The Digital Archivist – How to Digitise Old Photos, Slides, Videotapes & Documents (Printable PDF)

From shoebox to safe.

Every family has them: boxes of photos, albums, slides and tapes – precious, fragile and only one copy. The Digital Archivist shows you, step by step, how to turn them into digital files you can protect, caption and share with every child and grandchild. No expensive equipment or technical skills needed – just a plan and one box at a time.

What's inside

• Why digitise now – what fades, what wears out and what to save first
• Sort before you scan: the A-B-C method and safe handling
• Three ways to scan: a free phone app, a flatbed scanner or a scanning service
• The right settings: resolution, colour and file types (TIFF, PNG, JPEG) explained simply
• Slides, negatives and cine film
• Videotapes: a low-cost home setup – or when to use a service
• Naming and folders that keep thousands of files findable
• Captions and stories: the four W's and a "caption party" with relatives
• Back up and share: the 3-2-1 rule, shared family albums and caring for originals
• Bring it to life: photo books, slideshows, digital frames and family histories
• 30 ways to share your archive
• Printables: archive inventory, scanning log and cut-out caption cards

Details

• 17 pages, printable PDF – A4 (prints on US Letter too – choose "Fit to page")
• Large, easy-to-read text
• Instant download after purchase
• Fill-in pages – print as many copies as you need for personal use

Please note: this is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.