Scanner settings to use when digitizing photos or documents for restoration.
How do I preserve my family papers? How can I safely mount my documents, memorabilia, and photographs into albums or scrapbooks? What kind of photo album should I use? How should I attach my photos to the album pages? Should I remove my photographs from old albums, such as black paper albums or self-stick albums? How should I caption my photographic prints; is there a safe way to write on the back of photographs? How should I frame and display my photographs? How should I store my photographic prints? Should I convert my home movies to video tape? How can I get some important documents that I own repaired? Should I digitize my photo collection? Is it safe to throw away my original film and prints after I digitize them?
This information courtesy of US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
* Scanner Settings
* Preserving Family Papers
* Safe Mounting in Albums
* Choosing a Photo Album
* Attaching Photos to Album Pages
* Removing Photos from Old Albums
* Captioning Photos
* Framing and Displaying Photos
* Storing Photographic Prints
* Converting Home Movies to Video Tape
* Getting Documents Repaired
* Digitizing Photo Collections
