We're often asked how quickly we can scan a batch of photos, invariably the answer is much, much quicker than even the most dedicated traditional scanner operator. Let's take a batch of 500 photos, and a decent scanner being operated by someone familiar with the scanner and its software. Every time a scan is made the lid has to be lifted, photo(s) placed on the glass, and then the scan(s) made and the digital files saved.
If it takes as little as 1 minute per photo that gives a simple elapsed time of 8 hours and 20 minutes. If you add in a few minutes each hour to rest those straining eyes you could easily be talking about 10 hours. Very few people will sit scanning for that length of time, and probably don't have the time anyway. If you could manage a couple of hours a day you’re looking at a week of lost evenings or a solid weekend of grind. Even the most dedicated family member or photo hobbyist will find this a tedious burden.
From recent experience 500 photos isn’t a massive library. Last Thursday we were given a batch of 1100 photos that need to be scanned ready for our client on Tuesday. Yes, it has been done - it was polished off on Friday. DIY that would have been some 17 to 20 hours of work for a busy Mum with a young family. I’d suggest that a scanning bill for £110 is a modest price to avoid all that grind and lost family time.
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