All Film scanning work is done in-house
by our white glove technicians.
What good of digitizing films ?
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Archive a life time Film collections on
a disc for generations to come. |
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Enjoy old images on iDevices or Smart Phones. |
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Emergency preparedness. One
DVD could hold a whole life negative images. |
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For divorce, separation or children's marriage. |
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A great gift idea for your family members. |
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Enjoy watching old Films on a big TV, otherwise
you will never see them. |
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Show as a slide show at family functions
or parties. |
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E-mail or share them on Website. |
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Negative
Film Scan Services Specs and Prices
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JPG
File
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Tiff
File
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Scan
Resolution
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Basic
Plan
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Higher
Res.
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Tiff
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High
Res in Tiff
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1200 dpi
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2400 dpi
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1200 dpi
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2400 dpi
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35mm Film |
1200 x 1800 pix |
2400 x 3600 pix |
1200 x 1800 pix |
2400 x 3600 pix |
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Photo
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= 4 x
6 at 300 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 600 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 300 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 600 dpi
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= 8 x
12 at 300 dpi
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= 8 x
12 at 300 dpi
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Scanned
File Size
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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Saved
File Size
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600 kb
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2 Mb
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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How many
files
fit on a CD
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more than
1000
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about
300
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about
100
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about
25
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How many
files
fit on a DVD
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more than
6000
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about
2000
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abut 650
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about
200
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Q'TY
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P R
I C E
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1 - 24
(Min charge)
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$25.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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25 - 99
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$0.99
each
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$1.50
each
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$1.50
each
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$2.25
each
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100 -
249
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$0.89
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$1.35
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$1.35
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$1.95
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250 -
499
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$0.75
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$1.12
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$1.12
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$1.68
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500 -
999
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$0.59
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$0.89
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$0.89
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$1.35
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1000 &
over
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$0.49
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$0.75
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$0.75
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$1.25
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Turnaround time
Quantity
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Regular Turnaround time |
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1- 24
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next
business day
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25 - 100
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2 - 3
business days
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100 -
500
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a week
or less
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500 and
over
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Digitizing Negative films are time consuming job.
But all our Film scanning is processed at our New York
studio, the schedule can be flexible.
Please contact
us if you need to have digitize negative films by
certain time.
We will try to match your schedule best we can.
Basic
35mm Film Scan Service:
Your 35mm slides will be scanned,
digitized and saved on a CD or DVD.
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A 35mm negative films will be scanned at 1200
dpi (ppi) resolution at around 1200 x 1800 pixels
image.
After all Negative Films are scanned, files will
be saved in jpg format and stored on a CD or DVD
disc.
With this basic Film scanning option, you can:
1. Enjoy quality slides show on a big HD TV screen
or PC and Mac computers.
2. Good choice for Web sharing (such as Face Book),
E-mail or Online Print order.
3. Good for Power Point Presentation, digital
Projector and other presentation.
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You also can Edit jpeg images with a graphic
Edit Program.
There are many Free Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular for both Windows and
Mac people.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto.
You also can do many other things like:
Rename the files, sort them in orders, organize
them in groups, E-mail or upload to Website
(such as Web Photo Albums, Facebook or Youtube).
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Optional Tiff and/or Hi Resolution Film Scan Services:
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Hi Resolution Film Scan Option
A 35mm negative film will be scanned at 2400 dpi
(ppi) resolution, resulting at around 2400 x 3600
pixels image.
With this Hi Resolution Slide Scan Option, you
will get:
1. Each image is almost 4 times bigger than Basic
Scanning plan.
2. You will get more detailed information on each
negative frame.
3. Good for better quality archiving and graphic
editing.
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Tiff File Option
Unlike Jpeg format which compresses the original
files to a compact size, Tiff is a full quality,
lossless format.
No matter how many times opened and closed, a
Tiff image quality will be exactly the same as
original.
Please note:
1. Tiff is a huge file format - almost 10 to 20
times bigger than Jpeg file.
2. Too big for E-mail or Web sharing, therefor,
many Websites do not accept Tiff file uploading.
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| Please
note: |
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No
refund will be accepted
because
the CD/DVD we create can be easily copied at home.
We will redo works when quality
improvements is possible.
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We scan 35mm negative film only.
Some of the negative film formats we Don't
handle: 110 film, 126 film, 127 film, 120/220
or 4x5 sheet films.
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Your original negative films will be returned,
but NOT in the same order as we received.
We will return all original negative films.
However, negative films will NOT be put
back in the order as received.
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We are unable to scan
in particular orders.
Sorry but we are unable to scan your films in particular
orders, such as numerical or by date
There are many Free Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto from Apple.
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We are not responsible for each image's direction.
See the examples below - we can't tell which one
is "right" for you.
You can rotate the pictures as you like with graphic
application on your PC/Mac.
If you are not sure what application to use for
organizing your digital files, there are many Free
Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular, so that will be a good
start.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto from Apple.
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Scan sample images at different resolutions:
see How good is scanning
35mm slide at higher resolution?
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Don't rise your expectation too high.
Negative films have a lot of scratches, dusts,
stains, bent, film grains or finger prints.
That's the analog world you were in back then.
Please don't expect scanned film images as clear
as digital photos - it never happens.
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Film Scan Q&A
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| I am concerned about
my privacy of my Films. |
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We respect your privacy and confidentiality sincerity and
deeply.
Being in photo business over 25 years, protecting customer's
privacy is a part of our daily workflow.
To show our sincerity in writing, we have our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
Agreement Form ready for you.
You can download this form, print your (company) name, sign
and dated, then bring the form with your work.
Let us remind you again that none of your Films will be out
of our lab, they stay here.
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| Are you scanning all
my Films in house? |
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Yes.
All scanning job is done in house. No Films will be sent out,
none.
No chance of lost on transit. Your privacy is well kept.
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| Are my Films returned
after the scan? |
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Absolutely Yes.
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| Can you scan my Films
in particular order? |
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No we don't scan you Films in particular orders,
Other than the above, we don't scan your Films in particular
sequence.
You can change jpg files as you like, once the negative Films
are scanned.
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| Can I combine 35mm Films
with Photos and Slides? |
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Yes.
You can combine Photos, 35mm Slides to get quantity discounts.
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| How
big digital files can I get from Film Scan? |
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We scan 35mm Films around 1200 x 1800 dpi each.
This is good for:
1) Enjoy beautiful quality Films on 52 inch HD TV screen,
and
2) Make a good quality print up to 5x7 size.
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| Can you scan my Films
at higher resolutions ? |
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Yes.
We can scan at 1500 x 2100 scan - with 50 % up and
at 2400 x 3600 dpi with 100 % up.
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| 1. |
As long as you have around
12200 x 1920 pixels in a file( our basic plan ),
increasing resolution doesn't make any better on an HD
TV monitor viewing. |
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It's not numbers of
"dot"s that define image quality, but quality
of each "dot" really matters.
There are companies out there advertising that:
-1. they use camera manufacture's desk top Film scanners.
-2. they offer bigger file size with cheaper price.
If you compare their compact desk top Film scanner vs
our Professional industrial processor,
the quality difference is clear.
How good and clear information can each "dot"
capture from your Film is the key for quality
Film scanning processing.
It is not all about 1200x1800 or 2250 x3250 kind of numbers
that others advertise.
So don't be fooled about pixel numbers that others are
offering.
If each "dot" is bad, no matter how many dots
is a file, it's still a bad file. |
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Bigger file from Film Scan is NOT as good as bigger
file from Photo Scan.
In other words, you can't see as much difference in
Film scanning as photo scanning when the
scanning resolution is doubled.
Why?
Because the actual image size of 35mm Film is so small
compared to 4x6 photo, that
we've already enlarged a lot more to get the same file
size of 4x6.
So further enlargement from this small 35mm Film will
NOT increase image quality.
Even worse, you can see large Film grains all over the
image that ruin the total image quality.
35mm Film vx 8x12 print (notice
how small 35mm Film is)
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| What format
digital file am I getting on a disk? |
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Jpeg files.
However we can save in uncompressed Tiff files with 50 % additional
charge.
In real world, with these rather small files (6 to 24mb each),
it doesn't make much of quality difference between jpeg and
Tiff.
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| What am I
getting for the basic Film Scan plan? |
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A CD or DVD with all scanned digital image files on.
You can play it on your computer (PC or Mac) and copy it freely.
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| Can
I play the Film Scan CD/DVD you created on my DVD player ? |
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Unless you order a movie
DVD as an option, the answer is basically No.
Because the files on the CD/DVD are "still photo"
images of your Films.
They are not encoded (programed) to play as a movie on your
DVD player.
However, there are two ways to make the data file "move"
(play).
1. You can order a Movie
DVD option at $29.95 extra.
or
-2. There are some DVD players that "Play" jpg files
as if they are movie file.
Please check your DVD player's manual for more details.
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| Can
you use my music as background music for my DVD movie? |
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Yes.
With an additional $15.00,
we can put your music on the movie DVD.
Please provide us with a music CD or Mp3 files.
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| Can
you put a title on the Film Scan DVD movie? |
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Yes we can with no additional charge.
Please make the title simple and short, like;
"Uncle John's Films"
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| What size of Films can
you scan? |
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At this time we are offering 35mm Negative Films scanning
service only.
We are still trying to find right price with good quality
point on other type of Films.
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| Does
your Film Scan service come with money back guarantee? |
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No.
Once the CD/DVD is out from our store, it can be easily copied.
As a company policy, we don't accept money back request on
any CD/DVD orders.
No exceptions.
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| How
long does it take? |
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Film scanning services normally take a couple of days to
a week.
Since all scanning job is done in our lab,
please let us know if you are in a hurry or dead-on time limit.
We try our best to meet your request with or without extra
fee.
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Negative
Film Scan
