Re: [photo-3d] Pro photo CDs

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dan Shelley wrote:
> > >Actually, the BEST way to do this is to have your images scanned
> > >by a pro bureau that can give you PRO Photo Cds (including 5
> > >resolutions of your image - the highest of which allows for the
> > >creation of new negatives). I can get this done for about $2.00
> > >per negative here in Colorado Springs.
> >
> >Wow! - I thought getting pro scans was a lot more expensive than
> >that.  Do you know what the highest resolution is, or what the size
> >of the highest resolution files are?
> 
> Over 18 MB.
> 

The maximum resolution (depending on film format) for a Pro Photo CD
is 4096 x 6144.

> >Are the files on the CD jpegs or TIFFs?
> 
> Photo CD format which (correct me if I am wrong folks) is similar to a TIF
> in that it has NO COMPRESSION.
> 

The files on a Photo CD are Kodak Photo CD Image Pac files, also known
as PCD files.  There is one file per image which contains all five (or
six for Pro Photo CD) of the various resolutions for that image.

> >Can this also be done with slides?
> 
> I do not see why not, however, they may need to be out of a mount???
> 

Photo CD can be used with slides, but I've heard that they don't turn
out as well.

> >I'd appreciate any suggestions of good bureaus who can do this by
> >mail.

You should check Philip Greenspun's site
<URL:http://www.photo.net/photo/>.  He has a lot of interesting
photography information and recommendations for Photo CD.

I had one Photo CD done by Kodak several years ago.  I had them make
the Photo CD when they developed the film.  This is cheaper than doing
it after you get the film developed, but as I found out you can wind
up with a disk full of clunkers (the shutter on my camera needed to be
repaired).  Also the 100 pictures per disk is pretty optimistic.  I
got about 90 images on the disk, and didn't have any say as to which
images were left off.

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