Negative Scanning — Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• What type of film can you scan?
• What type of equipment do you use?
• Do you rotate the images?
• Can you make my photos look better?
• Who will be working with my photos and film?
• Will my photos be safe and confidential?
• Do you scan Black & White negatives?
• Do you scan APS Cartridges?
• Do you scan Medium Format negatives?
• What if my negatives are loose?
• What do you consider a strip?
• What do you consider a Standard Negative?
• What if they have a copyright symbol?
• Can I see some samples of your work?

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• Photo Scanning for Printed Photos
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• Negative and Film Scanning
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• 8mm Film to DVD Transfer
• Video Tape Home Movies to DVD

Most people have a variety of film types in their photo collection. We don't think you should have to pick and choose which ones are worth digitizing. We can scan all these types of Negatives as well as Medium and Large Format Film:

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We use the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 to scan most negatives and film, and the Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 for slides and specialty film like Medium Format.

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We will manually rotate images to the correct orientation for no additional charge.

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Absolutely! This is where your pictures will really benefit from our professional photographers and artists. We do manual color and exposure correction to each individual image. Using Adobe Photoshop, we can do a lot to improve color problems and fading. See our Film Makeover page to view samples of our work!

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DigMyPics hires only imaging and graphics professionals with college degrees in the arts. We invest heavily in training new hires to our high standards, and we have a strict set of policies and checks to make sure our standards for quality are maintained at all times.

When you call us toll-free at 1-866-364-5952 you'll speak directly to a knowledgeable customer service representative, no waiting on hold or navigating through an automated system. You can also email support@digmypics.com with your questions. We will respond to your email promptly during business hours.

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Absolutely! We use FedEx for domestic shipping and you can track your precious package before it even reaches us. We take multiple precautions to ensure that each and every one of our customers' photos is kept safe and confidential throughout our entire process.

Our state-of-the-art facility, located in sunny Arizona, is under strict surveillance at all times to ensure your memories remain safe during the digitization process. Our highly-skilled photographers and graphic artists wear white cotton gloves while working with your photos and film to preserve their integrity.

See our Privacy Policy for details.

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Yes we do and the pricing is the same as color negatives. However, we recommend that you order a set of TIFF images for editing as we cannot use Digital ICE scratch & blemish removal technology when scanning black and white negatives.

"Digital ICE is used to detect scratches and dust during transparent film scan and not applicable for opaque document scanning. Where Chromogenic black and white films are supported by Digital ICE, other black and white films containing silver halides are not. This is because the long wave infrared light passes through the slide but not through dust particles. The silver particles reflect the infrared light in a similar manner to dust particles, thus respond equally in visible light and infrared light." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_ICE

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Yes we do! See our Film Format Comparison guide for more information on Medium Format and Large Format. See our Pricing page for Medium Format pricing. If you don't see what you are looking for, contact us! We'll be happy to discuss your project with you.

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No Problem! We will scan your negatives and either return them to the sleeves or envelopes or neatly place them in our archival storage products if you choose to purchase alternative storage. We would recommend that you purchase our negative sleeves if your negatives are loose or in envelopes, they will be better preserved and much easier to keep organized.

Please Note: We will preserve the order but will not preserve empty spaces negative sleeves.

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A strip of negatives is 2 or more frames, pricing is per frame/image. If you have a roll of uncut film, we will need to cut the roll into strips of 6 frames. We suggest that you also purchase negative preserver sleeves for us to return your film in.

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Standard Negatives are 35mm and 35mm Half Frame negative strips that have 2 or more frames and developed APS film. The negatives must be in reasonably good condition. Negatives that are excessively curled may require an additional handling fee to scan. "Good condition" is defined as not warped, excessively moldy or curled, sticky, ripped, or torn. Color issues (such as fading) and general age are not a factor in determining condition. We will try to fix color issues as part of our basic service.

We will scan  35mm single frame negatives, however, there is an additional $1.00 handling fee per image for this service.

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If your negatives have a copyright symbol we can scan them if permission is granted by the copyright owner, or if you agree to sign a waiver that you will only be using the disc we make as a backup of the material you legally own and not for resale or other commercial purposes. Download our Copyright Waiver PDF, print, sign, and include in your shipment when placing your order.

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Absolutely! We have a few customers who were kind enough to allow us to use their photos on our site as examples of our work. Click here to see our Negative Scanning samples.

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