Need to scan 2000 photos

rabidjade · 07-05-2007, 11:48 PM

So my dad gave me a big tub of photos from the last 20 years and wants them digitalized. My guess is there is between 1000 and 2000 photos to be scanned. All I have now is an old Agfa Snapscan 1212 flatbed scanner. I'm not ruling out this scanner yet but am looking at newer alternatives before I start.

I would like to automate the process as much as possible and aim for quantity over quality. For the special photos I'll go back and touch those at a later time. Is there a photograph scanner for under $200 our there or is this asking too much?

Houndog777 · 07-07-2007, 08:47 AM

Hi,
Some scanners include an automatic photo feeder (APF) for scanning several photos at once.
Try googling for "scanner automatic photo feeder" and you should receive plenty of results with varying prices.

There's some good scanning tips here....
http://www.hamrick.com/bat.html

**Done_Fishin** · 07-08-2007, 09:14 AM

also look for a scanner software that might scan 2 images at one go .. so feed 2 and get 2 separate scans each time

07-05-2007, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
rabidjade Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 57 OS: WinXP	Need to scan 2000 photos So my dad gave me a big tub of photos from the last 20 years and wants them digitalized. My guess is there is between 1000 and 2000 photos to be scanned. All I have now is an old Agfa Snapscan 1212 flatbed scanner. I'm not ruling out this scanner yet but am looking at newer alternatives before I start. I would like to automate the process as much as possible and aim for quantity over quality. For the special photos I'll go back and touch those at a later time. Is there a photograph scanner for under $200 our there or is this asking too much?

07-07-2007, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: Need to scan 2000 photos Hi, Some scanners include an automatic photo feeder (APF) for scanning several photos at once. Try googling for "scanner automatic photo feeder" and you should receive plenty of results with varying prices. There's some good scanning tips here.... http://www.hamrick.com/bat.html

07-08-2007, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
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