Scanner DPI ????Funerals

scotty_dvc80 wrote on 11/21/2003, 12:41 PM
Im thinking of persueing for extra cash this Funeral deal.. I saw a thread here before about people that was doing this.. i would love to see this and some other ideas within this thread about how people are making extra $$$ either with the funeral in rememberance videos and Real estate virtual tours or marketing etc... Also the real purpose for my question is.. What kind of scanner are folks using to download these photos so that i can optimize them and put them into vegas????

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JL wrote on 11/21/2003, 1:11 PM
I use an Epson 3170 flatbed for all video-related scans. It’s fast and does a nice job with both transparency media (slides and negatives) as well as reflective media (photographs, artwork, etc.) and has more than adequate resolution for video (up to 5800 dpi).

Edit: I should add that I typically scan at 300-400 dpi for photographs and 1200 dpi for film which allows a very liberal zoom range for pan/crop.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 11/21/2003, 1:47 PM
I use an older Microtek Scanmaker E3 Plus. Works quite nice, parallel port connection. Dpoes what I need.

I belive that Videoconundrum (didn't spell that right, did i?) did a funeral before. He said he wouldn't do it again (right?). The DVD he made wouldn't work on for the client and the client didn't want to compromise at all. Not sure how it ended up.

harryset wrote on 11/21/2003, 3:42 PM
Just stay away from the standard consumer scanners, they aren't made to do the number of scans that you will be doing. While I still use my HP Scanjet 4400, if I did many more scans per year, I'd start looking at the commercial lines.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/22/2003, 9:21 AM
LOL -- Videoconundrum is probably more accurate!

What I had video taped was the memorial service for the deceased. The mother, then provided me with nearly 100 photographs. These were used to create a montage at the beginning and end of the piece. She also provided two brief home videos of her son which were also integrated into the final video (more of an after-thought than anything else at the mom's direction.) The finished video was over 90 minutes.

She asked for one VHS tape and 12 DVDs. The DVDs worked perfectly on my two players, but she and family had problems. After many burns, I wound up using a bitrate of 6mbps which worked for her player. I explained that if others had older DVD players they would experience problems. Too, I suggested they go to Best Buy or Wal-Mart and buy a new one for under $50.

Whatever you do, before you do anything, explain that any DVDs made will be more than likely not to play unless they have a new player. Then, include with each DVD the same written "disclaimer." You can use the disclaimer I have on our web site: http://www.gooddogproductions.com/DVD-R.htm

Because of the emotional stress the family is under, and which stress is passed along to the video producer, I will never do another one. Just not for me--no more, no less.

J--