Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-09-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
> Good luck in your endeavours with the local historical society Thanks Steve. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-31 Thread Yorvyk
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:09:00 +0100 Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > As I was at a local archive this morning, I enquired about their scanners. > > < snip > > > It just goes to show what an interesting subject scanning is. I could have stayed there all day and picked their brains if they hadn’

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-31 Thread Norman Silverstone
> As I was at a local archive this morning, I enquired about their scanners. < snip > It just goes to show what an interesting subject scanning is. Unfortunately, many scanners will not work well with Ubuntu and some will not work at all. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-31 Thread Yorvyk
On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:32:10 +0100 Norman Silverstone wrote: > On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 13:32 +0100, Colin Law wrote: > > On 30 August 2010 13:17, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote: > > > [...] > > > The OP says he wishes to scan slides. > > > > Actually he said he did *not* need to scan slides. > > > You ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-31 Thread Joe Metcalfe
> You are correct and my thanks to those who have replied so far. The problem arises from the fact that > I am required to take relatively small, old photographs, scan them, in some cases carry out > extensive restoration work and finish with prints large enough to display on the wall at an exhibi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-30 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 13:32 +0100, Colin Law wrote: > On 30 August 2010 13:17, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote: > > [...] > > The OP says he wishes to scan slides. > > Actually he said he did *not* need to scan slides. > You are correct and my thanks to those who have replied so far. The problem arises fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 August 2010 13:17, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote: > [...] > The OP says he wishes to scan slides. Actually he said he did *not* need to scan slides. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-30 Thread Tim Powys-Lybbe
On 30 Aug at 12:33, Yorvyk wrote: > On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:34:20 +0100 Norman Silverstone > wrote: > > > I have been asked to help a local historical society to digitise a > > collection of old photographs and documents and my old flatbed > > scanner will not be good enough for this project. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-30 Thread Tommy Pyatt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 30/08/10 12:33, Yorvyk wrote: > On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:34:20 +0100 > Norman Silverstone wrote: *snip* > Surprised you’ve got no responses to this. > Why will your old scanner not be good enough? I use a 10+ year old Agfa > Snapscan 1212µ for this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-30 Thread Yorvyk
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:34:20 +0100 Norman Silverstone wrote: > I have been asked to help a local historical society to digitise a > collection of old photographs and documents and my old flatbed scanner > will not be good enough for this project. I am not interested in speed > or copying slides b

[ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

2010-08-28 Thread Norman Silverstone
I have been asked to help a local historical society to digitise a collection of old photographs and documents and my old flatbed scanner will not be good enough for this project. I am not interested in speed or copying slides but would like an optical resolution of, say, 600 pixels per inch. Natur