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# Try a lightbox, or a bright window
Photograph it with a decent camera, then take it to photoshop. I did this with some negatives about 6 years ago. Turned out pretty well?
(I helped save b3ta! Q4nobody, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 11:20, archived)
# The image agency are already moaning about the quality we've been supplying them
hence why we've got the glass plates out of the strong room, but there's no way i'm going to get away with that en masse with a camera
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 11:33, archived)
# light box or other diffuse light source (think tracing paper)
then take macro images of the neg, probably get away with 6 images to approach 1:1 magnification and stitch the resulting images together into a multimegapixel image before taking it to photoshop.

You may need a tripod. The first one or two will be difficult (both to photograph and to process), but you'll then get into a routine.
(I helped save b3ta! Alfred Pimble uninspired since, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 11:40, archived)
# I sort of wanted to delegate the responsibility for this project
all that sounds like me having to do it myself with time I literally don't have, hence why we bought a rather nifty flat bed scanner. But it simply wasn't designed to deal with anything as antiquated as 4 by 3 glass negatives :/

Back to the drawing board
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 11:59, archived)
# We used to have a scanner where I worked that had a special attachment for scanning negatives.
It was basically a light box that sat on top of the scanner with the negative underneath, and the scanner used that for illumination rather than the usual built-in light source.
(I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 12:09, archived)
# you want to delegate the handling of delicate glass plates to someone else?
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 12:30, archived)
# A volunteer fresh out of university
I know what you mean though, my boss is extremely unhappy about getting them out at all, but my argument has been once they're digitalised properly it's done, and i'm confident in the ability and competence of this guy.

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 12:52, archived)
# intil you hear the distant crash
*tinkle, tinkle, tinkle*

:D
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 10 Apr 2013, 13:36, archived)