A Quality Check for a Finished Photo-Scanning Session
By ImgHeal · Updated
Catch missing files and capture defects before returning originals to storage.
Reconcile the inventory
Compare the number of source items with the files you expected, including backs and album-page views. Check identifiers rather than counts alone: a duplicate scan can hide a missing photograph while leaving the total unchanged.
Inspect representative captures
Open examples from the start, middle, and end of the session. Check focus, full edges, orientation, and color consistency. Review unusually dark or reflective prints individually because a standard preview may conceal their specific problems.
Save a session record
Record scanner or camera settings, date, operator, and any skipped items. Back up the completed set and test opening a copied file before reorganizing originals. Keep uncertain identifications in the notes rather than embedding guesses in permanent labels.
Check before you finish
- Match each identifier to an expected item.
- Back up the session and test a copied file.
Further reading
- National Archives: Digitizing Family Papers and PhotographsBackground on retaining originals, recording metadata, file naming, and independent backups.
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