Ann, There's a company called Play, Inc. that manufactures a device named Snappy. It connects between any video source output (VCR, camcorder, etc.) and a computer and captures still frames from the video signal. It can be purchased at computer stores. I've used it with very good results. But, the quality of the capture will be directly dependent on the quality of the video signal. It sells for around $100.00. I recall seeing other devices on the market similar to Snappy, but I don't have any information on them. Using a video capture device to digitize your photos from a camcorder or VCR will give superior results to taking a photo of your television screen. I hope this helps. Eric Thomas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- At 05:16 PM 2/27/99 -0500, you wrote: >Steven, > This is a start. I copied all my old photos from my album with a >cam-corder. It was quite a long task, but I was going away from home >for a while and the thoughts of a fire kept me determined to finish the >task. I propped my album up on an easel and using the macro setting so >that I could get in close, I was able to film even the smallest >snapshot. I did hook it up through a small TV so that I could see what >I was doing. I don't know if this is absolutely necessary. They turned >out simply wonderful as I looked at them on the larger TV screen. Now >here is the hitch. I planned to photo them off my TV screen, but have >never gotten to this. I really think it will work, but can't say for >sure. At least I was able to preserve them from harm and you could do >this without taking them out of someone's home. > How would you get them into your computer from a camcorder? I don't >know about this. Ann in Conyers, Ga. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Researching Surnames~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLACKWELL-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1883-1930) FISHER-Pennsylvania (circa 1868-1908) WATKINS-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1888-1940) CAMPBELL-Scotland County, North Carolina (circa 1849-1950) IRBY-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1879-1910) WILLIAMS-Camden County, New Jersey & Florida (circa 1865-1891) BRYDIE-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1885-1940) THOMAS-Duval County, Florida & Phila., PA (circa 1849-1913) WREN-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1899-1950) SMITH-Hanover County, Virginia (circa 1878-1910) TISDALE-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1889-1921) POWELL-North Carolina & Philadelphia, PA (circa 1838-1915) CROSS-Lunenburg County, Virginia (circa 1898-1910) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~