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A DIY solution to convert old 35mm slides into a digital format

A projector, a camera and some film result in a fascinating home-made way of creating JPEGs from your old transparencies

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An ingenious set up to help convert slides into a digital format

Although the contraption to hold both the slide and the camera may be home made, the results mean that all old transparencies can be stored on a computer

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Give your photos a translucent title

The free image editor Gimp allows you to add details to your photographs

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Find out how to create personalised screensavers in Windows 7, Vista and XP

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