"Larry Rader" <llrader3@gte.net> wrote in message news:01c1bf0c$747f5820$7007163f@rader-computer... > A relative in Sacramento owns a dozen important > family pictures from the 1900's. > I wish to arrange for scanning-to-CD of these > images in a format (.tif ) that allow me to produce > multiple images of each. > Does anyone know the name of a reputable > commercial firm in Sacramento that provides > service of this kind ? > Assuming $5.00 per scan, times 12 scans, you have reached the point where you might just want to pick up a cheap scanner from Staples or some other office superstore and do it yourself. If the prints are fragile, be careful about letting inexperienced persons handle them. I have not been impressed with the level of professionalism on the part of office store personnel. Their training is usually limited to being able to duplicate letters, documents, etc. They may not be familiar with the subtleties of photo scanning, especially as it relates to setting the high, low and gamma points. If you still want to have the job done by someone else, I would look for firms that specialize in digital photo restoration (there are tons of them listed on internet search engines). At least you will be dealing with people that are familiar with scanning old photos, as opposed to documents (which are, essentially, "line-art" types of scans). Have a look at www.scantips.com for some excellent information about how to properly scan photographs. Once you've seen this information, I think you'll agree that people in office superstores are probably not going to produce the type of scans you require. Sometimes, when you want it done right, you have to do it yourself . . . Larry