What is
Shoebox Scanning?
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Shoebox
Scan is a quality
multiple photo scanning system developed by
Kodak.
This system turns a large number of photos to digital
format and save them on a CD or DVD.
Hundreds or thousands of photos will be now stored on
a single CD or DVD.
The photos will be preserved, archived and stored for
generations to come.
You can make copies of the DVD for your family and relatives
and enjoy on an HD big TV.
*Kodak
is a trade mark of Eastman Kodak
Company
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Hundreds or thousands of photos will be scanned on a single
CD/DVD.
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Your photos are irreplaceable.
All photo scan jobs are done in our NYC lab.
Your photos will stay with us here in NY, and will
never be sent out.
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If you find a cheaper price
for your Photo Scanning job, ask them where the actual
job will be done.
You will be surprised to know - some companies are sending
out to India, China or South America !
Is it worth it?
See also our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
Agreement .
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Free Color Index Prints
offer.
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Right now, we are offering FREE
Color Index Prints for all Shoebox Scan
jobs.
It's easy to see what's on the CD/DVD at a glance. |
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| Shoe Box Scan is
Good for: |
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Archive photos and preserve for generations
to come. |
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Emergency preparedness.
One disk of your whole family photos. |
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Divorce, separation or children's
marriage. |
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Great gift idea for your family members. |
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Enjoy watching old photos on a TV,
otherwise you will never see them again. |
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Show as a side show at a Wedding party
or other family functions. |
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E-mail old photos, share them on a
website. |
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Basic
plan:
Your loose photos will be
scanned, digitized and saved as jpg files on a CD/DVD. |
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The photos must be loose,
in the sizes of between 2.5 x 3.5(wallet size) to
8x10. |
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Must be square shape (see
options below for oval or other irregular shape
photos) |
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We will scan in 300 dpi at the size
of the original photo and save them in jpg format
on a disc.
The resulting digital files are good for quality
photo print of the original size,
E-mail or Web sharing.
(see options below for saving in other digital format
or higher resolution scanning) |
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What you are getting is data file
in jpg format, not movie (see below for movie option). |
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| Price: |
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| over 2000 |
$0.35 each |
| 1,000 -1999 |
$0.49 |
| 999 - 500 |
$0.59 |
| 499 - 250 |
$0.75 |
| 249 - 100 |
$0.89 |
| 99 - 25 |
$0.99 |
| Minimum charge $25.00 |
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| Please
note: |
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No refund
will be accepted for Shoe Box Scanning jobs,
because the CD or DVD can be easily copied at home. |
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Matte photos will show
white dots in digital files. This is a nature of
Matte photo paper.
Because what makes matte paper is its bumpy small
dots surface, which will be visible in digital files. |
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The files may not be in the same order
as the pictures were stacked. |
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File names will be numerical and sequential
in ascending order from 0001.
No sub folders will be created based on groups of
photos.
If you want to scan photos in groups, they are considered
as a different jobs. |
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| Options: |
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Shoebox scan, Photo Scan, NYC
Q&A
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| Are you processing
Shoebox scan in house? |
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Yes.
All scanning job is done in house. No photos will be sent
out.
No chance of lost on transit. Your privacy is well kept.
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| Are my photos returned
after the scan? |
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Absolutely Yes.
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| I am concerned about
my privacy of my photos. |
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We respect your privacy and confidentiality sincerity and
deeply.
Being in photo business since 1971, no other companies are
better than us to control customers' information.
-1. Most jobs done in-house by experienced professional technicians.
-2. The technician will only see photos
what's necessary for quality control.
-3. Once a work is done, all temporary
files( if any ) will be automatically deleted from our system.
To put it in writing, we have our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
Agreement Form ready for you.
You can download the form, type in your (company) name and
address, and print two copies.
Sign and date both, then bring the forms with your work.
We will sign them both and return one copy for you.
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| Can you scan my
photos in numerical order? |
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No. Photos have to be fed into the scanner by their sizes,
orientation and thickness.
We cannot process by customer's numerical order.
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| Can I combine 35mm Slides
and/or 35mm Negative with photos? |
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Yes.
We can combine Photos, 35mm Slides and 35mm Negatives to get
quantity discount.
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| How
big digital files are they on the CD/DVD? |
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Your photos will be scanned at 300
dpi and saved as jpg files on a disc.
For example, a 4x6 photo will be digitized to about 6mb file,
then compressed to a 600 - 200kb size in jpeg format.
By using this compressing technique called jpeg format, we can
put
hundreds or thousands photos on a CD or DVD.
These files can be used for making good photos about the same
size or a little bigger.
Also it is good for E-mail, Web sharing or graphic editing and
enjoy on a big TV screen. |
| Can you scan at
higher than 300 dpi resolution? |
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Yes.
We can scan at 600 dpi, which means you will get 4 times bigger
files.
A 4x6 photo is about 24mb in original then compressed to a
2mb- 500kb file.
50 % additional charge applies
This will be a good idea if you plan to:
1. print larger than double the size of the original.
2. crop a portion of the original..
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4 x
6 Photo scan samples at 300dpi and 600dpi.
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| What format digital
file are they? |
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Jpeg files.
However, we can save them in uncompressed Tiff files with
50 % additional charge.
In real world, with these rather small files (up to 8x10 originals),
it doesn't make much of quality difference between Jpeg and
Tiff.
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| What am I getting
with the basic Shoebox Scan plan? |
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A CD or DVD with digital photo data (jpeg files) on.
The CD/DVD can be played on you PC/Mac and make copies freely.
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| Can
I play Shoebox Scan CD 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 images of your photos.
They are not encoded (programed) to play as a "movie"
on your DVD player.
However, there are two ways to make the data file 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 DVD.
Please provide us with your music CD or Mp3 files.
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| Can
you put a title on the Shoebox Scan DVD movie? |
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Yes.
The title should be simple and short,
like David's Family Photo or John & Kim's Wedding.
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| How big or small
photos can you scan? |
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Regular prices apply to photos from wallet size( 2 1/2 x
3 1/2) to 8x10.
Smaller than wallet size has to be scanned by hand - $2.95
each.
Bigger than 8x10 photo up to 11x 14 - $15.00 each.
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| Can you scan
photos in photo album? |
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No.
Please take them out from the albums before submitting to
us.
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| Does
Shoebox Scan services come with money back guarantee? |
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No.
Because once the CD/DVD is taken out from the 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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Shoebox scanning normally can be done within 48 hours.
Sometime less sometimes more, depends on the quantity of your
photos and production availability.
All jobs are done in house so we can accommodate your needs
as much as we can.
Please let us know if you are in a hurry or dead-on time limit.
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Why
photos fade? |
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Your photos are fading
day-by-day.
Scan and Digitize Photos is the ONLY way to stop it.
Even film manufactures admit that color will
"change" over time.
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