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What’s the best way to scan photos from thermal paper so that they don’t get ruined? Specifically photos from Chuck E. Cheese’s. (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Endawmyke on 2025-06-03 21:37:46.

I have some of these large thermal paper photos from Chuck E. Cheese’s from like 20+ years ago that I’m wanting to scan.

But I have a bad memory from childhood when I tried to scan a NASCAR ticket as a kid and it totally ruined the ticket. I’m guessing the heat of the scanner light was enough to black out the whole thing.

And seeing as the Chuck E. Cheese photos are also thermal paper I’m worried running it through the scanner will black it out in the same way.

Any advice?

I’m using an Epson FastFoto FF-680W btw, and it’s advertised to work with receipts (which I believe are also thermal paper?) but I just wanna make sure with anyone here experienced so I don’t accidentally kill these photos.

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