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Moonliner · 04-10-2010, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

This gives the OCD in me the screaming fits... And the slides would still be in disarray.

I've already started the sorting. It's not taking as long as I thought.

Oh great, Now the OCD in me is running through all the various sort algorithms you could use to pick the fastest..

Single pass select, shell, bubble, heap, quick....

Assuming the data is at least somewhat clustered, date order.....

Alex · 04-10-2010, 10:18 AM

The approach I'd have taken is to scan and sort. Scan them in the order you find them but as they come off the scanner put them in order. That way you still only interact with each slide once but end up with both collections (physical and digital) organized.

JWBear · 04-10-2010, 10:41 AM

We bought a scanner that can be used without connecting it to the computer (it saves the data on a SD card). We did this so that we can scan while watching TV/movies in the living room. Scanning and sorting at the same time would require it be connected to the computer, which would defeat the purpose. Good suggestion though.

It's not as bad as i though at first. Most of the slides from a particular date are grouped together. The weird thing is that you'll have, say, 18 slides from May 1966 all together in one box; 12 more all together in a second box; and the remaining 6 scattered randomly in a third.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-10-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

Scanning and sorting at the same time would require it be connected to the computer, which would defeat the purpose.

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Originally Posted by Alex

Scan them in the order you find them but as they come off the scanner put them in order.

He meant sort the physical slide after scanning it.

JWBear · 04-10-2010, 06:08 PM

Then the images on the card would still be out of order. The physical sorting isn't taking that long.

JWBear · 04-11-2010, 03:36 PM

From a conversation about fundamentalist Christians heard in passing:

"It's too bad they make a religion out of the book itself instead of what the book is trying to teach us."

Not Afraid · 04-11-2010, 06:39 PM

I took an afternoon nap and had the most incredible steam punk inspired dreams. It would have made a fantastic film.

Oh, and there was tap dancing involved.

JWBear · 04-11-2010, 06:52 PM

Slides all sorted! Let the scanning begin!

Deebs · 04-11-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Oh, and there was tap dancing involved.

That is so awesome.

RStar · 04-11-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I took an afternoon nap and had the most incredible steam punk inspired dreams. It would have made a fantastic film.

Oh, and there was tap dancing involved.

Good. I just found a HUGE cockroach in my kitchen and can use all the help I can get!

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The approach I'd have taken is to scan and sort. Scan them in the order you find them but as they come off the scanner put them in order. That way you still only interact with each slide once but end up with both collections (physical and digital) organized.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	We bought a scanner that can be used without connecting it to the computer (it saves the data on a SD card). We did this so that we can scan while watching TV/movies in the living room. Scanning and sorting at the same time would require it be connected to the computer, which would defeat the purpose. Good suggestion though. It's not as bad as i though at first. Most of the slides from a particular date are grouped together. The weird thing is that you'll have, say, 18 slides from May 1966 all together in one box; 12 more all together in a second box; and the remaining 6 scattered randomly in a third. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Then the images on the card would still be out of order. The physical sorting isn't taking that long. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	From a conversation about fundamentalist Christians heard in passing: "It's too bad they make a religion out of the book itself instead of what the book is trying to teach us." __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I took an afternoon nap and had the most incredible steam punk inspired dreams. It would have made a fantastic film. Oh, and there was tap dancing involved. Last edited by Not Afraid : 04-11-2010 at 06:47 PM.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Slides all sorted! Let the scanning begin! __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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