Digital Photo Benefits: Why Digitize Slides, Prints, &
Negatives with our Scanning Services?
Our
lives are filled with journeys, not only geographic but
with cherished emotional experiences. Life is simply a journey
we take, and our photos chronicle that journey.
You may be surprised to learn that those
cherished photos stuffed away in that shoe box in the closet
are beginning to fade away. Unfortunately photo prints,
slides, and negatives are not permanent. Even the most reliable
storage methods cannot prevent your traditional photos,
slides, and negatives from aging, and eventual fading and
discoloration. If you could relive
your wedding day with the click of a mouse, would you? If
you could preserve your baby's toothless grin forever, would
you? Our services make these things possible!
DIGITAL
IN A NUTSHELL: Going digital with our services
puts the digital world at your fingertips. We've put
together
a powerful set of services that you'll be sure to appreciate.
Your photos will be preserved in an organized fashion.
It's
easy to find the photo you're looking for with our professionally
printed contact sheets, or choose from our software
offering
to organize your photos by date, occasion, or person. Sharing
pictures with family and friends has never been easier.
We can set you up with leading photo sharing web sites.
We'll even upload your photos for you! You can then
order real
prints from the comfort of your living room, create photo
gifts, customized books, or even a mouse pad of your
favorite
shot. We've put together a processing option that's sure
to please hobbyists, professional photographers, and
even
the penny pincher. Please read on to learn more about the
benefits of digital images.
PRESERVE:
Our scanning and archiving services provide a means to
preserve those precious memories with permanence in
digital form.
Digital images do not fade, discolor, get scratched, torn.
Nor are they adversely effected by acids or materials
present
in papers & plastics. Digital images can be reproduced
or copied from one medium to another with no loss of quality
or change to the original. Do digital images last forever?
If cared for properly it is possible to ensure that your
photo collection can weather the ages in perfect form.
While digital storage mediums, CDs Hard-Disks or any other
medium,
do not last forever, the images stored on these devices
can be moved to new media with no loss of quality, ensuring
that your digital images can be passed down from generation
to generation in perfect condition. Universities, museums,
and libraries typically archive important information to
high quality CD-Rs, keep two copies at different locations,
and at intervals based on CD-R's life span check the disks
to ensure they are in working order. At the first sign
of
data loss the information stored on the disks would be
copied to a new medium, whatever is the standard at that
time,
then the process will be repeated. We use Mitsui Archival
Quality CD-R media that is estimated to last up to 300
years.
Mitsui CD-Rs provide longevity and durability far in excess
of conventional CD-R media.
ORGANIZE:
Never dig through piles of photos again! It's easy to find
the picture you're looking for when your photos are
in digital
format. We'll organize your collection as you see fit.
Our contact sheets make finding that perfect shot a
piece of
cake. Today's software will let you view all your photos
with ease. You can even categorize your new digital
photos
by date, year, month, person, or event. Check out our software
offerings to learn more. Finding a group of photos only
takes a few clicks with Adobe® Photoshop® Album.
SHARE:
Access your photos anywhere that has Internet access! Sharing
the family photo album is a reality with our services.
If
you wish, we'll set you up with one of the worlds top Photo
Sharing services and upload your pictures for you. If
you
live in New York and your brother or sister lives in L.
A. no need to worry. You'll both be able to view, edit,
order
prints, e-mail pictures, or photo gifts over the Internet.
Let us use our high speed connection to get you set
up.
Click here to learn more about sharing, ordering prints,
and photo gifts.
EDIT:
Like to scrapbook? or get creative? Be the master of your
personal digital darkroom. Digital Photos are easy to
edit
and be creative with. Make flaws magically disappear, remove
a distracting object, or paint your grandfathers face
on
Mt. Rushmore with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements. The
only limit is your imagination.
OUR PROCESSING
OPTIONS: If you're an amateur, a professional
photographer, or even a beginner who knows little about
photography, no
problem. We've set up four processing options that are
sure to meet your needs without breaking the bank.
We can provide
you with print ready scans that are color corrected, dust
& scratch free,cropped & rotated, red-eye reduced,
and sharpened. If you're on a budget or simply want to
optimize
your pictures yourself we'll provide you with the raw image
data you need. If you're a professional in need of 4,000ppi
high bit scans saved to a specific color space we've got
you covered. We use quality Nikon scanning equipment for
all film scanning and professional Epson flatbeds for all
print scans. We always optimize images on an individual
basis and never batch correct. Please visit our scanning
options page for more information about our options.
Other Helpful Links:
Scanning Service Comparison: Film
scans come in four varieties; Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Pro. Print scans come
in two flavors; Silver, and Gold. Click a link to compare our processing options. Film
Scan Comparison | Print
Scan Comparison
Digital
Imaging in a Nutshell: This article
explains digital images, Resolution, and Megapixels.
It provides a brief technical background to digital
imaging.
Scan Resolution Help: This article explains scan resolution.
It looks at scanning resolution from three perspectives and makes recommendations
accordingly.
Print
vs. Film Scanning: This article compares print scans with film
scans. It also outlines the limitations of print scanning. JPEG vs. TIFF File
Format: This article briefly discusses these
two unique file formats. CD
vs. Data DVD: Wondering what
a Data DVD is? This page will explain Data
DVDs and compare them with CD-Roms. Disk
Organization: This page explains
how your disks will be organized after
scanning.
You may also find our order planning guide helpful.
