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35mm Slide Scanning (Digitizing)
Slide Transfer onto CD-ROM, DVD or Hard Drive (HD)
The 35mm slide image gets optically projected onto a 6.3 mega pixel camera chip which creates an exact one-to-one copy with no loss of image quality. This means we are not actually scanning the slides, but even better, projecting them directly onto a camera chip! This very high resolution (of 3088 x 2056 pixels) allows for the images' archival. (RGB Color System)
Have your slides digitized to before it is too late! Over time they lose their color and clarity, and mold build-up can damage them for good.
  What are your buisness hours? |
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We do all of our business by mail only.
We don't have an office open to the public. Nearly all of our customers mail in their films, but for those who live more local, you have another option. You may drop off your film at our local, Bennett Valley, UPS Store. We have a special arrangement there and always receive excellent service from them: The UPS Store, 2777 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa. Open Monday –Saturday - (707) 546-1565 Dillon, Geoff and Russell.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your package must be sealed and addressed just as if you were mailing it to us – and you will need to let them know to: "Please charge FilmFix for this package." It’s free for you!
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We have enjoyed a 100% track record of perfectly delivered packages using the Postal Service.
We send all our domestic shipments via the U.S. Postal Service using their "Priority Mail - with a Delivery Confirmation". If you prefer, and let us know, and we can use a "Signature Confirmation" instead.
Both methods provide you with a tracking number with which you will be able to track your shipment.
UPS, FedEx, DHL and other carriers also work. However, we only send back your goods via the U.S. Postal Service. (Note our Policy -- We return your order in 2 separate shipments. First we send your transferred goods. Then 7 – 10 days later, we send your original goods back to you.)
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| What is the turnaround time on your orders? |
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It’s easy to find out. From this page, you are 1 or 2 clicks away from seeing your "Estimated Completion Date." As soon as you finish your free online Estimate, it shows you the ESTIMATED completion date. Sometimes we beat that date but if, for any reason, we find we might go over by a day or two, we will surely notify you (that’s rare.)
NOTE: Our turn-around time varies based on how much work we already have "in-house" at the time your order is placed.
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| What if I am wrong in calculating my Estimate? |
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We base our invoice on the total minutes of your transferred footage. For slides it is bases on the actual number of slides. Therefore, it is only after the transfer is completed that we will know what the total cost of your order is. We then notify you via an email, and you can pay for it then.
If you have under-estimated your total footage (or slides), your invoice will be a bit more, and if you over-estimated, then the cost will be a bit less. Both cases happen sometimes, and it’s OK.
More information about our order process
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We perform all of the work in-house here in Santa Rosa, CA.
All aspects of your transfer are done by Nathaniel - a professionally trained filmmaker and photographer.
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| Price List
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| Slide Transfer to DVD, CD-Rom or Hard Drive |
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| Stock and Misc. Items |
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| order set-up and handling |
$ 14.00 |
| DVD stock |
$ 8.00 |
| Duplication set-up fee |
$ 10.00 |
Our process for digitizing your slides:
STEP #1
(This process included in A, B and C Transfers)
Prepping slides for transfer: Before we transfer your slides, we need to place them in a Kodak or Gepe tray. All slides get turned to a "landscape" position, including your vertical images.
If you provide your slides in trays, we will carefully mark the very edge of the slides with a black marker before turning them into a "landscape" position. This ensures that we can turn them back into their original position as delivered to us.
STEP #2
(This process included in A, B and C Transfers)
The transfer process: Each slide gets individualized attention. In order to achieve the best result, very dark slides usually need more light during their exposure, whereas over-exposed slides usually need less.
The adjustment of the exposure is done manually and takes an expert to achieve the correct result. Just after the image is digitized, the histogram data of the image is checked to make sure the exposure was optimal.
Resulting image from STEP #2:
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NOTE: Image still needs horizontal flipping (and vertical turning if it is a vertical image.)
Flipping and turning is NOT included with Transfer Type A.
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The resulting image is facing upside down (or side-ways if it is a vertical image!)
This first "Original File" is provided on the CD/DVD and is best used as a source file for any publication work where a graphic artist will do additional corrections and possibly more touch-up work.
STEP #3
(This process only included in B and C Transfers)
Image orientation: All images require vertical flipping in order to present correctly. Vertical images require turning to their correct vertical direction.
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STEP #3 is only included in B and C transfers.
If you are computer savvy, you can do this yourself - so might choose Transfer A. |
STEP #4
(This process only included in C Transfers!)
Manual color correction. This step is not necessary if your slides are not discolored!
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The manual color correction in the C Transfer cannot correct slides with strong saturation loss and/or color shifts.
STEP #5
(This process only included in B and C Transfers)
Generating different image sizes: At last, we generate three different file sizes:
A LARGE file - for printing |
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3072 x 2048 pixels
Large image |
A MEDIUM file - for viewing on your computer |
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Average computer monitor size is set to 1028 x 780 pixels
(image size is 1014 x 676 pixels) |
A SMALL file - for sending via email |
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507 x 338 pixels
Click here to view image in actual size. |
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