Convert & Burn Old Film

[bookmarkm]

I'm hoping this is an all-too-familiar problem: I have thousands of Kodacolor, Tri-X and Ektachrome images in 35mm format which I need to convert - burn - to CD and other related media. These are pix from the 1960's and 70's. I have contemplated using techniques like PhotoSolve (http://www.photosolve.com/main/index.html) but need more input from anyone who has confronted this problem. Thanks in advance for any help.

[another view]

Scanning is very time consuming, as I'm sure you've found out. To tell you the truth, I only scan things as I need them in a digital format - and take the time to get the best scan that I can get (with my fairly limited equipment).

It depends on what you intend to do with the digital files. If you're just trying to catalog them and have a quick reference, then a quick scan should be OK. If you're trying to print, then there's a lot more time involved in getting the file as good as it can get. I know some of the Epson flatbeds can scan a whole bunch of negs and slides at once (like the 4990) and you can use them as a contact sheet - again, depends on your needs.