Most Efficient Way to Make Picture Slideshow

**Byte** · 12-04-09, 11:48 PM

I have 100 animal pictures I have photocopied form magazines.

Colour A4.

What is the best way to transfer these images onto electronic media so I can insert a DVD full of these images onto my Plasma?

I can scan these photocopies using a photocopier/scanner.

I can scan them all in at once but the size of the single file would be fairly humungus.

Should I can them in one by one?

Help me achieve my goal - please?

Byte

**loanrangiel** · 13-04-09, 12:09 AM

Scanning is the only way,i would try one of the print/copy companies as they may be able to batch scan them and them save them onto DVD.

**Byte** · 13-04-09, 03:27 AM

if i scan them in at once, will a slideshow sw recognise each page as a separate entitity (picture) - even though all 100 images are in the one file?

Should I scan separately or all at once?

Byte

**Fernbay** · 13-04-09, 09:41 AM

You should be able to use the individual scans in Microsoft Powerpoint (part of Microsoft Office).
That will allow you a single PPS file which is fine to view on a PC

For a dvd, if you just dump all the files (all resized to the same dimensions would be best) on to a blank DVD with Nero or similar, most DVD's will recognise it as a picture dvd & automatically slideshow them for you anyway

**loanrangiel** · 13-04-09, 10:59 AM

If you have them scanned as individual jpegs you can use a variety of software to make a slideshow, i had over 600 images that my parents took on a trip to China and i used MS Photostory to create a slideshow with music and a few avi files in between.

**Byte** · 13-04-09, 11:20 AM

thanks.

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Byte Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Most Efficient Way to Make Picture Slideshow I have 100 animal pictures I have photocopied form magazines. Colour A4. What is the best way to transfer these images onto electronic media so I can insert a DVD full of these images onto my Plasma? I can scan these photocopies using a photocopier/scanner. I can scan them all in at once but the size of the single file would be fairly humungus. Should I can them in one by one? Help me achieve my goal - please? Byte

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13-04-09, 12:09 AM	#2
loanrangiel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, NE. Age: 42 Posts: 653 Thanks: 27 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts Rep Power: 17	Scanning is the only way,i would try one of the print/copy companies as they may be able to batch scan them and them save them onto DVD.

13-04-09, 03:27 AM	#3
Byte Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	if i scan them in at once, will a slideshow sw recognise each page as a separate entitity (picture) - even though all 100 images are in the one file? Should I scan separately or all at once? Byte

13-04-09, 10:59 AM	#5
loanrangiel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, NE. Age: 42 Posts: 653 Thanks: 27 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts Rep Power: 17	If you have them scanned as individual jpegs you can use a variety of software to make a slideshow, i had over 600 images that my parents took on a trip to China and i used MS Photostory to create a slideshow with music and a few avi files in between.

13-04-09, 11:20 AM	#6
Byte Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	thanks.