I also tried Kodak Photo-CD for some time, however, found that ...
1. I really don't need to have all the pictures scanned.
There out of 36, I would scan maximum 4/5. Not more than that.
2. Many-a-times, I don't want the whole frame to be scanned - just a part of
it - like enlargement.
For these two reasons, I decided not to have Kodak CD but to have my own
digital darkroom.
Plus, it gives me additional satisfaction of doing my own work to my own
satisfaction.
>From: "Pat White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Kodak Photo-CD: Good or Bad?
>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:24:30 -0400
>
>I've had quite a few pictures scanned onto PhotoCD, but it's much less
>expensive to have it done at time of developing: $.60 per image instead of
>$2 per image, plus $17 for the CD (prices in Cdn $). The choice of 5
>resolutions is handy, as "large" (4 meg) is adequate for 5x7s, and lets my
>old P166 mmx run much faster, while "full" (18 meg) gives very good quality
>8x10s.
>
>The images always need the contrast adjusted (I use "tone" in PhotoMAX
>Pro") to print properly, but with a bit of practice, it takes very little
>time. I rarely use Photoshop as I find it very cumbersome and difficult to
>print from. Kodak says that the CD will hold a maximum of 100 images, but
>on my last one, there was a communication mix-up (the counter staff at
>Shoppers Drug Mart don't get many PhotoCD orders, and aren't sure how to
>write up the envelope) and I wound up with 136 images on a single CD. They
>seem to display and print just fine, although I haven't checked every
>single image.
>
>I appreciate the savings in time. How long would it take to scan 100 or so
>images at around 2500 dpi resolution (or whatever 2048x 3072 works out to)?
> The turnaround at the drugstore is about 8-10 days, but I don't spend a
>week in front of the computer this way, nor do I fill up my 2 gig hard
>drive, as I only save pictures that require more than 10 minutes of
>tweaking. My 2 cents worth.
>
>Pat White
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