Dear Friend,

I'm not sure how you got to my website, but I figure that you're also frustrated trying to get quality slide, negative, photo scans. And you also tried everything, and nothing has worked yet.

If you're sitting here right now, stuck with your family scanning project, then what you'll read next is VERY important.

I Had To Delete Over 1000 Scans When I First Scanned

I got suckered into buying the most expensive scanner. It promised me that if I just press a few buttons, I'll get perfect scans. The scanner had one button to remove dust and scratches. And one button to "bring back colours to their original luster". And so on.

But scan after scan, most of the images looked WORSE than the original. No matter what I tried... no matter how much I tweaked the dust removal and colour fix buttons... or read scanning tips online... I still got digital images that I had to DELETE! They weren't worth keeping.

What Does This Have To Do With Your Scanning Project?

Glad you asked.

You're probably going through the same thing I did. And I want to tell you how I figured out how to finally get better looking slide, negative, photo scans so that you can get the same results I did.

One day, by accident, it just hit me, "why don't I fix my scans using software DESIGNED to fix digital images!?".

What I discovered is, the scanner is great at scanning. But not so great at editing. There's far better applications that can edit a digital image.

What I did was, I got a "natural" scan. No Dust Removal, No Digital ICE. Just a simple, high-resolution natural scan.

Then I opened the natural scan in Photoshop. I've been using Photoshop for years to create websites. But I never thought to edit scans with it. Maybe because Photoshop doesn't have a "Dust Removal" button.

Anyway, after a lot of trial and error, many months of learning Photoshop techniques, I've figured out how to take my dad's 65 year old slide, and make it look brand new on my HDTV.

Does This Mean You Have To Buy Expensive Image Editing Software Like Photoshop To Edit Your Slide, Negative, Photos Scans?

No.

In fact, you can use GIMP. GIMP does exactly the same thing that Photoshop does. And since GIMP is open-source software, it's FREE!

Does This Mean You Have To Take Months Learning Photoshop Or Gimp?

No.

I'll show you, step-by-step how to remove dust and fix faded colours from any slide, negative, or photo scans.

In a couple hours you'll learn how to scan and edit ONE slide, negative, or photo. And then the rest will be easy.

Does This Mean You Need An Expensive Scanner?

No.

In my tutorial I'll be using a simple, $200 home-grade scanner. I also have a $3000 high-end scanner. But as you read on, you'll learn how a $200 scanner can get you pretty much the same scans a $3000 scanner can.

Read My FREE Scanning Tutorial

Yeah, it's ALL free!

And in just a couple hours of reading my free scanning tutorial, you'll learn to...

Remove dust and scratches.

Fix faded, dull colours.

Adjust exposure levels.

Here's why these three things are important to fix...

If you use your scanner's editing software to remove dust, you'll lose detail (detail such as a person's smile or eyes). In Photoshop or GIMP you can remove dust WITHOUT removing detail.

Scanner editing software sometimes makes colours look fake. The scans almost look like a painting. With Photoshop or GIMP, you can fix dull or faded colours, and make them look natural. So when you're watching your scans on your HDTV, a 65 year old slide will look brand new.

Sometimes detail hides in shadows or in too much bright light. Adjusting exposure levels will help bring back detail. For example, bring out people's faces that are hiding in dark shadows. Or if you have snow or beach shots, people's faces tend to look too bright. Adjusting exposure levels will fix that.

WARNING:

I'm serious about showing you how to get better scans. My techniques aren't a quick fix.

These are the same techniques I've been using to scan my client's slides, negatives, and photos at ScanCanad.ca. They work. And they get results.

So if you want a quick fix, use the Digital ICE button. But if you seriously want scans that will look better than the originals, I'll be more than happy to share my scanning "secrets".

If you just take a couple hours to learn how to fix ONE scan, then the rest of them will be easy.

Ready?

Let's go...

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Need More Help With Your Slide, Negative, Photo Scanning Project Right Now?

Hello, Konrad here.

Hopefully this scanning guide has all the info you need to help you with your scanning project.

If not, let me know what you're frustrated about when scanning. Fill out this form, and I'll be happy to help with some advice:

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Good luck with your slide, negative, photo scanning project!

Konrad M.

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