Post #4240932
2026-06-28 03:47 UTC
@atfarnum@dragonscave.space I'm not blind, but I did a MASSIVE photo scan for my husband's family and it was a CHORE. I don't know if this is helpful at all, but I used my Fujitsu scansnap on high resolution scanning for batches of photos that didn't matter that much or were not very old & delicate and a flatbed scanner for larger or delicate or important photos that needed real care. I think I did something like 24,000 and now what I have left are very old early 1900s era ones I am trying to save.
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@stagerabbit@famichiki.jp 2026-06-28 04:04
@nomdeb@mstdn.social @atfarnum@dragonscave.space Second the ScanSnap for old snapshots. You might have to clean it every 100 - 200 photos or so to avoid scan lines from dust buildup. For fragile stuff, you'll need a flatbed, but you can probably use the scan function on an office or library printer? For documentation, I use LightRoom (whcih I already own for my photography work), but there is probably a free app that will let you add metadata and scan for faces. Maybe set up an Immich instance?