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Old X-rays
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:35 pm
by 53@MVA
Anyone know how to get old X-rays into a digital format? Too big for a scanner !
Re: Old X-rays
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:29 pm
by tomas1
Could you take a picture of them and then digitize?
The resolution may not be great, but it could work?
Re: Old X-rays
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:03 pm
by alibaba
Photographers often photograph old photos as an easy way. Many old tin types were too big to scan also. Put it against a sunlit window and photograph it. You may need to eliminate the flash so you don't get a glare off the cellophane. Cheers man.
Re: Old X-rays
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:38 pm
by tomas1
Hope this doesn't boor anyone?
Years ago when I did mechanical design and layout of PC boards a guy asked if I could copy a Japanese video game board.
It was about 2' square and I asked the place that did the photography of my taped boards to create artwork if they could photo both sides and make 2/1 scale copies.
He did it, but it was very hard to see. I just winged it as best I could and ended up doing it pretty well.
Next they asked if I could remove a portion of the circuitry and insert 4 large ROM chips.
I wasn't an engineer, but somehow I was able to do it.
It turned out well and the company made a fortune off if.
Everyone always accused the Japanese of doing this so what I did was justice imo.
I did all this on the side in my spare room and made some nice $ doing it.
I also got the job of updating it later.
I miss the old days when actually laying out and taping boards took talent.
I did later convert to using CAD software.
Now, I have my old Hamilton 4 poster drafting table I need to get rid of.
I hate to just trash it. It treated me well.