Photo CD Images

[Yvonne Sanders 071 272807/2227]

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> I have a bunch of 35 mm slides that I'd like to
> scan, both to use on web pages, and for long
> term preservation.  No inexpensive means of
> directly scanning is available (i.e. not for less
> than $2.00 per slide).  However, I have found a
> service bureau that will produce a Kodak Photo
> CD of 100 slides for about $80.  It comes with a
> PhotoCD viewer to view the images, which are
> in PhotoCD format (of which I've conveniently
> forgotten the extension, perhaps .pcd, but NOT
> .jpg, .gif, .tif, .bmp, etc, etc.)   My real questions
> are two:
> 
> First, have any of you worked from Photo CD
> images?  If so, any particular problems?
> 
Yes, I have worked with it. I didn't have any problems

> Second, what software will allow me to convert
> the PhotoCD images to .gif or .jpg for use on
> web pages, etc?
> 
Paint Shop Pro (for Windows) can convert the images in a very easy way,
so I would recommend this program.


Yvonne Sanders
Leiden University
The Netherlands


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