Scanning 35 mm slides to iphoto

Do I need special equipment to scan 35 mm slides to iphoto?
Thanks!

remulak:
What is the ultimate use of your scanned slides? I just finished scanning a box of slides for a friend using my Canon 8600F with the slide attachment and they came out very good in my opinion. I scanned at 1200 dpi as they were only interested in prints abut 5 x 7 max. I was skeptical of using it at first as I had scanned 5000+ slides several years ago with a Polaroid SprintScan 35LE, a dedicated slide scanner. I was very happy with the results. Also, you can scan multiple slides at a time. Canon's software will separate the slides automatically into separate files. I use it thru Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
You have to consider the following: how you plan to use the scanned files, how many files you have to scan, the cost of the dedicated scanners and the fact that once you are thru, you'll have a very nice door stop. At least with a good flatbed scanner with transparency capabilities you'll have a useful flatbed scanner when you're done.
It's amazing how much better the scanning software is today compared to when I bought the Polaroid. Far much better color.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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TD

Scanning old slides into iPhoto

I have some video clients asking me if I can take their old slides and put them onto DVD. Since I don't normally do much with photos, I'm rather ignorant on the issue. Can I get some help on this?
1. Do I need special equipment to scan in slides?
2. Do I need special software?
1. Is there a way to scan in multiple slides at one time without losing quality?
I welcome any recommendations!

You will need a flat bed scanner that has the transparency capability or a stand along slide scanner. The flatbed would allow you to scan multiple slides at the same time but you'll have to be careful if they vary a lot in their general darkness.
Any scanner you get will come with software for scanning. There are 3rd party applications like VueScan and Silverfast that are available.
Verify from your clients if they will want printable files or not. if they only want them for iDVD slideshows scanning will be considerable faster. Then you will only have to scan so the individual slide will end up at about 640 pixels 480 pixels x 100 dpi. That means that if you scan multiple slides at the same time you use a dpi setting that will give the 640 x 480 when you cut that slide out of the overall file with the multiple slides. Scanning individual slides you set the dpi accordingly. It will take a little math to figure out what to use and as a precaution scan on the high side, i.e. a final dpi of 200, greater if printing is desired. You can always scale down but not up and you may want to do some cropping before sending to iDVD.
If your clients also want to be able to print those files the resolution will be dependent on what size they want to print. The scan dpi will be up there, somewhere around 1600 or greater depending on the print size desired. So it's best to clarify the intended use of the scans with the client. The time for scanning, and thus your effort, will change considerably.
Here is a page discussing scan resolution for iMovie which would apply for iDVD and TV presentation: Dan Slagel's iMovie FAQ: What size should I scan my images?.
Also, you can Google "scan slides" or similar and get a lot of information on the subject. A lot will be for producing files for printing but the general information will be worthwhile.
Hope this has been of some help. Good luck.
OT

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I have just scanned some old 35 mm slides to iPhoto and note that many are very faded. Is there a way in iPhoto to improve these images?

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I found this info here
http://www.bythom.com/coolscanv.htm

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I need advice on transfering 35mm slides to iphoto. Can anyone recommend a type of scanner for this use? Once scanned , can I add these images to my iphoto library like any other digital image? I appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
Remulak

I think this discussion thread would be helpful.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4742323?start=0&tstart=0
I was very happy with the Canon CanoScan 8800F scanner that I bought years ago to scan around the same number of slides. Two current Canon models are 5600F and 9000F.
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Entering slides into iphoto?

What is the best way to enter several hundred old slides into iphoto?

CH50:
As PhillyPhan mentioned if the slides need to be scanned first then there are several flatbed scanners that can scan transparencies and has software to create a separate file for each slide as long as there's a wee bit of space between the two. You'll have to look at a very high resolution so that the resulting file is useable for printing, etc. But it can be done. I'd look at the Canon line as one possibility.
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OT

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Why aren't my scanned photos showing up in iphoto? I have an HP scanner with the option to import directly to iphoto. It says "sending to destination" but it never gets to iphoto. I scanned hundreds of photos several months and it worked fine with the photos going directly into iphoto - now it won't work. Any suggestions?

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TD

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From the Nikon page (found using Google)
For Macintosh
CPU: Power PC G3 or later (G4 or later recommended).
OS: Mac®OS 9 (9.1 or later), Mac®OS X (10.1.5 or later).
* RAM: Mac®OS 9: 64MB or more (256MB or more is recommended), Mac®OS X: 128MB or more (512MB or more is recommended).
** Hard disk: 70MB required for installation (200MB is recommended) with an additional 200MB >(Mac®OS 9) or 550MB (Mac®OS X) of free disk space while Nikon Scan is running.
Display: 800 x 600 with 16-bit color (full color recommended).
Interface: * USB: Built-in USB 1.1 ports, USB 2.0. Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation.
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Hi,
This is going to be lengthy as I would like to give as much information to the person/s who will please help.
I have iphoto2 and iphoto 4 on different machines. Both work- for the most part just fine. I also have Kodak Easyshare software on my computer. We have to Kodak Easyshare cameras that work just fine. One computer in our house is an old eMachine with Windows ME. The photo program we have on it is a free download- Picasa.
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Hi taher;
Its nice to hear issue is solved :). --> Your fav quote :). --> Keeps every1 happyYou made me smile here :) Thanks
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