Selecting A Slide Scanning Service

You know how important it is to preserve your old photos and negatives, which is why you find yourself in the market for a full service slide scanning and photo restoration company that is equipped to scan your 35mm negatives, and restore them to better than their original quality.

Undoubtedly, you’ve come across companies during your Internet search that seem to be making a very real and concentrated effort to defame and discredit the practices of their competitors. This can make you more confused and hesitant about trusting your valuable photos with anyone than you were before you began searching for a company qualified to do just that. One company in particular has even gone so far as to devote whole pages and links containing negative information about one of its competitors on their own website.

Many companies offer slide scanning and photo restoration, and in general, it is best to ignore all of the hype and negative buzz surrounding certain practices, such as outsourcing, and focus on the prices, services offered, and reputation of any company you are considering.

What To Look For When Selecting A Scanning Service

1. 3000 dpi slide scanning services for 35mm slides, as well as 110, 120, 126, 127, and 200 format slides.
2. State of the art slide scanners and scanning equipment.
3. Industry standard automated dust and scratch removal, utilizing programs such as Kodak Digital ICE.
4. The slide scanning services that you choose should include a manual color correction, cropping, red eye removal, rotation, and additional dust and scratch removal as points of service.
5. Quality slide scanning image processing performed by qualified technicians who employ a trusted photo restoration program, such as Adobe Photoshop.
6. Additional photo scanning services:
   • 600 dpi photo scanning services for both priceless, antique photos, as well as newspaper clippings, postcards, and other medium.
   • Black and white slide and negative scanning.
   • First-class photo restoration services for old or damaged images.
7. The option to view and choose prints online, preferably with the understanding that you will pay for only the prints that you select.