Batch scan photos into bridge

Hi,
Hope I can find a solution to this puzzle. I was given an envelope containing several pages containing black and white proof photos of my friend's mother's wedding. The photos are approximately 1 x 1.5 inches in size.
I want to scan them into Bridge so I can fix any blemishes (ie, watermarks/dust, etc) and then compile these photos into a website so they can be viewed.
I also want to save each photo individually so my friend may arrange to print copies at a photo booth.
I was thinking along the lines of making a cardboard mask to block out half of the photos hoping that my scanner may scan the photos individually (it has that capability). But I then thought that there may be some very talented people in this forum that may have some suggestions.
Any suggestions on how I can achieve this and maybe recommend the scan settings (dpi, etc) would be gratefully accepted.
Thanking anyone in advance.
Pixy1964

Bridge is not more then a file browser, very useful but not suitable for the task you have in mind.
You can use Photoshop for that. I would choose to use a high resolution for the scan to gain as much data as needed from the small contact sheet photo's.
For instance if you need the original to show on a website usually around 75ppi the quality is reasonable on most screens (although 96 ppi is a more common used setting)
If you scan your original with the quality set to 300 ppi this would mean resizing without recalculating the resolution (also called interpolation) each image from appr.1 x 1,5 inch to appr. 4 by 6 inch would result in a photo with 75 dpi.
If you choose 600 ppi as scan setting quality the same photo's at about 75 dpi would result in about 8 x 12 inch.
So you can do the math your self. Starting with small originals you have to use a good scanner set to a high quality to have more options for resizing and retouching.
However this can be a hard task because usually lots of dust in both film and glass from producing contact sheet is hardly visible on the sheet itself but will be magnified after resizing…
If you scan one sheet in PS or using the scan application from the scanner and open it in PS then go the menu File / Automate / Crop and straighten photo's.
This usually makes a great job of cropping the images from the sheet in separate photos, use a batch  process (you can create actions your self in the action panel) to save them or to apply the filter dust and scratches (not always suitable but sometimes it can be useful, just try)
Then use Bridge to sort, rename, add metadata etc.

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