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Digitizing a Large Amount of Photos?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the albums-per-second dept.

mcj0422 asks: "With what seems like the many increasing disasters, and also the freak accidents that can happen, there are certain non valuables that people end up losing, the main one being pictures that are printed on film. I know my mom has several thousand photos in our basement, which could be wiped out by water damage in one heavy rain season. Are there any scanners designed to take loads of pictures and turn them into digital files? Is there a service that does this, if so which ones would you recommend?"

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  1. Well.. by SocialEngineer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd go with the usual "teenager next door with too much time on his/her hands" approach. Five bucks an hour and all the lemonade he/she can drink.

    Unless said photos are pornographic.. Then you might have a problem :)

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    1. Re:Well.. by nexxuz · · Score: 4, Funny

      yeah like why are all of these pics stuck together?

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    2. Re:Well.. by the_wesman · · Score: 5, Funny

      If the photos are pornographic, I will scan them for you. I'm not a teenager, but I'll scan pr0n for $5/hour + lemonade any day of the week - call me at 773.235.4797 to discuss the particulars - thanks!

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    3. Re:Well.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      so how's traffic on Mozart St?

      http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2053+N+Moz art+St+Chicago,+IL+60647&ll=41.918878,-87.698496&s pn=0.001678,0.002886&t=k

  2. Re:Changed my mind. by mikeisme77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    $20/hour to scan pictures? At least you aren't cheap like a lot of these people saying $5/hour for the job (or one was a flat $20), but $20/hour for a simple task is REALLY high. If teenagers won't do it for less than that, hire an illegal for half that--and they'll probably do a better job to because they value the money more.

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