regular
> scanner, but the scanner should be able to handle a large variety of
> sizes, and be able to work in batches.
>
> Can anyone recommend a scanner that would fit the bill, or baring that,
> a scanning service they've used and can recommend?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Serge
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