SLIDE SCANNING OR RESTORATION

OPTION 1; RESTORATION OF DAMAGED SLIDES OR OPTION 2; RAW SLIDE SCANNING WITH BASIC ENHANCEMENTS 

ALL PRICES LISTED ARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS – ATTENTION USA CUSTOMERS; YOUR DOLLAR IS WORTH MORE! SEE: CURRENCY EXCHANGE

COMPLETE DIGITAL & PHYSICAL RESTORATION, RECOVERY & RESCUE FOR OLDER OR EMULSION DAMAGED, DIRTY, FADED, DARK, POOR COLOUR, EXPOSURE, WATER, FIRE DAMAGED, BENT, WARPED & SCRATCHED SLIDES OR RAW SLIDE SCANNING – Your after disaster resource for slides or other media.

There are two main options for 35mm, Super 35mm, 110, 126, 127 Superslide slide scanning

OPTION#1 RESTORATION – SPECIAL SERVICE FOR DAMAGED SLIDES:

FOR PHYSICALLY; WATER, FIRE DAMAGED, BENT, WARPED OR SCRATCHED EMULSION DAMAGED, DIRTY, MOLDY, FADED, DARK, POOR COLOUR, EXPOSURE OR OLDER SLIDES.

OUR PRICES FOR RESTORATION INCLUDE: High resolution professional 35MM, SUPER 35MM, 110, 126, 127, 127 SUPERSLIDE – CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC MOUNTS ONLY – scanning with complete digital restoration of slides to J-PEG files with: DIGITAL ENHANCEMENT ICE, ROC & GEM, colour correction, auto exposure, cropping & orientation of the image, archival quality CD, DVD masters with printing direct on the disc and includes a poly clear case or file storage on Mdisc 1000 year archival DVDs or USB thumb, hard drives or SD cards.

DIGITAL RESTORATION

Digital ICE4™: The award-winning DIGITAL ICE4™ technology automatically removes surface defects, such as dust and scratches, from a scanned image & is more compatible with Kodachrome film.

Digital ROC™: Automatically restores original colors by analyzing the base image and applying corrections to the faded colors.

Digital GEM™: Analyzes and reduces grain caused by the film emulsion, and automatically enhances the clarity of a scanned film image while preserving its colors, gradations and sharpness.

Cropping: Minimal cropping is done so you don’t see the slide mount and to give you a larger image.

Rotation & Orientation: Each slide will be orientated correctly if they are originals and clearly marked “view from this side” or “place this side toward screen”. Some copies or duplicates of slides will not necessarily be orientated correctly because there may not be a reference to which side should scanned. We will not rotate the slide for viewing  unless they are being used for a slide show. All the slides are scanned horizontally for the largest viewing and print size.

The quality of these scans are incredible and you will not be disappointed. We recommend this process for ALL emulsion damaged negative & positive films. Included at no additional charge is the archival quality master DVD or CD media & case along with direct on disc printing (no sticky label). Other storage media additional charge. 

This image above (left) is a “raw” scan of a dark exposed, smoke damaged (by fire) 35mm slide. The same slide on the right was scanned with our digital restoration equipment with NO manual re-touching.

CUSTOMER COMMENT: “Thanks again – the slide scanning you did from our water and smoke damaged slides and negatives were superb!”  Michael, New York, USA (35mm & large format slide scans).

PRICES: (DIGITAL RESTORATION OF DAMAGED, 35MM, SUPER 35MM, 110, 126, 127, 127 SUPERSLIDE – CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC MOUNTS ONLY

DIGITAL RESTORATION Scanned at 27MB and a file saved at approx. 12MB – Allows a large print size of 20″x 30″ SAVED FILE SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY 3743 x 2522 

35mm slides	1-50	51-300	301-500	501-1000	1001-1999	2000+
FINAL FILE SIZE 12MB	$3.50 each	3.40 each	3.30 each	3.20 each	3.10 each	3.00 each

DIGITAL RESTORATION OF DAMAGED, 35MM SUPER 35MM, 110, 126, 127, 127 SUPERSLIDE – CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC MOUNTS ONLY Scanned at 10MB

Allows largest print  size of 16″ x 20″ SAVED FILE SIZE OF 2090 x 1527

This output size of approximate 4MB is the most acceptable for viewing the slides on the HDTV, computer screen, creating a slideshow or making prints up to 16 x 20 inches.

35mm slides	1-50	51-300	301-500	501-1000	1001-1999	2000+
FINAL FILE SIZE 5MB	$2.70 each	2.60 each	2.50 each	2.40 each	2.30 each	2.20 each

Minimum charge of $70.00

DIGITAL RESTORATION SLIDE SCANNING INFORMATION

BEST QUALITY  35MM, SUPER 35MM, 110, 126, 127, 127 SUPERSLIDE – CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC MOUNTS ONLY

PROFESSIONAL SLIDE SCANNING: With ICE (removes surface defects), ROC (reconstruction of colour) and GEM (grain equalization and management), removes surface defects and restores colour to faded slides. Slides can be scanned at 500 Kb to a super high resolution scan of  30 Megabytes. (Additional Charges apply for LARGE scan sizes. The focus and lighting are automatically calibrated, the orientation of each image is corrected so each image is upright on your computer screen, each image is straightened and cropped perfectly so that there are no borders anywhere on the image and the images are color corrected and faded colors are restored. We run each image through Digital ICE4™, Digital ROC™, Digital GEM. These programs remove most of the dust and film scratches, correct for the effects of film grain, and restore faded color and correct shading in shadow areas of the image. This option includes cropping of the image.

MEDIA ADDITIONAL CHARGE: We can use master quality DVDs & CDs with the option to use photo quality DVD & CD masters or ARCHIVAL MASTER 24 Karat Gold DVDs or CDs or store the files on USB thumb drives, SD cards or portable hard drives. SEE PRODUCTS

This image, above left is a “raw” scan of badly abused 35mm slide. The same slide on the right was scanned with only the Digital ICE defect-removal activated. NO manual retouching was done!

“Digital ICE” defect-removal solution is truly one of the most amazing innovations in scanner technology we’ve ever seen. (“ICE” stands for “Image Correction Enhancement,” Under optimal circumstances, it can completely remove scratches, dust, and fingerprints from a slide or negative, while leaving the underlying image untouched!

The left image above is a “raw” scan (no enhancements or corrections) of badly abused, water damaged and dark exposed 35mm slide. The same slide on the right after physical Restoration and then scanned with Digital ICE, ROC and GEM. NO manual retouching was done! It removed the water damage and and enhanced the slide to the proper colour and exposure.

PHYSICAL RECOVERY AND RESTORATION OF 35MM SLIDES

NEW TECHNOLOGIES, FILM RECOVERY/RESTORATION/PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT AND OUR TECHNICIANS CAN TAKE EVEN THE WORST DAMAGED FILM AND RECOVER, SCAN AND SAVE YOUR MEMORIES. THIS INCLUDES; WARPED, BRITTLE, SHRUNK, TWISTED, WATER, SMOKE & FIRE DAMAGED FILM. There are many variables that affect the stability of film materials, and each circumstance is different. 

We use Kodak film cleaning & preservative products for all physically damaged slides, negatives and motion picture film to manually clean and to remove dirt, finger prints, major dust, mold or mildew and preserve your slides, negatives or motion picture film for years to come.

WATER DAMAGED SLIDES; Recovered images can be poor to excellent. The biggest issue with water damaged film is usually the damage to, or complete removal of the emulsion (images) resulting in poor image quality and mold that can build up over time after the film has been exposed to water then left to dry. We treat and recover the film to prevent any further loss to the emulsion. The film itself is usually not too warped or shrunk unless it has been emerged in water for a lengthy time and then dried.

OPTION#2 RAW –  WITH BASIC ENHANCEMENTS  & NO CORRECTIONS

Slides must be in perfect physical condition in undamaged cardboard or plastic mounts only or additional charges apply for this option. If your slides are in good to perfect condition this option turns out extremely good because the newly scanned file looks just like the original slide. There are additional options to physically remove fingerprints and dust, provide digital colour correction or remove grain from the image. SLIDES ARE NOT SCANNED IN NUMERICAL ORDER OR BY DATE. (Options are available). 

35MM, SUPER 35MM, 110, 126, 127, 127 SUPERSLIDE

PROFESSIONAL SLIDE SCANNING WITH AUTO BALANCE, CONTRAST & EXPOSURE, NO AUTO COLOUR, NO SCRATCH OR DUST REMOVAL, NO GRAIN REDUCTION IS DONE. Minimal cropping, slides are not rotated but are orientated.  

RAW SLIDE SCANNING does not process the picture’s colour (image), leaving total control of the editing to the user. This means your photo does not receive any processes such as Auto colour, scratch, dust removal during the slide conversion to a digital file. WE INCLUDE: Auto Balance, Auto Exposure, Auto contrast, but no colour correction, dust removal or any other enhancements. Raw scanning is the most popular and least expensive option for those who have a lot of slides and want to do their own post work or to view the slide in its original state.

Cropping: Minimal cropping is done so you don’t see the slide mount.

Rotation & Orientation: Each slide will be orientated and scanned correctly if they are originals and being used for a slideshow and clearly marked “view from this side” or “place this side toward screen”. Some copies or duplicates of slides will not necessarily be orientated correctly because there may not be a reference to which side should scanned. All the slides are scanned horizontally for the largest viewing and print size.

J-PEG @ 2000 DPI – MOST POPULAR OPTION FOR “RAW” SLIDE SCANNING – Slides scanned “RAW” at approximately 6MB. Allows largest print size of 8″x 10″ and the most acceptable for viewing the slides on the TV, computer screen, creating a slideshow, making prints, uploading on the Internet, or for use with email. It’s also a good choice because it’s very popular and likely to be around for a long, long time.

PRICES:

1 to 50  minimum charge $65.00

51 – 100 $1.30 each

101 – 200 $.98 each

201+ $.80 each

AUTO EXPOSURE: (Attempts to find the correct exposure to get the widest range of white and blacks while putting the middle grays at around the middle of the data range).

AUTO BALANCE: (Using the image histogram to balance RGB channels. It estimates images colour cast and adjust the images accordingly).

AUTO CONTRAST: (The scanner software analyzes the data and automatically adjusts the settings for White and Black points.

(ALL THREE ABOVE; INCLUDED IN THE COST).

MEDIA ADDITIONAL CHARGE: We can use master quality DVDs & CDs with the option to use photo quality DVD & CD masters or ARCHIVAL MASTER 24 Karat Gold DVDs or CDs or store the files on USB thumb drives, SD cards or portable hard drives. SEE PRODUCTS

OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR RAW SCANNING:

DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION: (Applies a filter, reducing the film grain). Add .05 per slide.

AUTO COLOUR: (Proprietary colour enhancement technology is applied to the scanned image to provide the most accurate colour adjustments resulting in vibrant images with optimal brightness, contrast and saturation). Add . 05 per slide.

MAGIC TOUCH/RESTORE: (is a dust and scratch digital removal technology. Dust, scratches and other flaws are intelligently detected and eliminated, helping restore the image). Add. 1.25 per slide.

CLEANING: OUR KINETRONICS FILM CLEANING SYSTEM CAN BE USED PRIOR TO SCANNING

The Kinetronics StaticVac Anti-Static Film Cleaner is a vacuum cleaner to be used on film. It utilizes an electronic “bipolar” ionizing system. The StaticVac produces both positive and negative ions for complete static elimination. As the film is passed through the StaticVac, the ionization system gets rid of the static on the film. Then, the gentle StaticWisk brushes wipe dust and lint away. The vacuum action draws the dust and lint into the foam filter. Even Nikon’s digital ICE tool software does not replace the StaticVac film cleaner for the removal of dust from both sides of your slides prior to scanning. Add $.05 per slide.

SCANNING AND OUTPUT TO TIFF  (This is custom scanning and available under special circumstances only)  uncompressed at 16 Bit (Trillions of colours), RATHER THEN J-PEG 8 Bit (Billions of colours) compressed. TIFF image size at 1000 DPI = 3.83 MB per image. TIFF at 5000 DPI 16 Bit (Trillions of colours) = 196.7 MB per image. Add $5.00 per slide.

LARGER DPI SIZES: Price depends on the size of scan required for your project.

• 2500 DPI add $.50 per slide.
• 3000 DPI or 3500 DPI add $1.00 per slide.
• 4000 DPI or 4500 DPI add $1.25 per slide.

SCANNING SLIDES IN NUMERICAL ORDER OR BY DATE: Slides that require a specific individual file name or date or that you want scanned in your specific order, additional charges apply. Add $1.00 per slide.

FOLDERS/FILE NAMES: Slides that require a specific folder name or slides that need to be divided into categories for filing and replacing slides in back in their original boxes, trays or carousels in specific order. $5.50 per computer folder.

PLACING SLIDES BACK IN CAROUSELS/SLIDE TRAYS/BOXES IN SPECIFIC ORDER: Slides in carousels or trays that would be removed for scanning and then placed back in specific order and orientated correctly add .50 cents per slide. Otherwise the slides are not placed in any specific order or orientated back into the carousels or slide trays.

ADDITIONS TO THE ABOVE SCANNING (MEDIA – TO STORE YOUR NEWLY SCANNED SLIDE IMAGES):

• DVD Media, photo quality master 4.7GB DVD-R
• ARCHIVAL MASTER 24 Karat Gold diamond coated DVD-R 4.7GB or CD-R 700 MB, black case with full sleeve & insert.
• M-Disc 1000 Year ARCHIVAL MASTER DVD-R 4.7GB
• Duplications from your master for family and friends.
• DVD/CD direct disc printing and photo quality sleeve inserts.
• SD OR USB 3.0 THUMB DRIVE/STICK
• Portable Hard Drive “USB” plug and play

ADDITIONAL CHARGES:

SLIDE ALBUMS & METAL FRAME BRACKETS: Additional charges will apply if: Slides must be removed or replaced from a slide album or metal frame brackets that are used by certain slide projectors. .50 per slide.

• A surcharge may be added for slides that are bent or damaged.
• Additional charges will apply if: Slides must be removed or replaced from a slide album or metal frame brackets that are used by certain slide projectors.
• Slides that require a specific file name or slides that need to be divided into categories for filing. If possible, send the slides in their original boxes, trays or carousels.
• Cleaning & restoration: Slides that require manual cleaning to remove dirt, major dust, mold or mildew.
• If you require NO cropping or a specific file size other than the services we provide.
• Scanning to TIFF larger formats

2″ X 2″ OR LARGER SLIDES/TRANSPARENCIES RAW SCANNING AT 2500 DPI

Each image is processed RAW.

RAW SCANNING: $6.50 EACH. Minimum charge (14 slides) $80.00 For larger quantities – quote per project

AUTO EXPOSURE

AUTO BALANCE

AUTO CONTRAST

ALL THREE ABOVE INCLUDED IN THE COST

OPTIONS FOR RAW SCANNING:

PHYSICAL CLEANING: Using our Kinetronics StaticVac Anti-Static Film Cleaner. Add .05 per slide.

DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION: Add .05 per slide.

AUTO COLOUR: Add . 05 per slide.

MAGIC TOUCH/RESTORE – DIGITAL ICE: Add. 1.25 per slide.

SCANNING AND OUTPUT TO TIFF (This is custom scanning and available under special circumstances only) uncompressed at 16 Bit (Trillions of colours), RATHER THEN J-PEG 8 Bit (Billions of colours) compressed. TIFF image size at 1000 DPI = 3.83 MB per image. TIFF at 5000 DPI 16 Bit (Trillions of colours) = 196.7 MB per image. Add $5.50 per slide.

LARGER DPI SIZES: Price depends on the size of scan required for your project.

• 3000 DPI or 3500 DPI add $1.25 per slide.
• 4000 DPI add $1.50 per slide.

SCANNING SLIDES IN NUMERICAL ORDER OR BY DATE: Slides that require a specific individual file name or date or that you want scanned in your specific order, additional charges apply. Add $1.00 per slide.

FOLDERS/FILE NAMES: Slides that require a specific file name or slides that need to be divided into categories for filing and replacing slides in back in their original boxes, trays or carousels in specific order. $5.50 per folder/file.

PLACING SLIDES BACK IN CAROUSELS/SLIDE TRAYS: Slides in carousels or trays that would be removed for scanning and then placed back in specific order and orientated correctly add .50 cents per slide. Otherwise the slides are not placed in any specific order or orientated back into the carousels or slide trays.

MEDIA ADDITIONAL CHARGE: We can use master quality DVDs & CDs with the option to use photo quality DVD & CD masters or ARCHIVAL MASTER 24 Karat Gold DVDs or CDs or store the files on USB thumb drives, SD cards or portable hard drives. SEE PRODUCTS

PRICES LISTED ARE FOR A BASIC COST PER SERVICE, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE QUOTE AND CURRENT PRICING.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES:

• A surcharge will be added for slides that is bent or damaged.
• Additional charges will apply if: Slides must be removed or replaced from a slide album or metal frame brackets that are used by certain slide projectors.
• Slides that require a specific file name or slides that need to be divided into categories for filing. If possible, send the slides in their original boxes, trays or carousels.
• Cleaning & restoration: Slide & 16mm film that requires manual cleaning to remove dirt, major dust, mold or mildew.
• If you require NO digital enhancement, NO cropping or a specific file size other than the services we provide.
• Scanning to TIFF format

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR ALL OUR SCANNING SERVICES

CREATE DVD VIDEO-SLIDESHOW includes: Authoring the DVD, mastering quality DVD media, up to 4.7 GB or 2 hours/120 minutes on the DVD, a main title and menus with titles, we add your choice of music from our digital music library, colour ink jet printing direct on the DVD, hard plastic case with full sleeve. You will also receive your slides in J-PEG file format on CDs or a DVD in file format for later use on your computer or for printing. The DVD Video will play in most computer drives and DVD players. Quote per project.

DUPLICATIONS: DVD or CD copies

DIGITAL RETOUCHING: If you require our digital artists to review each image for color range and lighting correction, correct for the effects of film grain, and restore faded color and correct shading in shadow areas of the image, additional charges will apply.

CLEANING/RESTORATION: Clean slides before scanning. Cleaning & restoration: Slides that require hand cleaning to remove dirt, major dust, finger prints, mold or mildew.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING OF YOUR SLIDE: NOT AVAILABLE

COPIES: Copies of your DVD, CD, SD Card, USB THUMB/FLASH DRIVE or other storage media.

RUSH SERVICES: (No rush service available). Processing time for slide, negative & photo scanning depends on quantity. Normal processing time for these services is 10 to 15 business days. Your order may be completed sooner depending on our current workload. If you need your project completed by a specific date please let us know and we will try to accommodate you.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…

CONDITION & TYPE OF SLIDES DETERMINES THE ORDER THE SLIDES WILL BE SCANNED

Each slide is scanned in the order of their condition and type of slide (Ektachrome/Kodachrome/other). If all of the slides are all in excellent shape they will be scanned in numerical order, if each slide is numbered and shows the correct side for viewing or scanning. Slides that are bent, damaged or a different size or orientation will be scanned in the order that we can work with. If you require each slide to have its own name or separate folders, additional charges apply.

You can supply the slides in their original boxes, trays or carousels. If the slides are stored in individual metal frames or in a slide album were the slides must be removed and replaced additional handling charges will apply. Cost depends on quantity.

After scanning the slides they will be replaced in their original boxes, trays or carousels but may not be replaced in the correct order or orientation unless each slide is numbered and show the correct side for viewing. Duplicate slides or slides that have no markings such as “view from this slide” will be scanned but could be scanned backwards.

PRICES LISTED ARE FOR A BASIC COST PER SERVICE, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE QUOTE AND CURRENT PRICING. SLIDES THAT ARE PHYSICALLY DAMAGED SUCH AS BENT, WARPED, DIRTY, MAJOR DUST, MOLD OR MILDEW THAT REQUIRE FURTHER PHYSICAL RESTORATION AND RECOVERY ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY.

* Prices are in Canadian dollars. Retailer prices may vary. Prices are subject to change without notice, but will be confirmed upon acceptance of the order by TMTV.

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