5x7 (and negative) picture scanning ideas
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LazyTech8315 · 2023-11-26 23:26

First, thank you to those (and I don't even remember the posts let
alone the redditors now) who recommended and posted about Immich and
Paperless-ngx. I've been quite pleased with the transformation of my
ability to manage these data since implementing these tools!

My wife and I recently happened upon a box of pictures... and I mean a
LOT of pictures. I'd like to scan them in either from the 5x7 prints
or the negatives and store them digitally. I picture this needing:

* Initial scan
* Cropping and/or splitting (if more than one picture was scanned at
once)
* Skew adjustment?
* Add EXIF data
   * assign a date
   * add GPS info, if known
* File the original picture in a "scanned" album
* Upload to Immich for long term storage

I could see some of the above steps as a monumental task and time
consumer. Has anyone else tackled this type of project before? What
did you use on how did it go?

I'd rather not outsource this work and pay through the nose for it, I
welcome any discussion around it.

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Flicked_Up · 2023-11-27 11:49

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smashcatroof · 2023-11-27 11:50

EPSON's bundled scanning software (windows) does the pieces up to GPS
data.

Works well IME and I couldn't find anything for Linux do that would do
it all in one hit.

Huge timesaver.

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mtx0 · 2023-11-28 01:11

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