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Digitize
Slide in Manhattan, NYC.
Slide Scan, Slide to CD
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 What
is "Digitize Slide" or "Scan Slide"? 
What
kind of options I have for Slide Archiving ?.
How
much is it to have my slides digitized?
How long does it take for Slide to digital
file conversion?
The
Slides we can digitize
Equipment
used for scanning Slides
Slide Scan, Digitize Slide Q & A
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285 Madison
Ave Store
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250 Park
Ave Store
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285
Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 661-0876
Between
40 & 41st street on East side of Madison Ave.
Storefront on ground floor.
Mon - Fri: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sat: 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Sun: Closed
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Barrier-Free
Wheelchair Accessible store. |
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250
Park Ave.
New York, NY 10177
(212)
573-9423
On 46th street between Madison & Park Ave.(=
corner of 46th street and Vanderbilt Ave.)
Mon - Fri: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Sat. Sun Closed |
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SLIDE SCAN in Manhattan, New York.
All Slide Scans are processed
in house, here in NY.
No slides will be sent out.
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Recent testimonial -
I was just looking at the slide scans, and I had to tell
you how delighted I am with them. You did a beautiful job!
Nobody would believe that these pictures were taken more than
fifty years ago. The picture quality makes them look like
they were taken last week. Thank you very much.
Richard, MA
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FREE
Slide Dust and Scratch removal service!
We will use Kodak's Digital ICE system
for all slides for removing dusts and scratches digitally
without touching your slides.
It's absolutely FREE - no additional charge to you.
DIGITAL ICE technology automatically removes surface defects,
such as dust and scratches, from a scanned image.
DIGITAL ICE Technology differentiates itself from software-only
solutions because it does not soften, blur or otherwise alter any
underlying details or composition of the original image. Instead,
the patented DIGITAL ICE Technology works from within the scanner,
during the scanning process, to provide users with a clear, authentic
base image that improves the original image.
Please note:
1. DIGITAL ICE does not work on Kodacrom Slides, B &
W Slides or Glass-mount slides.
2. It is NOT the perfect solution - but Digital Ice is one the most
powerful dust removal solutions.
3. Digital Ice is an absolutely safe solution - it does not touch
your slides at all.
* Digital ICE is a trademark of Eastman Kodak.
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Slides we Scan
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35mm slide
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126 size slide
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127 size slide
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We don't handle following slides
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Stereo slides |
120 slides |
110 slides |
110 slide on 35mm
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super 127 slides
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Slide Scanning services come with many choices.
There are many options in Slide Scanning
services and the price will be different.
The first step is to find out the best Slide Scanning
option for your situation. |
What is the best Slide Scanning
solution for me?
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In a nutshell,
Basic plan:
Good for viewing on a PC/Mac Monitor, HD TV, Web
sharing, E-mail and prints up to 5x7
Hi Res option:
Good for Hi quality archiving, graphic editing and
prints up to 11 x 14.
Tiff format option:
Good for best quality archiving and heavy editing.
Not suitable for E-mail or Web sharing
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What's your purpose of
digitizing slides?
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Enjoy slide
pictures on a PC monitor or a big HD TV monitor
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plan
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Scan slides for documents such as Power Point,
Word or PDF file - Basic
plan.
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Digitize slides for Web sharing (such as Face
Book) or E-mail- Basic
plan.
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Slides to print up to 5 x 7 size with no cropping
- Basic
plan.
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Slides to print 8 x 10, 8 x 12 up to 11 x 14
size, or Photo Album- Hi
Res in Jpeg option.
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Archive best possible quality in reasonable cost
- Hi
Res in TIFF format option.
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Slide
Scan Services Specs and Prices
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JPG
File
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Tiff
File
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Scan
Resolution
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Basic
Plan
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Higher
Res.
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Tiff
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High
Res in Tiff
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1200 dpi
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2400 dpi
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1200 dpi
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2400 dpi
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35mm Slide |
1200 x 1800 pix |
2400 x 3600 pix |
1200 x 1800 pix |
2400 x 3600 pix |
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Photo
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= 4 x
6 at 300 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 600 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 300 dpi
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= 4 x
6 at 600 dpi
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= 8 x
12 at 300 dpi
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= 8 x
12 at 300 dpi
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Scanned
File Size
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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Saved
File Size
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600 kb
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2 Mb
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6.5 Mb
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25 Mb
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How many
files
fit on a CD
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more than
1000
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about
300
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about
100
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about
30
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How many
files
fit on a DVD
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more than
6000
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about
2000
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abut 650
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about
200
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Q'TY
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P R
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1 - 24
(Min charge)
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$25.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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$35.00
(Minimum charge)
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25 - 99
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$0.99
each
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$1.50
each
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$1.50
each
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$2.25
each
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100 -
249
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$0.89
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$1.35
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$1.35
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$1.95
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250 -
499
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$0.75
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$1.12
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$1.12
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$1.68
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500 -
999
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$0.59
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$0.89
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$0.89
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$1.35
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1000 &
over
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$0.49
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$0.75
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$0.75
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$1.25
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Turnaround time
Quantity
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Regular Turnaround time |
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1- 24
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next
business day
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25 - 100
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2 - 3
business days
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100 -
500
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a week
or less
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500 and
over
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Since all our slide scan is processed at our New York
studio, the schedule can be flexible.
Sometimes our slide scanners will be busier than normal,
other day we might have extra capacity.
Please contact
us if you need to have your slide scan done by certain
date.
We will try to match your schedule best we can.
Basic
Slide Scan Service:
Your 35mm slides will be scanned,
digitized and saved on a CD or DVD.
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A 35mm color slide will be scanned at 1200 dpi
(ppi) resolution to digitize as an around 1200
x 1800 pixels image.
After all slides are scanned, these files will
be saved in jpg format and stored on a CD or DVD
disc.
With this basic slide scan option, you can:
1. Enjoy quality slides show on a big HD TV screen
or PC/Mac monitors.
2. Good choice for Web sharing (such as Face Book),
E-mail or Online Print order.
3. Good for Power Point Presentation, digital
Projector and other presentation.
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You also can Edit your slides with graphic Edit
Programs:
There are many Free Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular for both Windows and
Mac people.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto.
You also can do many other things like:
Rename the files, sort them in orders, organize
them in groups, E-mail or upload to Website
(such as Web Photo Albums, Facebook or Youtube).
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Optional Tiff and/or
Hi Resolution Slide Scan Services:
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Hi Resolution Slide Scan Option
A 35mm color slide will be scanned at 2400 dpi
(ppi) resolution to digitize as an around 2400
x 3600 pixels image.
After all slides are scanned, these files will
be stored on a CD or DVD disc.
With this Hi Resolution Slide Scan Option, you
will get:
1. Each slides will be scanned at 4 times bigger
than Basic Scanning plan.
2. You will get more detailed information on each
slide.
3. Good for better quality archiving and graphic
editing.
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Tiff File Option
Unlike Jpeg format which compresses the original
files to compact size, Tiff is a full quality,
lossless format.
No matter how many times you open and save in
Tiff, the image quality is exactly the same as
original, but:
1. Tiff is a huge file format - almost 10 to 20
times bigger than Jpeg file.
2. Too big for E-mail or Web sharing, therefor,
many Websites do not accept Tiff file uploading.
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No
refund will be accepted
because
the CD/DVD we create can be easily copied at home.
We will redo works when quality
improvements is possible.
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We scan 35mm slides only.
Some of the slides we Don't handle: 110
slide, Stereo slide or 120 (2 & 1/4 ) slide.
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Your original slides will be returned, but
NOT in the same order as we received.
We will return all original slides. However,
slides submitted to us in carousels or in slide
pages will NOT be put back in the order
as received.
Slides in boxes will be returned in the same boxes
but not in the same original order in each box.
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We are unable to scan
in particular orders.
Sorry but we are unable to scan your slides in particular
orders, such as numerical or by date
There are many Free Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto from Apple.
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We are not responsible for each image's direction.
See the examples below - we can't tell which one
is "right" for you.
You can rotate the pictures as you like with graphic
application on your PC/Mac.
If you are not sure what application to use for
organizing your digital files, there are many Free
Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular, so that will be a good
start.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto from Apple.
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Slide Scan sample images:
see How good is scanning
35mm slide at higher resolution?
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Equipment we use for your
35mm slide scan in our NYC lab.
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Nikon 5000
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Auto slide feeding system
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We use multiple feeders
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We also use Processional Grade Slide Scanners.
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 Slide
Scan, NYC, NY Q&A
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| I am concerned with
privacy of my slides. |
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We respect your privacy and confidentiality sincerity and
deeply.
We are in photo business over 25 years, protecting customer's
privacy is a part of our daily workflow.
To show our sincerity in writing, we have our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
Agreement Form ready for you.
You can download this form, print your (company) name, sign
and dated, then bring the form with your work.
Let us remind you again that none of your slides will be out
of our lab, they stay here.
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| Are you scanning
all my slides in house? |
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Yes.
All scanning job is done in house in New York. No slides will
be sent out.
That means there is no chance of lost on transit and your
privacy is well kept.
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| How can I Edit slide
image? |
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There are many Free Graphic Edit Software available.
Picasa
from Google is very popular, so that will be a good start.
Other Free
Graphic Edit Software for Windows users.
Mac people can use
iPhoto from Apple.
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| Are my original
slides returned after the scan? |
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Absolutely Yes.
However, slides given us in carousels or in slide pages will
NOT be put back into the original carousels or slide
pages.
Instead, they will be put in clear plastic bags by groups.
Slides in a box will be returned in the same box but not in
the same order.
If you need to have these slides returned in its original
order, there will be a charge of:
-1. $19.95 per slide carousel or box
-2. $5.95 per slide page
-3. all other box or container will be quoted on a case-by-case
basis.
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slides in particular order? |
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No.
Our job is to scan and digitize your slides into jpg (or Tiff)
files.
How to organize the files, such as sequence,grouping, numbering,
naming, or rotating files is not a part of slide scanning
job.
Since they are all digitized already, it can be done fairly
easy by one of these Free Graphic Editing
Software or Free
File organizer.
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| Can I combine 35mm Slides
with Photos to get bigger quantity discount? |
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No.
Slides and photos are scanned separately with different machines
therefor each will be counted separately.
Slides and photos can not be combined to get larger quantity
discount.
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| How
big digital files can I get from Slide Scan? |
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With our Basic Scan Plan, you will get a 35mm slides at around
1200 x 1800 dpi;
This is good for:
1) Enjoy beautiful quality slides even on 52 inch HD TV screen
or
2) Make a good quality print up to 5x7 size.
3) Good for regular Power Point Presentation.
Please see option, for bigger file (= higher
resolution) scan.
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| Higher resolutions scan
as optional services. |
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For viewing slide images on
a PC monitor or TV (even on a 52 inches HD TV), the 12200
x 1920 pixels ( included in our basic plan ) is sufficient.
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In general, a bigger file from Slide scan is NOT as
good as the same bigger pixel file from Photo scan.
In other words, you can't see as much quality improvement
in slide scanning as photo scanning by increasing scanning
resolution.
Why?
Because the original image of a slide is far smaller
than a print, enlarging it will not make as good quality
image as from a photo.
Because the original image size of 35mm slide is far
small than 4x6 photo, huge enlargement from the small
35mm slide will NOT increase image quality significantly.
Even worse, you might see large film grains all over
the image that may end up ruin the total image quality.
35mm slide is a very small
image compared to a 4x6 photo.
35mm Slide vs 4x6 print (35mm slide
is much smaller than you think)
35mm Slide vx 8x12 print (notice
how small 35mm slide is)
Enlarging a portion from a slide image
might end up ruining the entire image quality
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It's also important to note
that it's not merely the numbers of "dot"s
that define image quality, but quality of each
"dot" really matters.
There are companies out there advertising that:
-1. they use camera manufacture's desk top slide scanners.
-2. they offer bigger file size with cheaper price.
If you compare their compact desk top slide scanner vs
our Professional industrial processor,
the quality difference is clear.
How good and clear information can each "dot"
capture from your slide is the key for quality
slide scanning processing.
It is not all about 1200x1800 or 2250 x3250 kind of numbers
that others advertise.
So don't be fooled about pixel numbers that others are
offering.
If each "dot" is bad, no matter how many dots
is a file, it's still a bad file. |
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| What format digital file
am I getting on a disk? |
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Jpeg files.
However we can save in uncompressed Tiff files with 50 % additional
charge.
In real world, with these rather small files (6 to 24mb each),
it doesn't make much of quality difference between jpeg and
Tiff.
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| What am I getting with
the basic Slide Scan plan? |
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Please see Basic Scanning Plan
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What resolution do I need for Powerpoint presentation? |
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In short, our basic scan plan of 1200 x 1800 resolution is
good enough for almost any kind of Powepoint Presentations.
The resolution of 768 x 1024 is more than enough, because
that's the full size of your Laptop computers monitor.
(Many Laptop computers are much lower settings than this anyway)
If the slide or photo image occupies only half the width and
half the height of the slide, 384 x 512 pixels is enough.
When a file is too big than these, first it doesn't make the
image look any better, and second, it makes Powerpoint show
slower.
Our Basic plan offers 1200 x 1800 on
35mm slide and 4x6 photos. This is good enough for Powerpoint
presentation.
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What resolution do I need for Projector? |
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In short, our basic scan plan of 1200 x 1800 resolution
is good enough for almost any kind of projectors.
The screen would be very large but it doesn't matter how large
or small the screen is; it's the resolution of the projector
that counts. As long as we feed a good file to the projector,
the projector will take care of the rest - that's his job.
Projectors will put out over a larger screen, but the number
of pixels stays the same.
So the issue is what is the right file size for a projector.
Projectors come with different resolutions:
SVGA (800x600) - simple projector
XGA (1024x768) - popular type
WXGA (1280x800) - getting popular
SXGA+ (1400x1050) - new in the market
UXGA (1600x1200) - high end product
Our basic plan offers 1200 x 1800 resolutions on 35mm slides
and 4x6 photo scans, which is good for
even the high-end projectors.
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I play the Slide Scan CD/DVD you created on my DVD player ? |
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Unless you order a movie
DVD as an option, the answer is basically No.
Because the files on the CD/DVD are "still photo"
images of your slides.
They are not encoded (programed) to play as a movie on your
DVD player.
However, there are two ways to make the data file "move"
(play).
1. You can order a Movie
DVD option at $29.95 extra.
or
-2. There are some DVD players that "Play" jpg files
as if they are movie file.
Please check your DVD player's manual for more details.
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| Can
you use my music as background music for my DVD movie? |
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Yes.
With an additional $15.00,
we can put your music on the movie DVD.
Please provide us with a music CD or Mp3 files.
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| Can
you put a title on the Slide Scan DVD movie? |
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Yes we can with no additional charge.
Please make the title simple and short, like;
"Uncle John's Slides"
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| What size of slides
can you scan? |
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At this time we are offering 35mm slides scanning services.
We are still trying to find right price/quality point on other
type of slides (transparencies).
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| Can you scan slides
in carousels or on a page? |
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please see "can you scan
my slides in a particular order?"
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| Does
your Slide Scan service come with money back guarantee? |
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No.
Once the CD/DVD is out from our store, it can be easily copied.
As a company policy, we don't accept money back request on
any CD/DVD orders.
No exceptions.
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| How
long does it take? |
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Slide scanning services normally take a couple of days to
a week.
Since all scanning job is done in our lab, our schedule can
be flexible.
Please let us know if you are in a hurry or dead-on time limit.
We try our best to meet your request with or without extra
fee.
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LIMIT
OF LIABILITY Submitting film, print, slide,
digital file or tape to this firm for processing, an order constitutes
an AGREEMENT by you that any damages or loss by our company,
subsidiary, or agent, even though due to negligence or other
fault of our company, subsidiary or agent, will only entitle
you to credit for a like amount of future processing by us.
Except for such consideration, the acceptance is without other
warranty or liability, and recovery for any incidental or consequential
damages is excluded.
Our firm is not responsible for any material left over 14 business
days. All the prices quoted are subject change without notice. |
Doi Inc. dba Doi Camera.
Since 1971 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, NY 1007
All rights reserved
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