Convert Slide Projector Slides to Disk
Traditional slides are cumbersome and somewhat outdated, necessitating specialized projectors, a screen and a dark room to view them. Converting your traditional vacation slides to digital format removes the hassle of setting up equipment to see your slides. Placing slides on a CD or DVD will also take up much less storage space. This conversion process can be completed in just a few minutes.
Instructions
1. Place the slide to be converted in a projector and display the image on a screen.
2. Take a snapshot of the image using a high quality digital camera. A tripod is valuable in keeping the camera steady.
3. Connect your digital camera to the computer via USB cable.
4. Right click on the "Start" menu, select "Explore," click on the drive letter of your digital camera, and drag and drop the photo to any location on your hard disk.
5. Purchase, rent or borrow a 35mm slide scanner/converter. This is a more expensive way to convert slides to a digital format (units go for about $50), unless you don't have access to a slide projector and screen. A slide is inserted in the slide converter and the output connects to your computer's USB port. Some slide scanners will even scan photographic negatives. More elaborate scanners are capable of high resolution scans (3600 DPI) and also include a small LCD color display on the unit to preview the slides.
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