510 922 8481

1329 Solano Ave, Albany 94706

Mon 8am-1pm, Tues-Fri 8am-5pm

Digital Roots Studio

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ALL WORK DONE IN-HOUSE

Scanning Resolutions:

You have the choice of two resolutions when scanning your slides & negatives, 2000 PPI & 4000 PPI.  If you plan on having a print 8” x 10” or smaller made, or simply enjoying the transferred materials digitally, we recommend 2000 PPI.  If your print size will be larger than 8” x 10”, we recommend 4000. Medium format negatives can be scanning at 2000 PPI or 4000 PPI, and large format negatives can be scanned at 600 PPI or 1200 PPI.

Digital Ice Technology:

Digital ICE is applied to all color 35mm slides and negatives. Digital Ice works by building a record of defects in the image during scanning. Scanners normally work with three input channels - red, green, and blue. Scanners equipped with Digital ICE add a fourth channel called the D channel (defect channel). During scanning, the information on defects, surface dirt, and scratches is collected. Digital ICE then applies a series of algorithms (formulas) to rebuild the missing information. The result is scans that are scratch free and dust free even if the original film has serious defects. Digital Ice DOES NOT work on black and white negatives, so scratches along with surface marks will appear if present on physical slide/negative.

Materials We Scan

• 35mm Slides

• 3D stereo slides

• Super slides

• 110, 126 & 127 format slides

• Large & medium format negatives

• 35mm negatives

Our Process:

With all of our scanning services, we let you choose between a raw scan & pro scan. With raw scan you receive back the images as-is, without post production. Pro scan includes cropping, rotating image, & color correction.

Raw Scan

Raw scan is suggested for clients who have experience using photo editing applications, or who simply want the image backed-up for preservation.  This ensures that the image has been digitally duplicated so you have more than one copy, and can rotate or adjust colors at a later time if desired. Raw vs Pro Scan examples here

Pro Scan

Pro scan includes post-production of the digital images which you don't receive with the raw scan. With pro scan we crop the border that is around the image along with photo rotation & color correction.  This provides a view-ready collection without any additional efforts on your part. Raw vs Pro Scan examples here

• CD or DVD-ROM
• External Hard-Drive - Supplied by customer or purchased from Digital Roots Studio
• USB/Thumb Drive - $2 per 1GB
• FTP Upload - $2 per 1gb charge will be applied to final invoice
• 8 bit TIFF output $0.25 per image
• 16 bit TIFF output $0.50 per image
• Playable image DVD, for playing on DVD players or computers

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