Digital BW, The Print

To this I would add that you should probalby scan at 300dpi if 
you intend only to reprint the pictures without doing a lot of 
editing/repair. Scan at a higher resolution (say, 600dpi) if 
you want to make more extensive adjustments to the images or 
to print them larger than the original size.

Also, a useful, free program for working on old photos is the 
Polaroid Dust and Scratch remover tool, free from the Polaroid 
site.

http://www.polaroid.com/service/software/poladsr/poladsr.html

It allows you to quite quickly remove black, white, or both specs 
and scratches from scanned images without affecting the sharpness 
of the image, an it has a fairly short learning curve.

- David

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An Inexpensive Canon Flatbed scanner will do just fine for these
pictures. About $200.  Adobe's Photo Elements software will do 
all you'd
ever need for this type of work. About $99. An Epson 1280 printer 
($379
or so) or even a less expensive PHOTO quality epson printer will 
also do
just fine. If you want to keep ink costs down, get a continuous 
inking
system, and the VM variable tone inkset from inksupply.com

I would recommend the nomorecarts.com CIS ink delivery system. 
Dave at:
dave@... could tell you the name of a dealer that 
sells it.

Jerry

PickPinkFlowers wrote:
> 
> Recently I moved my mother into my home and became her full-time 
caregiver.  I closed and sold the house she lived in for fifty 
years.  I found boxes of photos dating back to the late 1800's.
> There are hundreds of them, and they vary in type and condition, 
but they are all black and white.  I want to copy/repair/enhance 
them.  I began by trying to find someone with a darkroom.
> 
> Now.......In shopping for software and a scanner best suited 
to my needs, I have found that most stores are totally DIY . 
 I am not particularly computer literate.  I am sure there will 
be a steep learning curve. Therefore, I would appreciate advice 
about scanners and software best suited to my purpose and easiest 
to learn.
> 
> Jodie
> 
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