hi guys...sorry if another thread about what i'm about to ask is existing....can i know how to scan the negatives into digital copies via scanner???what tools i need to get and how much will it cost...thanks...

get a scanner with backlit lid for negatives. A lot of scanners have them nowadays. then use the included software to scan. I tried with my 2 yr old scanner and wasn't very pleased with the result.
The cost is depends on the scanner model.
or a dedicated negative scanner.

This post has been edited by gold3knight: Dec 4 2006, 07:32 PM

that's it?i tought we need a negative carrier...thanks for the help...

I know a few decent scanners which can scan negatives nicely. The canoscan 8400, epson 3490, 4490. Have a look at these flatbed scanners.

A dedicated cheapo film scanner will set u back around around RM600-800 depennding on what model but it's not easy to purchase. So i guess a flatbed scanner will do the job.

you can use a little mod to make regular scanner to scan negative/transparencies

@kerry

Mind sharing with us what type of mod? Currently i'm using my friend's cheapo scanner and scanning the print directly. Can say that the quality sucks big time.

hmm...mind to share how to do the mod???i've lots of negatives here for me to get into my comp...

ask uncle google sure will have tons of solutions.

i've googled...and it says that i must have negative carrier...just 1 question...HP 1315 all in one scanner can do the job??

There was one shop at Tesco Ampang that offer RM10 per CD (maximum 4 roll per CD) to store/convert your negative film. I dont know the quality of their photo but I plan to try. If i'm not mistaken, the offer will last 31st Dec, 2006.

I've asked one shop at Medan Mara (beside Pertama Kompleks, KL). They charge RM15 per CD for first roll and RM5 each for extra roll. They said, maximum roll is 5 roll per CD.

I have an old scanner, can I just place a mirror to reflect the light instead?

just go to foto shop, ask them to burn into cd if u got extra money.guality is good though..

I would second the solution of get it done at photo shops. Unless your quantity is high, then I would suggest you to buy a dedicated film scanner. Correct me if I'm wrong, even a thousand plus flatbed scanner will not produce a quality and resolution higher than normal dedicated film scanner.

Indeed, the flatbed scanner wasn't designed to scan film which needs to be enlarged. Specialized film scanners utilize color balanced lighting and high quality enlarging lenses to bring out the detail of the film. If you don't have the need or resources for a dedicated film scanner, asking the professional outlets to get it done would be the best option in terms of cost and convenience.

To convert negative to digital u need to have a good film scanner if u want to have a high res images or scan to tiff file. I used to scan my negative by using the Kodak Professional RFS 3570 Plus Film Scanner while I was working in the press, we start digitize our negative in 1992 and we use six Kodak scanners at a cost of RM35,000.00 each.

U can scan from the various sizes negative, 6x9, 6x7, 6x6,6x4.5 and 35mm, everytime u change the film size u have to calibrate the scanner. And resolution from 72 to 600 dpi.

A very good and fast scanner, to scan a image size of 6 mb and file size of 1.1mb with 300 dpi only take around 10 sec.

But now the scanner already discontinued but we still use it off and on. And I myself is using a Canon 9950 flatbed scanner which is good eough for my need. You don't have to go for really highress scanning unless u want to use it as poster size then u have no other choice but to get a good quality film scanner.