I want to digitalize some 35mm slides. What is the best way to import, edit, and save these photos? I want to be able to show them on my HDTV using Apple TV.
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), using latest Yosemite Photos
Determine which might the largest print you are likely to print at 300 dpi from those slides. For example for an 8 x 10 print you would want to scan at a resolution that would give you 2400 x 3000 pixels.
Since the largest dimension of a 35 mm slide is about 1.25 inches you will want to scan at about 3000/1.25 or 2400 dpi which is what léonie suggested.
Larger sized prints would require a higher dpi scan.
I am trying to find the best method to convert old 35mm slides by digitizing them. My father, 90, took many photographs over the years. I purchased a Wolverine F2D Mighty Film to Digital Converter and have a iMac (late 2013) 27" which I upgraded to the latest Yosemite. I want to be able to show the sides on his HD tv. It would be nice to put some music to it or record him talking about these pictures. I do not want to print these pictures, but instead make a slide show. I have found that the new Photos doesn't have enough options to make these slides as clear as I'd like. My father has mild dementia and is in poor health. I would like to get at least some of these done by Father's Day. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
This is not a reply, but a question.
Let your scanner do the work.
Do you have a scanner with a high optical resolution of the sensor cells? You should be able to have at least a resolution of 2400 dpi, to get a decent pixel size of the scanned slides.
The scanning software that comes with your scanner will probably have a mode to scan slides. Try to adjust the settings in this mode to make the photos look good.
In Photos use the adjustment panel to adjust the White Balance, the sharpness, and perhaps the color.
Use the crop tool to straighten the horizon and to crop to the section you want.
Thank you, but I do not own a scanner.
Well, you will need some device to scan the slides. And a scanner would be the best you could do.
You need a way to backlight the slides with uniform white backlight and then take a picture of them, having the camera perfectly perpendicular to the slide to avoid distortion.
An iPhone in flashlight mode is not too bad to illuminate the slides from the back and you could mount your camera on a tripod.
But it would be vastly preferably, if you could borrow a scanner for this project.
You'll need one. Do not get a slide scanner because when you're done with the slideshow you'll end up with an expensive door stop.
There are flatbed scanners that have attachments for doing slides and film strips. I have an older Canon 8600F scanner that does multiple slides and film strips in one scan. The software can automatically separate each slide and safe it as a separate slide. Canon offers newer versions of it.
There are other scanners available that can do the same. You'll just have to do your due diligence and research which of them will suit your needs.
Thank you, but I do not own a scanner.
Does Canon scanners work with Yosemite?
Yes.
What is the best way to import, edit, and save 35mm slides
