Archival Image Scans

Scans of Prints, 35 mm Negatives, Color Slides, and
Medium Format Negatives

	1-99 Images	100-299 Images	300-500 Images	500 + Images
Low Res.	$1.00 ea.	$0.90 ea.	$0.80 ea.	$0.50 ea.
Medium Res.	$1.75 ea.	$1.65 ea.	$1.55 ea.	$0.75 ea.
High Res.	$2.90 ea.	$2.80 ea.	$2.70 ea.	$0.95 ea.
Extreme Res.	$5.90 ea.	$4.80 ea.	$3.70 ea.	$2.55 ea.

RESOLUTION & PIXELS PER INCH

Low resolution: 72 ppi
Medium resolution: 400 ppi
High resolution: 600 ppi
Extreme: From 800 ppi up to 2,400 ppi

Archival image scans are perfect for the individual who wants a digital copy of everything. These high quality scans are of archival standard and typically are saved to a large external hard drive due to large file sizes. External hard drives are additional prices and the prices do vary. These images are scanned at a minimum resolution of 600 pixels per inch (PPI), but do not include restorations. Photograph restorations and/or retouching are additional prices. We scan prints, 35 mm negatives, slides, and medium format negatives. Archival image prices are based on the number of images scanned, as well as their resolution size, since it takes much longer to scan images at a higher quality Lower resolution images are fine for the web or for basic picture slideshows, but they are not recommended for an archival family album.

Regardless of your digital decision, make sure that you always, always save your originals! We strongly advise you to beware if other video-image professionals tell you otherwise. Few things are as valuable as your originals, especially in an intangible age, since there certainly will be better technology in years to come!

Professional photograph restoration or retouching may be applied to any of your images at an additional cost. Please see our photograph restoration and retouching pages:

Photograph Restoration

Photograph Retouching

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RESOLUTION, PIXELS, AND DOTS

All digital photographs are made up of thousands of squares referred to as “pixels.” Resolution refers to the amount of pixels in a square inch. Higher resolution contains more pixels per inch (PPI), while lower resolution contains fewer pixels per inch.
People often confuse PPI with DPI. Pixels Per Inch (PPI) refers to the number of pixels in a square inch on screen. Dots Per Inch (DPI) is a printing term referring to the number of dots printed per inch by a printer.
An image resolution is an essential part of the image scanning process, with resolution size dependent upon the intended destination of the file. Higher resolution is not important when intended for web output, since the largest concern is image loading speed. If scanning for image preservation and quality, the higher resolution, the better the quality.
You can go down, but you cannot return! An image contains a certain amount of pixels. When you lower the resolution, or make an image smaller, the computer discards a considerable amount of pixels to complete your request. This is priceless information, and once discarded, those pixels are gone forever. For this reason, it is advised that you never work on your original image file, but on one of numerous copies.
When you attempt to enlarge a small picture, you will notice a bunch of tiny squares. These are pixels. When an image has been shrunk, a considerable amount of data loss has occurred. Therefore, you can always make an image smaller, but once you’ve made it smaller, you cannot get that quality back again and make it larger.

COLOR MODES

Two widely used color modes are RGB and CMYK. RGB stands for Red, Green, and Blue, whereas CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. The “K” is used for black so as not to confuse it with blue.
Television screens and computers are made up of numerous lines of red, green, and blue dots firing quickly across the screen.
Printing presses use four main ink colors (CMYK) that are combined in various percentages to display the colors you see on any printed medium, such as newspapers and magazines.
Because computers use light to display color, and printers use ink to display color, not only is it necessary to use different color modes (RGB/CMYK), it can be difficult for an image to print exactly the way it is displayed onscreen. For these reasons, CMYK files viewed on a computer screen appear to be washed out.

PIXELS V. VECTORS

As discussed above, pixels are tiny squares that comprise a digital image. Vectors are comprised of lines, which is why they are used in graphics such as logos.
Vectors are independent of resolution. Because they are made up of lines and not pixels, they can be scaled up or down to infinity with rich crispness, and without ever losing quality.

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