Slide Scanning

SLIDES SCANNED TO DIGITAL FORMAT

Have your 35mm slides scanned so that your original images are safe and the digital copy can be shared with anyone you like. Also, just like any digital picture it can also be printed out.

Pre-treatment of slides includes the removal of surface dust and the correct orientation of the final scan. This means that its not sideways or upside down when you get it back.

As part of the service we offer a degree of correction to the digital image including, increasing the exposure, correcting colour levels, increase or decrease lighting and contrast levels.

We do not use automated dust removal techniques often referred to as Digital ICE. This is acknowledged to soften the picture overall. If corrections are needed following the scan these can be carried out by you with a suitable photo editing programme. Alternatively, we can do that for you.

For details of our additional photo editing services please see our Photo Editing Page.

We scan most types of slides but the original 35mm with a size of 1.35” x 0.85” inches is the most common and dimensions above refer to this size of slide. Other slide sizes yield smaller pictures, and different dimensions.

You have a choice of 2 different scanning resolution options:

1. 2400 dpi – Our most popular scanning option as it gives a picture that can be printed up to A4 or smaller without a problem. It s also an excellent size for Smart TV and 4K TV Systems.
2. 4800 dpi – A much higher resolution for those wishing to print out larger images up to 24 x 16. The quality of the picture does not improve, it just allows for a bigger print.

If you require a different scan dpi to the two listed we can offer from 300 dpi up to 6400 optical resolution.

By default, we save all the digital images jpg files as this is a universal image type easily displayed on all computers, tablets, phones and TV systems.

For professional photographers the images can be saved as tiff files, resulting, of course, in a much bigger file.

SLIDE SCANNING PRICES

Cost is just £0.30 per slide scan.