FILM SCANNING
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We offer expertise in high-quality film and slide scanning: 
Any size (35mm to 5"x7"), negative and transparency. 

Film and Slides can be damaged by accidents, mishandling, and time. 
By having your film scanned, you can preserve your images for centuries in digital formats.
We can revitalize faded or color-shifting slides and preserve those memories. 
We will convert your film to digital images and "burn" them to CD.


Scan QUALITY
35mm and Medium Format film can be scanned up to 4000 dpi
for incredible detail and clarity on our Nikon scanners; 6400dpi on an Epson v750.

Large Format film may be scanned up to 6400 dpi and even Fluid Mounted.
All Film is handled meticulously to eliminate dust and speckles.

How do you know what quality of scan you need?

Full PRICE LIST (as of December, 2006):
$25.00 minimum

Film Size

8-Bit Scan Price

File Size

16-Bit Scan Price

File Size

35mm

$2.25/frame*

65MB (RGB)

$4.00/frame*

130Mb (RGB)

Medium Format

$4.00 Minimum;
$8.00 for Hi-Res

25-182MB (RGB)

$12.00 Minimum; $0.30/MB otherwise**

up to 365MB

Large Format
(5” x 7” max.)

$10.00 Minimum (2000dpi); $20.00 for Hi-Res

36-586MB (RGB)

   

* 35mm and Medium Format film scanning includes Digital ICE3 (Dust and Scratch Filter)
**  Large Format Prices including Digital "Clean-Up" after scanning (specks, etc.)
(B&W and/or Grayscale files are much smaller and also cheaper.)

Other Scanning options available:

Discounts for Web-Quality (1000 dpi or less) scans (~$1.25 per frame)
Archive your memories, projects, events, and research.
We can work with your budget and your needs to find a proper solution.
 

FILE TYPES / SIZES:

Generally, we save all scanned images as TIFF files as they are the best for printing and editing. 
Many customers like to have Jpegs in addition, which we will provide at a small cost.

Huge Fine Art Files (400 MB) to small, shareable files (100 Kb and smaller).

 

A word about Quality and Scanning technicalities...

Slides and film are scanned to meet your needs:
If you want to make large prints from your film, it should be scanned for that purpose;
Large files can always be reduced for web-display, email, etc. 
Small files cannot be increased for Printing!


EX:  A 35mm slide scanned at 4000dpi makes a 65MB file;
You wouldn't want to send that via email or post it on the web, but
This file makes a print 10x15" at 360dpi--or a 12x18" print at 300dpi.

If your intended purpose is web use, PowerPoint slides, and other "on screen" use only,
smaller scans (1000dpi) will be right for you.

Please email to discuss prices and options--we can meet/beat just about any price out there!

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