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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/JackRose322 on 2025-04-07 02:28:25.

Hi all,

I'm starting the process of digitizing my old family photos and want to run some things by the experts here. I've purchased a Epson V600 and I've downloaded SilverFast 9 SE.

After doing some research online it seems the best process would be to scan my photos as 48 Bit HDR Raw. Especially because I know nothing about photo editing and that's a whole other world to learn about before I get good at it. Is scanning in RAW generally the recommended course of action around here?

I was also wondering what ppi folks think I should scan in as I've seen wildly varying recommendations. SilverFast seems to stop it's pre-set ppi options at 600 but a lot of places online have said to go way above that which I guess I could do with a custom input.

Are there any additional settings in SilverFast that I should be using?

Also, I'd love any tips on tools or how-to guides for organizing the photo collection and/or photo editing. Thanks in advance for your help!

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