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"This is absolutely mind-blowing quality stuff. I thought some of these were essentially unsalvageable."
Dan
Elk Grove, CA
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Digital Pickle Featured in the Guidelines
July 2008 issue of GuideLines pp5-6
The Writing is On the Wall From an LCD Projector!
by Rob Spoor
A few years ago, I needed to replace my broken
slide projector for a branch library presentation. I
went to one of the photo shops on Kearny for a
good deal on a new Kodak Carousel Projector.
"This is one of the last of its kind," said the
salesman.
"What?" I exclaimed. "l thought Kodak had
something like a 75% market share for these
machines!"
"They do. But everything's going digital. No more
slides. Kodak stopped making Carousel
projectors several months ago."
Needless to say, I was shocked. I think nearly
everyone over 30 or so automatically thinks of a
Kodak Carousel in connection with any sort of
lecture or presentation. But no more.
As it turned out, I didn't need the projector after
all, so I returned it (unopened, thankfully) for a
store credit. Using the credit, I purchased my first
digital camera.
Normally, at this point, this type of story would
end with "And I never looked back." However,
there was a matter of hundreds of slides sitting in
boxes and Carousel trays. Most of the photos
were one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable shots from
vacations and other activities going back 20 years
or more. l just couldn't ignore them, and I certainly
couldn't throw them away.
I went to two photo shops, and was quoted prices
between $1.50 and $2.50 PER SLIDE to convert
them to digital. I thought to myself, "l love my
slides, but not that much!" Then I turned to the
internet.
Googling "slide conversion", I was presented with
hundreds of thousands of links to online vendors.
Fortunately, one of the cheapest places was listed
on the first page of links. "Digital Pickle" offered
conversion services for as little as 49 cents per
slide. lt wasn't until I printed the order form that I
discovered that their location was less than one
block from my house! You can imagine how
happy I was - cheap conversion, within walking
distance, no delays or expenses related to
shipping.
Over the next several months, I emptied my
boxes and Carousel trays, two or three at a time,
and took the slides to Digital Pickle for
conversion. I was very pleased with the result.
Most of the oldest slides had changed colors or
faded badly. Digital Pickle corrected the color,
making the digital copies as clear, sharp, and
breathtaking as the original slides. The converted
photos were copied onto CDs for easy,
permanent storage.
So, my friends, take heed. The digital revolution
isn't going away. Film is out, digital is in. Old
slides degrade. lf you have slides that are part of
a neighborhood "armchair walk" or other history
project, convert them before it's too late. And yes,
you'll have to learn PowerPoint or other similar
presentation software! Don't panic - the basics are
extremely simple.
Check out Digital Pickle at http://www.digitalpickle.com. There are many, many
other online vendors that offer the same service.
See if you can find one that's cheaper than Digital
Pickle - and let the office know!
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Copyright (c) 2008 San Francisco City Guides
Digital Pickle is a leading provider of photo, video, audio, and film digitization, restoration, and preservation services. With studios in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, Digital Pickle handles orders from nationwide customers and processes them only at our studios.
For more information, visit http://www.digitalpickle.com.
Please Contact:
Arik Paran
1-800-889-0730
arik@digitalpickle.com
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