On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 07:40:48PM -0600, Steve Smith wrote:
I saw recently on one of my rare visits to either WalMart or
Walgreens someone sitting at a console almost like a video-game
machine or a do-it-yourself blood-pressure kiosk, scanning
photographs onto (I assume) CD. There was a slot for sliding in
photos, another for negatives and I presume one for slides? I also
saw a slot for VHS tapes... I didn't linger, but it looked like
this self-service Kiosk (had a credit-card reader) was designed for
folks with no ability or inclination to rig/wire/mangle up the right
gear to their computer to get their family "jewels" digitized.
I didn't notice pricing, but it had to be commodity-based or who
would use it?
I know this probably doesn't help you "down under" but then again,
maybe there are similar services about in Oz?
I haven't seen any, but I'll keep an eye out, it could be useful,
depending on how fast they are.
Companies specialising in VHS transfer and Cine film transfer do
exist. I've used them for cine film, as I have relative small footages
in that format, but they're too expensive for VHS :).
Cheers
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