If you have negatives, slides, prints or other images that you need to use on the web, in publications, or just to have a digital record for yourself I can digitize them for you. A good example is if you have family albums with prints in them but you have no negatives I can scan the whole album and turn it into a TIF and PDF document that anyone with a computer can then view.
Always send items via FedEx, UPS, or if USPS registered (and insured) 1st Class Mail.
I will scan them and return them to you also using any mailing method you prefer. I can return them on floppy disks (LS120 or 1.44MB), Zip Disk (100) or on a CD as is necessary. Digitized images can always be e-mailed back if you need a quick turn-around.
I use an HP 5100A negative, slide and print scanner or the HP5370c flatbed scanner with the negative/slide attachment. (HP now also calls the HP5100A a model S10 on their web site when you look for drivers for it.)
The 5100A is capable of 2400 DPI optical scans of slides and negatives.
The HP5370C flatbed scanner is well suited for scanning prints up to 11 x 17 in size at resolution up to 1200 DPI optical.
A 2400 DPI scan of a 35mm negative or slide can result in a 24 megabyte uncompressed TIF file. Various image film formats, scan resolutions, and output quality settings can result in vastly different file sizes.
A 300 DPI scan of a 11x17 image easily comes to 11 Megs in size.
Output from scanning can be in many graphic formats. Scanning of documents goes into the graphic TIF format. I can then convert the outputted TIF into PDF if required. No additional charge for the conversion
| Scanning Options | Cost |
| WEB resolution (72 DPI) Negative / Slide scan | $2.00 |
| 1200 DPI Negative / Slide scan | $3.00 |
| 1200 DPI Negative / Slide scan with color, image and contrast correction | $4.00 |
| 2400 DPI scan | $4.00 |
| 2400 DPI scan with color, image and contrast correction | $6.00 |
| 300 DPI Print scan | $2.00 |
| 300 DPI Print scan with color and contrast correction | $3.00 |
Scanning prices does not include shipping costs or media costs. USPS currently is $5.00 plus $5.00 S&H. Other methods would be exact costs incurred to ship plus $5.00 S&H. When shipping via USPS items are always insured.
| Media | Storage Method | Additional Cost |
| 1.44 Floppy | Spanned ZIP | 1 to 3 $0.00 |
| 1.44 Floppy | Spanned ZIP | 4 to 10 $1.00 |
| 1.44 Floppy | Spanned ZIP | 11+ $3.00 |
| LS120 | Native graphic format | $5.00 |
| CDR | Native graphic format (1 to 3 CDs) | $0.00 |
| CDR | Native graphic format (4 to 10 CDs) | $3.00 |
| ZIP | Native graphic format | $5.00 |
18 or more items to be scanned get a 20% discount off listed price. 100 or more at 37.5% off listed price.
Images are batched in groups of 250. If more than 250 are submitted at any one time discounts and delivery schedules are adjusted accordingly.
All prices subject to change without notice.
Prices last updated January 2008.