Questions tagged [archival]
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Apple Preview vs. GIMP, Photoshop, Bridge etc. as PNG/TIFF to JPEG converter
I have a bunch of PNG and TIFF files—scans of old family photos and documents. I will keep them as archival masters, but for the purpose of online sharing I am creating JPEG's from these files. The ...
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Weird blotches on old negatives and slides?
I am scanning some of my old negatives and slides. On some I have found a weird blotching, almost like a fungus that is growing on one side of the slide/negative (I've found the same on both media). ...
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In Crete, Greece around mid-late 1940's photos with the stamped on the back "A M Crown Copyright Reserved"?
I have a few old photos from about the mid to late 1940's in Crete, Greece (the civil war occurred during the time). There is a specific stamp on the back of two photos which is marked A M Crown ...
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What is the advantage of C41 with separated bleach and fixer baths?
What are the advantages of performing the C41 process with separate bleach and fixer baths rather than a single blix bath from the commonly available Unicolor/CineStill/etc kits? If there is an ...
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What should I consider when doing digital preservation of old documents using photography?
We are currently charting out several aspects of our digital preservation process, and as a last effort to get this ever so right, I've decided to ask the broader public for considerations:
In my ...
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What is the procedure for organizing photos?
This question has arisen from this post:
Lost card and no backup
This crisis happened because I did not backup the SD card.
This is how I organize photos today...
Create a directory based on year ...
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What is this white film on slides from late 1950s?
I've got a bunch of Kodak slides that I'm scanning, I've noticed that for ones from the late 1950s only, there is a white film on the slide on the side with the image (not the glossy side). If I wipe ...
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What archival properties does Fuji Instax have and how to prolong?
I've begun putting together a cookbook of family recipes that I want to pass down to my daughter. To spice things up a bit, I'll be taking shots on Fuji's Instax Wide of my wife and I and her when we ...
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Photo album for old irregular sized pictures
Can someone please recommend a good photo album for old irregular sized pictures, or tell me what to look for, sizes range from 3.5'x 4.5' (8,9x11,5 cm) and up. I'm not really sure what to look for. ...
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Recommendation: Tool for import files/folder - that doesn't duplicate duplicates
I need help finding a way of archiving my photographs. My requirements are very few:
I want to copy/move a set or files or a folder into my photos-folder where i have subfolders named "yyyu-mm-dd" (=...
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How can I unroll very old, very tightly curled negatives?
I have a small box filled with old negatives. Most of which are very tightly curled up on themselves and look like small cigarettes. They are about 60mm wide by various lengths. They may be 120/220 ...
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How can I make physical prints that can be kept longer without any damage?
I never used to print the photos that I take. I used to upload all my public work to Flickr and all my personal work to Google Photos. Albums for me were always software albums created on Flickr/...
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Archival Scanning: Calibrating Scanner
I purchased a Kodak Q-60 Color calibration sheet because I would like to do some archival scanning.
I'm wondering if this has any bearings but so far I've read up on creating a color profile to ...
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How to format a 4TB hard disk for photography files?
I just bought a new 4 TB hard disk for my photographies and I would like to prepare it to copy all my photos there. This hard disk will ONLY consist of photo file (CanonRAW *.cr2; >20MB each file) (...
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How long do developed negatives last?
While spring cleaning, I encountered some 35mm color negatives which were developed roughly 10 to 15 years ago. Could they have lasted that long stored in a cardboard box for all those years?
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