This months Blog is about taking care of and cleaning slides before converting to Digital file. After you have done your spring cleaning and cleaned out those closets, garages, attics and spare bedrooms and you come upon your old slides, it is time to have them transferred to digital file. 
Before sending them out to get done to a second party you will want to go thru them and make sure to weed out the doubles and the over blurred. After all you do not want to be charged needlessly for unviewable photos. I will revert back to a few things I mentioned on my last blog about the easy way to organize your slides and photos.
“Too many times we have heard “we have thousands of photos and do not have time to go thru them and sort them out”. I tell customers that the easy way to prepare is get 300 to 400 slides/photos at a time and while watching TV or sitting out in the backyard soaking and breathing in the springtime, go thru your slides/photos throwing away doubles and sorting them into folders by years, events, etc. however you want them to be archived.”
Another thing you will want to look for is dirty or moldy slides. You will want to clean them before sending them off. The best way to clean them is with 95% isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and canned air. Always remember to try not to clean the emulsion side unless absolutely necessary. The emulsion side is the dull side not the glossy side.
If you do not want to send your slides out and have them done and prefer to do them yourself there are a couple of pretty good scanners on the market . Epson and Wolverine both make good and affordable scanners for between $135 to $200. Remember though they do take some time to scan so be sure to make a lot of time in your schedule.
Please remember if you need any info or have any questions on video, photo, or audio conversion to DVD, CD or digital file please contact us by phone or email.
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