scanning

To provide our customers with great scans of beloved memories, we carefully scan each image by hand using a high-resolution camera. Your scans can be delivered as either Unconverted RAW or DNG files or Inverted JPEG or TIFF files. 

Unconverted Scans (DNG) > Use the software of your choosing to convert your scans into positive images.

Inverted Scans (JPEG/TIFF) > We do the work for you and you’ll receive images ready to print and post!

price list

file sizes

  • 15MB (average)

    6000 px on long edge

    300 ppi

    Adobe RGB (1998)

    8 bits/component

  • 33MB (average)

    8640 x 5760 px

    300 ppi

    Adobe RGB (1998)

    8 bits/component

  • 344MB (average)

    no compression

    300 ppi

    Adobe RGB (1998)

    16 bits/component

    Why are TIFFs larger than DNGs? TIFFs store all three color values (Red, Green, Blue) for every single pixel, whereas RAW files only store a single color value per pixel from the camera’s sensor and must be processed to combine them.

  • 290MB (average)

    uncompressed file straight from Sony A1 (50.1 megapixel sensor)

    We use Adobe DNG because it’s compatible with more softwares.

    Why are TIFFs larger than DNGs? TIFFs store all three color values (Red, Green, Blue) for every single pixel, whereas RAW files only store a single color value per pixel from the camera’s sensor and must be processed to combine them.

  • roll film scanning (uncut)

    135, 110, 126, 120, 220, APS

    High-resolution film scans delivered digitally via a private link for download.

    Combine this service with your film processing order and we’ll scan your film before it’s cut or bring in your uncut film for scanning only.

  • roll film & mounted slide scanning (cut)

    135, 110, 126, 120, 220, APS

    High-resolution film scans delivered digitally via a private link for download.

    This service is for those rolls that have already been cut into strips as well as mounted slides.

  • sheet film scanning

    High-resolution film scans of 4×5 and unusually sized negatives delivered digitally via a private link for download.

  • non-film scanning

    High-resolution scans of polaroids, prints, and other 2D sentimental items (up to 9x12”) delivered digitally via a private link for download.

Minimum $15.00 order for scanning.

  • A woman with short black hair, wearing glasses and a leopard-print coat, standing outdoors at night near a chain-link fence.
  • Ten colorful bowling balls on a bowling alley ball return machine.
  • A person with short hair and glasses standing on a subway platform, holding a camera, while a train approaches in the background.
  • A dog sitting on a table next to a person counting Canadian paper money. The person is wearing socks, and the dog is looking to the side. The scene is in black and white.
  • Grocery store aisle with large water jugs on shelves, purple and pink containers on the floor, and a black refrigerated display case.
  • Person wearing a white hat with pom-poms, a leopard print coat, and brown pants, bowing forward on a snowy sidewalk in an urban area.
  • A woman with glasses walking her dog in a parking lot at night, with cars parked in the background and shadows on the ground.
  • A yellow caution wet floor sign with warning symbols and text, placed on a wooden floor inside a restaurant or cafe near a brick wall.
  • Stack of metal chairs next to a planted indoor tree.
  • A cluttered outdoor area with a yellow car on the left, black trash bags filled with debris, used tires, wooden planks, and other discarded household items.
  • A person petting a fluffy white dog with a happy expression in between two people in striped clothing.
  • A person with glasses, wearing a blue striped shirt, sitting in a cafe, holding a phone in front of their face. There is a drink with a straw in the foreground.
  • A person with dark hair in a suit is partially visible amidst orange and green foliage, with a blurred and colorful background.