How Do You Convert Old 35Mm Slides & Film Negatives Into Digital Images?
Turning your old slides and film negatives into digital images will let you preserve them longer. Once converted, you can also load them onto a digital picture frame. If you have a lot of negatives or slides to convert, there are specialized scanners designed specifically to process them quickly. Most scanners come with image editing software as well. Plug the scanner into an available USB (universal serial bus) port on your computer. Plugging the scanner directly into a USB port on the computer can improve performance over plugging it in to a USB hub since the data path is shorter and the scanner has a dedicated channel. Install the driver software that came with the scanner. Install the image processing software. Open the image-processing software. For better performance, close any non-essential programs to free up your computer’s resources. Attach the film backlight to the scanner if necessary. Some flatbed scanners have a lighted lid to provide the backlight while others have a spe
