Preserve your old slides by converting them to JPEGs
If you own a scanner with the 35mm Slide and Film attachment, you will be able to scan your 35mm slides and convert them to JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format. This slide attachment is usually placed on the top of your scanner glass so that you can use your existing scanner software to scan the 35mm slides into a digital format, such as JPEG.
Instructions
1. Open the scanner slide attachment, insert the slides and close the attachment to secure the slides in the holder.
2. Attach the slide holder to the scanning surface on your scanner. Most devices sit on the scanner glass or clip on to the scanner glass surface.
3. Make sure the scanner is connected to your computer that has the scanner software installed. In many cases, the scanner is connected to your computer via USB (Universal Serial Bus).
4. Execute the scanner software, and the scanner dialog box will appear.
5. Choose the Photo option that scans slides. Canon scanners give two photo scanning options, one for 35mm film and one for 35mm slides. Make sure you choose the one for slides. A Photo slide dialog box will appear where you can specify how you would like to scan in your slides.
6. Look for the Save As options in the dialog box, and make sure they are set to JPEG.
7. Click the box next to the Save the JPEG file in AdobeRGB if this option is available in your scanner software.
8. Look for the external program section of the dialog box. Click the "Browse" or "Set" button to scroll to the external program that will allow you to save your file in JPEG format. Browse to the program Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements or any other graphics program and click on it. This will make sure that the slide is scanned to the graphics program chosen. Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements will allow you to save your slide image in JPEG format.
9. Click "Scan" or "OK" to start scanning your slides. The method for initiating a scan will depend on the scanning software you are using. For example, if you are using a Canon LiDe 600F scanner, you will see a "Scan" button instead of "OK."
10. Your 35mm slide will show up in the external program selected. If you selected Adobe Photoshop as your external program, then you will be looking at your slide image in Adobe Photoshop after the scan is complete.
11. In Adobe Photoshop click "File > Save for Web" and the Save for Web dialog box will appear. You should see the JPEG option chosen in the Preset section. If not, use the drop-down menu to choose JPEG and click "Save."
12. The Save Optimized As dialog box will appear where you can name your JPEG file and save it in the directory of your choice. Once you have chosen a name and a location for your image, click "Save" and you are done.
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