Scanning

If you want something done right, you do it yourself. So we do. When we’re able to scan prints and other materials on location, we take the extra time and effort to do it right, so that in post production we know we’ll have what we need. We bring a professional Canon scanner and meticulously scan everything individually for the highest quality. We typically scan images at 600 dpi or larger, saved as TIFF files, ideal for archival purposes. No low-res jpegs here. Taking the extra time is worth it. We can also scan oversize items like large newspapers, posters, wall maps, etc. and stitch them together to make a seamless, perfect image.

We can take old photo albums apart so their delicate pages can be scanned in their pristine condition, with no creasing or bending of the pages. All your items are returned to you in the condition they were entrusted to us. By personally scanning the media we use, it gives us a chance to imagine the creative possibilities in advance, by knowing the quality of the digitization. It also gives us instant access to some or all of your media that needs digitizing, allowing us to immediately get to work, unlike waiting for media to be returned in digital format from a third party vendor.

We carefully restore and finesse each photo to bring out its best qualities. Things like color correction and contrast are dealt with to compensate for years of fading prints.

At the completion of every film, we give this archive-quality treasure trove of scanned and restored pictures at no extra charge to the client.