35mm Negative Scanning Services
Digital Conversion of 35mm negatives to CD or DVD. Optical scanning resolutions at
2000, 3000, and 4000 dpi using Nikon Coolscan 5000 scanners.
File format options include either JPEG ( jpg ) or TIFF ( tif ).
We offer three levels of service for our film scanning: Bronze II, Silver and Gold.
We understand the value of your film and we also know this should be a once in a lifetime expenditure. We promise to take care of your film as if it
were our own treasured memories. And we will do everything in our power to ensure that the quality is unsurpassed so that we
will never have an unsatisfied customer.
We have developed a reduced cost solution for scanning 35mm negatives. Using this process, we take negative strips of any length and carefully cut them into individual frames. Each frame of film is then carefully mounted into a slide mount so that it can be scanned using the Nikon
5000 batch scanner, thereby reducing the cost to you.
Some additional facts about this process: You will be able to more easily label your film by labeling the mount with a cross reference to your digital image file names for future use.
You can take advantage of our ultra high resolution 4000 dpi scans for your negatives.
The film is better protected and preserved and film curl is reduced, resulting in a flatter film plane and better scan results.
The images are automatically reversed to give a brilliant positive image.
Your negative film can still be processed into prints at your local photo lab.
If you want to save money, you can do the mounting yourself and then simply order from the slide scanning order form.
Restrictions:
1. For every strip of film you send us, you must have all frames mounted and scanned. We cannot skip frames. In other words -- only send us the frames that you want mounted and scanned.
2. We will not work with negatives that have anything attached to them, even along the sprocket holes. You must remove any plastic, adhesive strips, etc., before shipping your negatives to us.
3. Digital ICE will NOT work with black and white film
Bronze II Processing
Our Bronze II Processing service was just enhanced to include rotation and cropping. It is designed for the DIY do it yourself customer that wants to take control of the final image adjustments using PhotoShop or other image editing software. Based on customer feedback and our own research, we believe that our new Bronze II service is superior to that found at local photo stores and most internet based competitors.
Our Bronze II Processing service includes the following with NO additional cost to you:
Infrared dust & scratch reduction (ICE)
Auto cropping to eliminate the border from the film mount (Note: With
Bronze II service a few crops might be missed and the edge of the mount could
show in the corners and along one or more edge of the image.)
Image Rotation as required
Burn to Disc
Single folder. Additional folders are $4.00 each
Files will be named in sequence.
(Image 0001, Image 0002, Image 0003, etc.)
- Custom File Naming is Available. Click
Here to learn more.
Probably not print or video ready if film is old and faded – but ready for final adjustments in Photo Shop, Paint Shop, etc.
Price Calculator & Order Form
Silver Processing
Our Silver Processing service is designed for the general population who want a cost effective solution to digitizing their photo collection but do not want to be involved in the final image adjustments and/or want the DVD Video created at the same time as the scanning. This process produces
very acceptable digital images for print & video in most situations.
Our Silver Processing service includes the following with NO additional cost to you:
Infrared dust & scratch reduction (ICE)
Manual cropping to eliminate the border from the slide mount
Automated Post Scan Image adjustments (color / contrast) and some manual
corrections to images.
Image Rotation as required
Burn to Disc
Maximum of 2 folders for every 100 images. Additional folders are $4.00
each
Within each folder the files will be named in sequence.
(Image 0001, Image 0002,
Image 0003, etc.)
- Custom File Naming is Available. Click
Here to learn more.
Print and Video Ready 1
Note 1 : Print and Video Ready assurance can only be achieved if slides/negatives are in relatively good condition. Both our Silver and Gold services apply color and fade restoration when required, but in some extreme cases where the dyes in the film have faded too far, even the best digital enhancement will fail to fully recover the original scene.
Mold and Mildew can also present problems.
Price Calculator & Order Form
Gold Processing
Our Gold Processing Service is designed for the professional that demands the finest possible digital image from slide or negative scans.
Our Gold Processing service includes the following with NO additional cost to you:
Infrared dust & scratch reduction (ICE)
Automated Color Correction and Fade Restoration as required
Manual cropping to eliminate the border from the slide mount
Post Scan manual image adjustments (color / contrast / minor spotting / cropping)
performed on each individual image.
Image Rotation as required
Burn to Disc
Maximum of 4 folders for every 100 images. Additional folders are
$4.00 each
Within each folder the files will be named in sequence.
(Image 0001, Image 0002,
Image 0003, etc.)
- Custom File Naming is Available. Click
Here to learn more.
Print and Video Ready 1
Note 1 : Print and Video Ready assurance can only be achieved if slides/negatives are in relatively good condition. Both our Silver and Gold services apply color and fade restoration when required, but in some extreme cases where the dyes in the film have faded too far, even the best digital enhancement will fail to fully recover the original scene.
Mold and Mildew can also present problems.
Price Calculator & Order Form
DVD Video SlideShow from Your Scanned Negatives
As an optional service, we can also transfer your scanned images into a DVD Video Slide Show. Pricing for this option is conveniently located on the scanning order form. Customers that select this option will receive the individual scanned images on CD or Data DVD in addition to receiving the standalone DVD SlideShow for TV viewing. The DVD Video Slide Show is not available with our Bronze II service.
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