Comments on: Picasa Tip: Flipping Photos

By: James

James — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:43:50 +0000

Chris,
How did you take that photogrpah backwards ?
BWs
James

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:41:51 +0000

I have a CanoScan 8600f flat bed scanner that will also scan slides and film strips. It can be found for under $175. I have just completed a personal project where I scanned over 50 slide reels. The scans came out beautifully. In addition, if the slide has aged, you can change the picture as well as eliminate dust specks automatically. It’s pretty cool.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:11:21 +0000

Jim – so glad to hear about your old photos! Now – for the slides: Our scanner has a black insert with a cutout place to put a slide. So, the regular scanner will scan slides. The quality is not impressive though. There are fancy, expensive slide scanners you can buy – just google for slide scanner. Most people take the slides to a photo store and have them do it. But, here’s another tip … get out the old projector and have an old fashioned slide show – use your digital camera to take a photo of the projected slides. They come out pretty good.

By: Cliff Simpson

Cliff Simpson — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:24:10 +0000

I’m amazed at the things we can do with Picasa. Special thanks for the link to the keyboard shortcuts. That’s very helpful.

I look forward to each issue of your newsletter. Learning CAN be fun, even for us “Seniors.”

By: Jim Schrankel

Jim Schrankel — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:44:17 +0000

Chris, what is needed to “Scan” a slide? I’ve got a ton of old slides and a scanner, but is there some way to get them to Picasa? By the way, thanks for the article on scanning old photos. I spent 2 weekends scanning hundreds of old photos. Got them out of the shoebox into the computer and 2 backup discs besides. Thanks again! Jim