Once you get into desktop publishing, it won't be long before you amass a large collection of photos to use in your publications. Kodak's developed a technology that scans photos from your film negatives or slides onto a compact disk. Some will offer color correction of each scan, and this may cost a little extra. If you're paying for that service, be sure you're really getting a quality, color-corrected scan.
Photo CD works on either Windows or Mac.
To view AND manipulate your photos, you'll need a compatible commercially sold software program, such as Adobe Photoshop. You can add more to the CD later. Many film developers these days will put your photos onto a floppy disk at the same time they develop your film into prints. Photo CD gives you five different files for each photograph, each at a different resolution from 72 dpi e-mail to 1200 dpi print. One is designed for on-screen viewing only, such as on the web or computer presentations.