Hand scanning Hand-scanned at 300 dpi. A color hand scanner is a good tool for casual use if you start with some decent source material. So far, however, we re not satisfied with the results. The photos we scanned were of pretty poor quality. Heads smaller than a thumbnail cannot be expected to come up on a 14 screen without a LOT of degradation, even at 400 dots per inch.
Flatbed scanners are a personal favorite because they are so precise.
Takes only 10 minutes or so and will easily take the place of video equipment that is prohibitively expensive. What a kick, when I am pissed off, everyone will know it if they access my home page.