How to Scan Photos to DVD with Music

Old photos are precious memories not only for you but also for your family members. As the time goes on, the printed old photos might wear out and can't retrieve. Unlike printed pictures, the digital photos could last forever and transfer family memories to more generations. Now scan photo to DVD and preserve family memories eternally.

If you use traditional camera and have got loads of photos in album, you may also want to scan photos to computer so that convert photo to digital format. Afterwards, you could get more from these digital photos, like backup onto DVD, send to others as DVD gift, make a DVD show to play on TV, etc.

But scanning photo to computer is not an easy job. It needs patience and some tips and tricks. As you may know, some companies provide photo scanning service. But here, I will show you how to scan photos with photo scanner by yourself and burn photo to DVD with music. It's easy to burn scanned pictures onto DVD with free DVD menu backgrounds. Now follow up to scan photo to DVD in order to relive your photos on TV.

First of all, Scan Photo to Computer

Step 1: Select a good photo scanner

Scanning photo to pc is a time consuming thing, but a good photo scanner can save you lots of time. In the market, there are two types of scanners – flatbed scanners and film scanners. Flatbed scanners are prevalent and for general usage, like scanning printed photos and text documents. Film scanners are more costly but allow you to scan both slides and negatives.

Some photo scanners also allow you to scan multiple photos one time. It mainly depends upon the software packed with your photo scanner. As far as I know, Microtek scanner and its ScanWizard 5 software could to that. It's very useful if you have tons of photos to scan.

Before scanning photo to computer, make sure your scanner works properly. If necessary, clean the glass with lint-free wipes.

Step 2: Prepare your photos to scan

Keep your photos clean and fingerprints-free. If there is a dirt mark on the photo, try to clean it with lint-free wipes as cleaning scanner glass. When you pick up the photos, avoid printing your fingers in the center, just take the corner. To get best photos scanning result, you need to do your best at the start.

Step 3: Start photo scanning

Now put the prepared photo face-down onto the photo scanner glass, and press Scan button to start photo scanning. If you scan multiple photos at the same time, put photo side by side, and line by line.

Different scanning parameters will generate different digital photos. Most photo scanners allow you to specify image resolution between 150-600dpi. The higher image resolution, the slower your photos will be scanned and the larger file size of scanned digital images. 300dpi will be enough for decent result, but if necessary, select 600dpi to get better pictures.

Step 4: Adjust scanned photos

Usually, the coming along scan software provides basic photo image editing tool to adjust scanned photos, for example, brightness, contrast, sharpening, etc. You could also edit scanned photo using famous Photoshop and free photo image editing tool Gimp (free alternative to Photoshop).

Tips for how to scan photo with Photoshop

1. The full version of Photoshop CS2 or above (and possibly some earlier versions) can be used to direct scan several photos to Photoshop using WIA or TWAIN support and separate them out into individual photo editing windows. To do so, arrange your several printed photo on photo scanner. Next, go to File > Import to scan photo with selected device. Then follow on-screen instructions to scan several photo into single image. Finally, go to File > Automate > Crop and Straighten Photos to separate several pictures.

Secondly, Burn Scan Photos to DVD with Music

You could use Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder to easily burn your digitized photos to DVD with transitions, effects, title, credits and well-designed menu templates. After install photo DVD slideshow maker, launch it and follow these instructions to burn scanned photos to DVD for playback or preserving.

Step 1: Import Scanned Photos and Music

Step 2: Change Transition Effects for Scanned Photo DVD

Step 3: Author Slideshow DVD menu

Step 4: Burn Photos to DVD with Menus

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Make Photo Slideshow DVD with Menus

Tips for how to scan photo to DVD

1. Organize scanned photos into various slideshow, for example, family, wedding, vacation, holiday, etc. Each slideshow will appear as one item on the DVD menu.
2. Right-click on a completely designed DVD menu template and select Save as Template to save template to Custom category so that you can use it next time when authoring DVD menu.
3. After photos are scanned, use free movie making software to make slideshow movie instead of our DVD Slideshow Builder.

Conclusion

I hope you now know how to digitize your photos and burn old photos to DVD to playback on TV. Remember these tips to scan photo to dvd so as to relive your old photos or photo album on TV easily and quickly. If you already have a photo scanner, why not action now and get more fun from your printed photos! Scan photo to DVD to save the memories for ever.

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