35mm Slide Scanning (Digitizing)

Slide Transfer onto CD-ROM, DVD or Hard Drive (HD)
The 35mm slide image gets optically projected onto a 6.3 mega pixel camera chip. This means we are not scanning the slides, but even better, projecting them directly onto a camera chip! This very high resolution (of 3088 x 2056 pixels) allows for the images' archival. (RGB Color System)

Have your slides digitized to before it is too late! Over time they lose their color and clarity, and mold build-up can damage them for good.

IMPORTANT:
So that you do not end up getting uneven images with lopsided black borders around each picture, we crop part of the edge of each image. However, if you do not want us to crop the image, we can do that. Please clearly specify this in your online order form (at the: “Use for additional instructions” section.) Then, you will be provided with a transfer which has the full image with a black border.

IF you are interested in having us do a detailed manual hand-cropping, removing each border, then the service cost increases by 50% of the transfer cost – this option does NOT appear in the Online Estimate.

We provide JPEG files. However, if you would like TIFF files, be sure to specify that when you place your order! We need to see your note about that. We add an extra 25% of the transfer cost for providing TIFF files. This price increase will NOT show on the Online Estimate.

What are your buisness hours?
	We do all of our business by mail only. We are always available by phone: (805) 640-8883 -- and if we don't answer, please leave a message for us.
What is the best way to ship my film to you?
	We have enjoyed a 100% track record of perfectly delivered packages using the Postal Service. We send all our domestic shipments via the U.S. Postal Service using their "Priority Mail - with a Delivery Confirmation". If you prefer, and let us know, and we can use a "Signature Confirmation" instead. Both methods provide you with a tracking number with which you will be able to track your shipment. UPS, FedEx, DHL and other carriers also work. However, we only send back your goods via the U.S. Postal Service. (Note our Policy -- We return your order in 2 separate shipments. First we send your transferred goods. Then 7 – 10 days later, we send your original goods back to you.)
What is the turnaround time on your orders?
	It’s easy to find out. From this page, you are 1 or 2 clicks away from seeing your "Estimated Completion Date." As soon as you finish your free online Estimate, it shows you the ESTIMATED completion date. Sometimes we beat that date but if, for any reason, we find we might go over by a day or two, we will surely notify you (that’s rare.) NOTE: Our turn-around time varies based on how much work we already have "in-house" at the time your order is placed.
What if I am wrong in calculating my Estimate?
	We base our invoice on the total minutes of your transferred footage. For slides it is bases on the actual number of slides. Therefore, it is only after the transfer is completed that we will know what the total cost of your order is. We then notify you via an email, and you can pay for it then. If you have under-estimated your total footage (or slides), your invoice will be a bit more, and if you over-estimated, then the cost will be a bit less. Both cases happen sometimes, and it’s OK. More information about our order process
Do you perform all the work yourselves? Do you outsource any of it?
	We perform all of the work in-house here in Ojai, CA. All aspects of your transfer are done by Nathaniel - a professionally trained filmmaker and photographer.

Calculate Estimate Total # of slides to digitize (slides delivered to us in GEPE brand European Slide Trays or KODAK brand Carousels) Total # of slides to digitize (slides delivered to us in their original boxes or rubber banded in stacks) Total # of slides to digitize (slides delivered to us in plastic sleeves or OTHER THAN GEPE brand or KODAK brand trays or carousels)

Price List
Slide Transfer to DVD, CD-Rom or Hard Drive
per Slide - Slides delivered to us in: Digitize Only Turn Auto-Color Turn Manual Colors KODAK brand Carousels or GEPE Trays 30¢ 48¢ $1.28 Slide Boxes or in stacks 48¢ 66¢ $1.46 Plastic sleeves or in “other” trays 66¢ 84¢ $1.64 Service Includes:: Digitize Only Turn Auto-Color Turn Manual Colors Digital transfer of slides You will need to turn images yourself - just one file is provided per slide Turning of vertical images   Horizontal image flipping   Multiple image sizes   Automated color correction     Manual color correction & minor touch-ups
Stock and Misc. Items
order set-up and handling	$ 14.00
DVD stock Verbatim® UltraLife™ Gold Archival Grade	$ 8.00
Duplication set-up fee	$ 10.00

Our process for digitizing your slides:


STEP #1    (This process included in A, B and C Transfers)

Prepping slides for transfer: Before we transfer your slides, we need to place them in a Kodak or Gepe tray. All slides get turned to a "landscape" position, including your vertical images.

If you provide your slides in trays, we will carefully mark the very edge of the slides with a black marker before turning them into a "landscape" position. This ensures that we can turn them back into their original position as delivered to us.



STEP #2    (This process included in A, B and C Transfers)

The transfer process: Each slide gets individualized attention. In order to achieve the best result, very dark slides usually need more light during their exposure, whereas over-exposed slides usually need less.

The adjustment of the exposure is done manually and takes an expert to achieve the correct result. Just after the image is digitized, the histogram data of the image is checked to make sure the exposure was optimal.


Resulting image from STEP #2:

NOTE: Image still needs horizontal flipping (and vertical turning if it is a vertical image.) Flipping and turning is NOT included with Transfer Type A.

The resulting image is facing upside down (or side-ways if it is a vertical image!)

This first "Original File" is provided on the CD/DVD and is best used as a source file for any publication work where a graphic artist will do additional corrections and possibly more touch-up work.

STEP #3    (This process only included in B and C Transfers)

Image orientation: All images require vertical flipping in order to present correctly. Vertical images require turning to their correct vertical direction.

STEP #3 is only included in B and C transfers. If you are computer savvy, you can do this yourself - so might choose Transfer A.

STEP #4    (This process only included in C Transfers!)

Manual color correction. This step is not necessary if your slides are not discolored!

Before

After

The manual color correction in the C Transfer cannot correct slides with strong saturation loss and/or color shifts.

STEP #5    (This process only included in B and C Transfers)

Generating different image sizes: At last, we generate three different file sizes:

A LARGE file - for printing

3072 x 2048 pixels Large image

A MEDIUM file - for viewing on your computer

Average computer monitor size is set to 1028 x 780 pixels (image size is 1014 x 676 pixels)

A SMALL file - for sending via email

507 x 338 pixels Click here to view image in actual size.