[NTLUG:Discuss] "image preservation" recommendations

[David Simmons]

Leroy - XSANE is your friend....spend some time on their website
(xsane.org)  and probably more time on the supported scanners
list:

http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html

Hope that helps - dave

> I want to scan some old (mostly
black and white) pictures as a
> preservation measure.  I run SuSE
10.3 and would like hardware
> recommendations (and
de-recommendations) concerning equipment which
> would meet the
need and work well with Linux (especially SuSE 10.3).
> 
>
Since I've never tried this any general input concerning best practices
> and pitfalls would also be appreciated.
> 
> On a
related topic, any one know of a good (and reasonable) service for
> converting my parent's 8mm film strips into videos?
> 
> Thanks for any and all input.
> 
>
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