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Another Topic Censored

RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
edited February 2002 in General Discussion
Another topic was Poofed "Pictures" which I think was a stupid thing to do because I'm trying to sell things I don't use or need that are gun related.I was going to post them om GunBroker.com which I stated. I didn't plan on using any other websites but GunBroker.com. I need to know how to transfer pictures from either 35mm film and scanner or buy a digital camera. I guess I'll get this information else where.
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  • blazeblaze Member Posts: 233 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I dont know about a scanner as I have a digital camera, but if you have 35mm pics get them developed at Wal Mart, I think they will give them to you on cd's also which you can easily load to your hard drive. then to an auction site.
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    blaze: Thanks I'll try that until I get the digital camera that I want. A Sony that doesn't use a memory stick, instead it puts it onto a 3.5 disk that of course fits in the camera. Then I have to figure out how to get it on to the GunBroker.com website to sell my stuff. I put things in my computer and they disappear forever.SaxonPig;No, I just want to sell stuff on GunBroker.com and I can't ever find files once I download them or get them from where they are to where I want them to go.
    Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself![This message has been edited by RugerNiner (edited 02-24-2002).]
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  • woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you have a scanner already, you can lay things right on the glass and take a pic. I've done this with items as large as a Marlin 336 stock set. If you really need to use photo's I'd go and get one of the little polaroid camera's meant for kid's use. New they are only $11.00 at WalMart. Film for them works out to about $.50 a pic. If you use a conventional camera you end up trying to shoot up the whole roll of film so you can get 2 or 3 pics. WOODS[This message has been edited by woodsrunner (edited 02-24-2002).]
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    woodsrunner; You mean I can put a holster right on the scanner without taking a picture of it? where would I scan it to ? what program?
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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Adobe Photoshop or whatever program came with the scanner.
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  • woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sure you can, I got the idea from ebay their suggestion. I'll admit it usually isn't a great image but it works better than no pic at all. I just scanned it into my AOL photo gallery. WOODS
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've done the item-on-the-scanner method but unless the object is very flat, everything that is not on the glass will go out of focus. I also got myself a Polaroid cheapy, with a so-called close-up plastic lens option, and the pictures were terrible and out of focus, but it got me by for a while. I always had to shoot the Polaroid first, then put it in the scanner and make my digital file. Then work with it in my graphic software. Polaroid film is expensive for the lousy quality for this kind of work. I finally found a reasonably priced digital camera that can shoot closeups, and now I load from camera to my computer using a wire, generally called the I-Link. You can also use the USB port on some cameras. 640x480 resolution is plenty for Internet work, though you might want something higher if you're going to use it for other things.Your picture quality will be worlds better if you stay away from the make-do junk, but it does cost a little more to invest in the right tool for the job. Software like Paint Shop Pro or PhotoShop have scanning ability built in. An online photo shouldn't have to be huge. The easiest way to reduce file size is to reduce the number of colors from 16 million to 256. Then you can also reduce the actual dimensions of the image down to about a 3x5" rectangle and the file will get even smaller. Then you can "Save As.." a .jpg file, at about "medium" resolution, to make it small enough to go online. You should wind up with a picture around 25k or less which will take a few seconds to upload and to load on other people's browsers for viewing. Once you have your pictures, you need a web site. You are probably entitled to have a small one with your internet provider. Once you have a web site and you know what your address is (like http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bobsmith), then you can go to your site manager online and upload photos. Once the photos are in your website folder out there, you can simply "address" your pictures in your auctions. This is called a link. Your first picture link might be called http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bobsmith/gun1.jpg I used a link when I put up a picture "collage" of my new Star PD purchase a few weeks ago here. The picture file was only maybe 15k in size, but it didn't take up any room on ForTheHunt.com because it was just a link to my own site being loaded. 'Kay? Anyway, that's how it works. The English language is inadequate to make this clear in one try, but that's the general direction you'll be going. eBay, by the way, now offers the ability to upload your picture directly to their site, but the quality suffers when they do the shrinking of your picture. For more advanced auctioneers, the way to go is to put your pictures on your own web site and put a link to the picture(s) in each auction. Yes I do build web sites and yes I have been on auctions for quite a while now. I also have a background in photography. Which is why I never shoulda bought that 'ol Polaroid in the first place. It just doesn't do well on gun-sized or smaller objects. Ramble over.
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  • Norman DogNorman Dog Member Posts: 470 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ruger - I just found that I can get my 35mm film developed at a Longs Drug Store and it will come back with a set of prints and a disc with the images on it in JPG format for about $5 with a two day turnaround. You can upload the images from the disc to your auction entry.Your scanner should have come with some kind of image handling software. You can scan your prints and save them as a JPG or GIF and then use them for your auction.Good luck!
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    offerer;Thank You Very Much. I downloaded your instructions onto Microsoft Word so that I have them for future reference. I also have Microsoft FrontPage, I guess I need to learn how to use it. I went through my programs and this is what I have:1. Lotus2. Picture Easy 3.13. Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition 1.14. Adobe Easy Photo5. Hemera Photo-Objects Gallery for HP6. HP Precision Scan7. Print Shop Pro Publisher 6.08. Internet Explorer Web Publishing Wizard With all this and much, much more you would think I could do something with it. This is just the Programs that I thought were pertinent to this Post. Again, Thanks for taking the time out to educate me.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    RugerNiner, if you have a scanner, it should have come w/ software that will allow you to store & edit the images you create. Mine (HP multifunction) allows me to edit before storing, to minimize HD space. If you look throught the documentation and on-line help files, it should walk you through the process w/ relative ease. Typically, I'm using it for smaller items, individual rounds and boxes of ammunition, so I have no need, as yet, for a digital camera. Once you have the image stored (.jpg seems to work best for me), it's a very simple matter of just 'browsing' to the directory ("folder" in WinDoze talk) where you've stored the file & giving the address to the GB auction listing for an automatic upload. I gave up on eBarf when they went PC 2+ years ago, but the system there was a much larger PITA, requiring an on-line host site other than theirs. GB makes it very nice and very easy for a seller to post a pic.
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