Very good quality archiving.
Good for very Hi quality lossless archiving and heavy photo editing.

Note: Tiff file is not for everybody.
You cannot E-mail Tiff files (too big).
Tiff is NOT for TV viewing via DVD player.
Tiff files do not work on Smart Phone or Tablet or Web sharing.

Resolution
DPI stands for Dot Per Inch, more dots per inch means more detailed info is captured when scanning.
Higher is better in general but costs you more. How much more is here.
Photos will be scanned at, either 300 dpi or 600 dpi.

Digital file format
Either Jpeg or Tiff.
There are many types of "Digital Graphic files", but the most popular digital file formats in Photo Scanning world are Jpeg and Tiff.

Jpeg (or often spelled Jpg) file is very popular and good for most people.
Jpeg is a convenient format for printing, Web-sharing(such as Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox), E-mail.
You can also enjoy photo show on your big HD TV, using a DVD player.

Tiff file is different from Jpeg file mainly in two aspects.
1. Scanning method is different
2. The way scanned file is saved is different - Jpeg compress the files, Tiff doesn't and keep the original size.

Note: Tiff file is not for everybody.
It is a perfect solution for Hi Resolution Archiving or Photo Graphical Editing purposes.
But Tiff file is too big for E-mail or Web-sharing. It does not play on DVD player as a photo show.
Tiff doesn't work on Tablet or Smart Phones.

What is Tiff Scanning?Tiff file Photo Scan means that digitized scan images will be kept in lossless format throughout the scanning process from the original scanning to the end of saving process.
In other word, from the beginning (digitizing photo image) to the end (file saving), the scanned photo file is kept uncompressed Tiff format.

Jpeg is a compressed file format that after scanned the original file will be compressed to 1/10 to 1/20, and when viewed it will expand to its original file size again.

Jpeg scan vs. Tiff scan is not a matter of how to save the files after scanning, rather, the whole process of scanning is different.

Most consumer grade photo scanners are unable to scan in Tiff (uncompressed file) mode, because each digital file size could is very large.
We've found some companies are offering Tiff Photo Scan by scanning in Jpeg and only saving in Tiff format. That's a kind of cheating.

When we offer Tiff Photo Scanning, we do scan in uncompressed Tiff mode and save in Tiff.
The scanned digital files remain lossless, uncompressed throughout the process.

Photo scan, Picture Scan in New York, Q&A

	How can I place an order with you?
	Do you scan photos at your lab in New York City?
	How long does it take to convert photos into digital format?
	Are my photos returned after the scan?
	I am concerned about my privacy of my photos
	Can you scan my photos in particular order?
	Can you scan at higher than 300 dpi resolution?
	What format digital file?
	What am I getting with the basic Shoebox Scan plan?
	Powerpoint - what resolution do I need?
	Projector, Presentation - what resolution do I need?
	Can I play digital photo CD on my DVD player ?
	Can you use my music for my DVD movie?
	How big or small photos can you scan?
	Can you scan photos in photo album?
	Why photos fades?

Yes.
All scanning job is done right at our lab in Manhattan, New York, NY.
No photos will be sent out.
No chance of lost on transit.
Your privacy is well kept.

Absolutely Yes.

We respect your privacy and confidentiality sincerity and deeply.
Being in photo business since 1971, no other companies are better than us to control customers' information.
-1. Most jobs done in-house by experienced professional technicians.
-2. The technician will only see photos what's necessary for quality control.
-3. Once a work is done, all temporary files( if any ) will be automatically deleted from our system.

To put it in writing, we have our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreement Form ready for you.
You can download the form, type in your (company) name and address, and print two copies.
Sign and date both, then bring the forms with your work.
We will sign them both and return one copy for you.

Unfortunately No.
Photos have to be sorted by their sizes, orientation, thickness or conditions to obtain best scanning quality.
We sometimes have to scan a photo multiple times for quality control.
We cannot keep the photos in a certain order.

As a basic plan, your photos will be scanned at 300 dpi and saved as jpg files on a disc.

For example, a 4x6 photo will be digitized to about 6mb file,
then compressed to a 600 - 200kb size in jpeg format.
By using this compressing technique called jpeg format, we can put
hundreds or thousands photos on a CD or DVD.

These files can be used for making good photos about the same size or a little bigger.
Also it is good for E-mail, Web sharing or graphic editing and enjoy on a big TV screen.

Yes.
We can scan at 600 dpi, which means you will get 4 times bigger files.
A 4x6 photo is about 24mb in original then compressed to a 2mb- 500kb file.

50 % additional charge applies

This will be a good idea if you plan to:
1. print larger than double the size of the original.
2. crop a portion of the original..

4 x 6 Photo scan samples at 300dpi and 600dpi.
300dpi 600dpi	300dpi 600dpi

You have a choice of Jpeg or Tiff file.
For more details, please see here.

Recent DVD players and Blu-ray players can play Jpeg files as photo show on HD TV monitor.

Regular prices apply to photos from wallet size( 2 1/2 x 3 1/2) to 8x10.

Smaller than wallet size has to be scanned by hand - $2.95 each.
Bigger than 8x10 photo up to 11x 14 - $15.00 each.

No.
Please take them out from the albums before submitting to us.

Please see here.

Even film manufactures admit that color will "change" over time.