Converting Slides to Digital

At present, the DVD format of slideshow is best for presentations. Most people might have kept old slide formats stored which are not in use any more. Number of slides must have been put in closets, attics, drawers and basements and all of them might have held lots of information. The major trouble with old conversion techniques can easily be overcome by turning slides into JPEG formats and keeping them stored in DVDs or CDs. This is the best method of making use of old slides.

Converting slides to digital

When one turns slides into JPEG format, these will be stored in electronic format that can be watched easily on computer or television. The most important advantage of turning slides into JPEG is that these take less space for storing data and users can arrange their photographs sequentially based on categories like friends, family, type and date.

Upon conversion, it is rather easy and simple to share images with relatives and other friends and they can also take print outs from them. Users can convert slides into digital format themselves. For this, one needs quality digital camera or else old slides can be converted to digital format by engaging specialized slide converting firms.

Using digital camera

An inexpensive method to turn slides into digital format is utilizing digital camera. Digital camera is used to take slides image and for this tri-pod is essential. During the process, camera must be pointing towards the ground and placed on an extension bar. The “slide project box” is put under the camera and images are captured. However this technique is time consuming and quality is not so good as well.

Using scanners

The most effective and simple way to convert slides into digital format is utilizing slide scanners. Scanners are great tools which can carry out many tasks like fax, to copy or printing and are found in market in various styles. All slides can be kept preserved for lifetime in JPEG formats by scanning. The film scanner or flatbed scanner and PC are most essential tools required for this process. People can turn slide box into a hard drive format by employing latest technology.

This process is quite simple and includes some steps like proper software, image editing and slide preparation. The converted digital formats can be utilized on internet and can also be printed. During the process some points should be taken into consideration:

• Select a good scanner
• Slides should be clean or free of dust
• Proper installation of scanning software
• Properly edit all the scanned slides and store all photographs in a file

By using all above given tips, one can convert slides into jpeg formats easily by using any editing software.