Slide Scanning

Slide scanning is the bread and butter of DVD Your Memories.  We have been scanning slides to DVD since 2006 and now scan slides for many government and corporate organizations as well as video production companies.  With every slide transfer order comes our one-of-a-kind Lifetime Data Backup plan.

Supported Formats

35mm scanning 110 scanning 126 127 scanning 127 Superslide scanning 120/220 scanning 3D Stereo scanning

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Pricing and Basic Info

Mounted 35mm, 126 & 110 Slides

Number of Images 2000 DPI 3000 DPI 4000 DPI
1-100 79¢ Each 99¢ Each $1.29 Each
101-500 69¢ Each 89¢ Each $1.19 Each
501-1500 65¢ Each 85¢ Each $1.15 Each
1501+ 59¢ Each 79¢ Each $1.09 Each

Prices include Digital ICE4 dust and scratch removal, exposure correction, cropping and proper image rotation.

3D Stereo or other irregular formats, including slides that are glass-mounted, please add 50¢ per image.

Mounted 120/220 (Medium Format) & 127 (Superslide)

Number of Images 2000 DPI 3000 DPI 4000 DPI
1-100 $3.49 Each $5.49 Each $7 Each
101-500 $3.29 Each $4.99 Each $6.50 Each
501-1500 $3.19 Each $4.49 Each $6.25 Each
1501+ $3 Each $4.29 Each $6 Each

Prices include Digital ICE4 dust and scratch removal, exposure correction, cropping and proper image rotation. We can scan 127 format slides with our standard 35mm slide scanning pricing but the images will be cropped. Please see image format chart for details.

File Format: Files are in JPEG format. If you would like TIFF files please add 50¢ per image.

All Orders: Add $10 per DVD/CD. There is a $10 minimum for all orders. Also, if you are organizing your photos into groups of less than 20 photos, then there will be a $1 per custom folder/filename only for the groups that have less than 20 images.

If you are bringing in your own flash/hard drive with data on it to store these files, there is a $15 setup fee. There is no fee if your drive does not have data on it or if we’ve provided the drive for you.

Manual Color Correction: DVD Your Memories charges a flat rate of 99¢ per image for most corrections (color balance, levels, brightness, contrasting, light dust & scratch removal).

User-Recommended Upgrades

Contact Proof Sheets

Also known as proof sheets. Contact sheets allow you to view all your slides in seconds on a few pieces of paper.

Slideshow From Your Digital Slide Images

Once we've scanned your slides, why not make a slideshow movie out of it? Pick out your favorite music and let us do the rest. What better way to watch your pictures than in your own DVD slideshow movie!? Click here for info...

Image Restoration

Image restoration will digitally repair your slides. Ask your image scanning technician for more information or examples of what can be accomplished using this service.

Upgraded Resolution - 4000DPI

Our professional-grade slide scanners can create JPEG or TIFF format images up to 4000 DPI. This is the highest resolution available and is recommended for the true archivist. Imagine being able to print out your images as large as 11”x17”!

Personalized Gifts

You’ve captured those smiles, now present them to your family on a custom-printed t-shirt, sweatshirt, mug, mousepad, and calendar. Click here to see our Personalized Gifts.

Geek Corner

Slide Scanning

The Process

Slides are first cleaned with compressed air. This removes any extra dust and other particles without damaging the slide. For this we use a special air compressor to allow just the right amount of air pressure.

We use the professional grade Nikon SuperCoolSCAN 5000 ED and 9000 ED slide scanners to digitize your slides. These are dedicated units that produce amazing results when used properly. There are companies out there that will scan slides using flat-bed scanners. Those companies will not be able to attain the depth of color or clarity of a more high-end dedicated slide scanner such as the Nikon SuperCoolSCAN 5000/9000 ED.

Slides are previewed in the scanning software program where the cropping and other adjustments are set. All slides are labeled numerically by box marking (ie: FarmHouse_001.jpg). Folders are also named according to the original organizational structure of the slides.

After all the slide scanning is finished we go through each image one-by-one and make sure that it is oriented properly (people are standing upright) and not flipped (words appearing mirrored). Once the image scanning technician has looked over all the images, a second technician will look over each image again and sign off on the “customer notes sheet” showing that each image has truly been double-checked.

Once all the slides have been scanned and inspected, they will be burned to our special 100 year archival DVDs (unless otherwise specified by the customer). These disks are regarded as the best medium for long-term storage. Finally, the entire order, no matter what the total size, is backed up onto our company servers. This is referred to as our Lifetime Data Backup plan. At any point a customer can call in and ask for individual images or their whole family history to be burned onto a brand new DVD.

Deteriorating slides

Almost every 35mm slide we encounter has deteriorated in some form. Let’s face it, slides are usually pretty old and nothing stays looking new forever. There are many defects that arise through the aging process. The most common ailment for slides is simple fading. Fading usually manifests as colors losing their vibrancy and a general yellowing of the entire image. If you are interested in seeing how we can restore your old slides please ask your image scanning technician to give you an example.

Manual Color Correction Service vs. Image Restoration Service

Manual color correction is described in the Pricing and Basic Info section and mainly is used to fix problems with color. For example if the slide has a yellow cast to it, in many cases we can neutralize that color and bring back the original colors. We will check for the whitest pixel in the important viewable area of the image and reset that to the 100% white value, and do the same for black. No software program can do this because we are evaluating the image based on the important data and disregarding things like backlighting from windows and such. If your images has a color cast to them or are too dark, just ask our image scanning technician to employ the manual color correction service. We can even enhance one or two images so that you can see how beautiful your slides can be.

The Image Restoration Service will digitally repair your slides. If your slides have folds, scratches, color blots, fungus or any number of imperfections, ask our image scanning technician for a quote for your slide(s). Even if the image has a piece missing it may be possible to reproduce this missing section based on another slide or other data inside the same slide. It is amazing what can be done with Adobe Photoshop, some extra plug-ins, knowhow and experience. And don’t worry, all the original data will be saved.

Additional Information

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