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5 Things You Should Know About Photo Scanning Service

5 Things You Should Know About Photo Scanning Service posted by thevideoeditor.com The Video Editor 4590 MacArthur Blvd. Suite 500 Newport Beach, California (949) 720-2080 I remember back in the decade of the 1970s, bell-bottoms, discos, and gas shortages we big. At that time, photographing images with 35mm film and developing them into 35mm slides were considered the best quality compared to photographic prints. Slides are actually film and have much more of a contrast ratio and can yield a better range of colors. Slides were not as easy to view as photos were. You had to set up a slide projector in a dark room with a bulky slide screen capable of rendering those rich, lovely colors. There is still no doubt that slides were the best medium. Now decades later, it is still difficult to display 35mm slides. The projector bulb might have burned out, and hunting down a new one will set you back many more dollars than they did 50 years ago. A slide screen is probably out of the question, even if you still have one, so improvise and resort to projecting the slides onto a flat wall, with its bumps and cracks. OK, let’s agree this procedure is not the easiest or best way to archive or view 35mm slides from yesteryear. Depending on the number of slides we have, how much time we have, and how much money we want to invest, will direct us to the best option to archive, view, and share these photographic gems with others. Do It Yourself Time Investment: If you decide to tackle the chore of scanning, digitizing, and also to scan photos to digital you’ll need to have some time to invest as an average single slide will take approximately 2-3 minutes. Multiply that time by the number of slides you have and you’ll come up with a fairly good estimate of the scanning time required. But you should also add in, what most people overlook, that is the time to clean and prepare the 35mm slides and negatives. You have to make sure that the slides are positioned correctly with the smooth or glossy side facing down toward the camera and the matte finish emulsion side up facing the light source. Typically, a slide with printed words on the slide frame will face up in a flatbed scanner. To experiment in finding the correct orientation of a slide, find an image that was taken with an actual sign in the image, when it is positioned correctly the words in the image should read correctly. If not, flip the slide over and scan again. Paper photographs typically will be facing down in the flatbed scanner. Equipment Investment: If you don’t already own one, you’ll need to figure-in the cost of a decent flatbed photo scanner capable of scanning both 35mm negatives, slides as well as photographs. Expect to pay between $150 and $300 for a reasonably good scanner to handle the project. Don’t forget to add-on cleaning supplies like PEC-12 liquid emulsion cleaner and PEC lint-free wipes to clean the negatives and slides. Done For You When you start looking for a photo scanning company, like most of us, you'll want the best service performed fast and at the best price. But as I learned in business school you can only choose to have two, not all three. Good, fast, cheap. This management maxim is also expressed as “you get what you pay for”. -You can get great quality done fast, but you have to pay more. -Great quality photo scanning at a great price will mean slower service. -A great price with fast service usually will mean the quality of the scans will suffer. Choose wisely. Technically For a digital transfer service what kind of resolution do I look for scanning my photos and 35mm slides? For documenting scanned photos, a 600 DPI (dots per inch) is a great setting on the scanner. Now, if the photos are going to be blown up to a much larger size or printed into a book, a 1200 DPI setting might be sufficient. If 1200 DPI is good, 3600 DPI might be better? Yes and no. While you’ll end up with more DPIs, the question to be asked is, will it matter? You will end up paying more for each scan as now scan time might take 5-6 minutes per slide. For scanning 35mm slides or negatives 1200 DPI is plenty but our machines can offer up to 10,000 DPI again do you need it? And are you willing to pay the additional price? We offer a free consultation to discuss your project and help determine the best scanning resolutions for this digital transfer service. A typical scan output format is .jpg images. What’s the cost? As we mentioned earlier, the investment of approximately $300 in a scanner and cleaning supplies should cover the equipment. But then again, you might want to add some additional software that can color correct and enhance photos and minimize dust and stray elements from scanning into your project. While your labor can’t factor into your costs, it is an element to consider along with the time commitment required. On the other hand, a professional photo scanning service offers these scanning solutions every day, some having decades