I have been told that copier (and computer printer) inks are more stable than photoprahpic dyes. A friend of mine is scanning all her important family photos, printing them on photo quality printer paper and putting those prints in the frames all over her house. Meanwhile the originals will stay in albums and she will store the digital versions on a zip drive. I would do the same but I barely have time to read all the email from the lists I subscribe to, let alone undertake such a huge project! Trudy Phelps Orlando, FL (missed by Floyd, by the grace of God!) ---- Original Message ----- From: Marcy <kim.hoover@worldnet.att.net> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Photocopying pictures > I'm wondering how permanent the inks are in these copy machines? When we were > buying a scanner we were told that the colored inks were not permanent. I don't > know if this is true for the black ink. I can make a much better quality copy of > a photo with my scanner, though, than I get from having a photographic copy made > at a camera store ($5 for a 5x7), especially if I use the photo quality papers > available. Be sure to read the box as some of the papers are acid free and some > are not. > > CecilyLang@aol.com wrote: > > > While on the subject of copying old photographs, if they are sepia-toned, use > > a color printer. They come out extremely well compared to those copies done > > in black and white. > > ______________________________