35mm Negatives
The most popular format for both professionals and consumers. Digitizing 35mm negatives produces beautiful rich images
Convert Negatives to Digital Service
Film negatives play an important role in photography and are what your printed photos were created from. In many cases, a superior quality image can be obtained from scanning negatives as opposed to printed photographs. As with all analog media though, they are subject to the damaging effects of time and unforeseen disasters.
Converting negatives to digital images is the only way to safeguard those captured moments and preserve them forever. With over 25 years of experience, our premium negative scanning service makes the process easy and affordable. Give us a call or place your order online today!
Accepted Negatives to Digital Formats
110 Negatives
A smaller and more economic format, 110 negatives require special handling in order to achieve the highest quality
126 Format Negatives
A cross between 110 and 35mm negatives, 126 film was very popular at one time for point and shoot cameras, including Kodak is Instamatic series
Medium & Large Format Negatives
Often used for portraits or group photos, these exposures can be difficult and time consuming to scan. But worry not, we have the equipment to get it done right
Every Negative Scanning Order Includes
- Digital ICE - Image Correction and Enhancement
- Rotating and Cropping of Each Image
- Custom Naming of File Folders by Label or Batch
- Free DVD or Link to Download your Images
- Free Shipping for Orders Over $250
- Free Pickup for Orders over $500 (NYC Tri-State Area)
Our Negative Scanning Process
Converting negatives to digital format requires specialized equipment along with a trained eye and skilled hand. Our experienced scan technicians treat all of our clients negatives with the utmost care and precision. Each exposure is cleaned with compressed air and a lint free cloth prior to being scanned on our state-of-the-art negative scanning equipment.
All of our negative scanners are equipped with Digital ICE technology to ensure the highest quality images are obtained from your scanned negatives. Digital ICE restores and corrects the color, contrast & exposure of each of your captured moments to give them a new life. It also removes dust particles and minor scratches during the digitization process.
After we convert your negatives to digital, our quality control team meticulously crops, de-skews and re-orientates each image to further ensure a beautiful and crisp final image. One last check by the human eye and your new digital images are ready to be put onto your deliverable of choice (CD/DVD, flash drive, online download).
Negative Scanning Resolution
An advantage to using our negative scanning service is the resolution capabilities we offer. Resolution is measured in Dots Per Inch (DPI) and refers to the amount of detail a digital image contains. The higher the resolution a negative is scanned at, the more flexibility you will have down the road. Below is a description of each option as it relates to 35mm negative scanning (most common).
- 2000 DPI Converting negatives to digital at this resolution is perfect for viewing the images on any device, including your computer, phone or television. At 2000 DPI you can make photo prints of 5 x 7 without losing any quality.
- 3000 DPI Scanning negatives at this resolution will capture more detail and result in sharper images. The scanned images are of a manageable file size and can used to print photos up to 11 x 14 without loss of quality.
- 4000 DPI The highest resolution we offer, scanning 35mm negatives at 4000 DPI will capture the most detail possible. This resolution will allow you to use the scanned images in any professional capacity and create photo prints of at least 16 x 20.
