Our slide scanning service could not be easier to use, no matter where you are located in the uk. To find out how much it will cost, simply count the number of negatives, negatives, slides and VHS tapes you want to convert and then use our slide scanning quote page.
Then all you need to do is put your images into a box that will protect your precious negatives and send them to us. We recommend that you use the Royal Mail recorded delivery or any courier that requires a signature as proof of delivery.
We will confirm receipt of your package once it arrives, and then start the scanning process.
In most circumstances, we scan your slides and then transfer them to a CD or DVD so that you can load the images onto your computer, however if you would prefer to receive your images on a USB device such as a hard drive or memory stick, just let us know.
Once we have completed your scans, we will carefully pack your slides away with your digital images and then send everything back to you via Royal Mail Special Delivery, which will also require someone to sign for delivery. We will also confirm how many images we have scanned and send you a bill. You can pay by cash, electronic banking or PayPal.
how it works?
slide (diapositive) scanning service
Digital ICE stands for Digital Image Correction and Enhancement and is a technology developed by Kodak that removes surface defects, such as dust and scratches from images during the scanning process. The corrections are made on the scanner and is achieved by scanning the image from two different lamps, one a normal RGB lamp and the other infrared . The IR lamp detects the dust or scratch and the image is modified based on the image picked up by the RGB lamp. When ICE was originally created,it was not able to scan Kodachrome slides as the Infrared is absorbed by the cyan layer on the Kodachrome slide, however the technology has evolved and more recent scanners have been able to work with Kodachrome. At Pixave, we have never had a problem scanning Kodachrome slides with ICE but if you would prefer us to disable ICE on your scans, just let us know when you place your order. If a slide is in good condition and has no dust or scratches, it is always preferable to scan without ICE to ensure you are left with an image as close to the original.
what is the dpi?
Bring your old 35mm slides back to life with our 35mm slide scanning service.
When was the last time your viewed your 35mm slides on your projector ? Do you still have a projector ? Our slide scanning service will let you view your 35mm slides on a range of modern devices such as phones, tablets, televisions and photo frames.
All scans include colour correction and digitial ICE to remove dust and scratches.
Why let your beautiful memories of the past go unseen, we can scan your old 35mm slides, including Kodachrome and Fujichrome, and send them back to you as JPEG files compatible with any PC or MAC.
We scan your slides individually by hand, so we make sure each slide comes back to you correctly orientated, with the full colour restored and also include dust & scratch removal thanks to Digital ICE technology.
We scan 35mm slides in one of two resolutions, either 1200 dots per inch (DPI) or 4800. 4800 DPI provides the largest possible image and will be required for larger size prints, but will result in file sizes of approximately 20mb.
We charge per slide and offer discounts for larger orders, please feel free to get a quote, just tell us how many slides you have to get an instant quotation. We scan all types of slides, including Kodachrome and Fujichrome 35mm slides.
If you have positive film slides in other sizes, we can also scan them, our scanners have handled everything we've thrown at them so far, including glass slides etc.
We also offer a complete photo scanning service.
35mm Slides scanned upto 4800 dpi (dots per inch)
£0.20 per slide for 4800 DPI
£0.15 per slide for 1200 DPI
Full UK coverage
Digital ICE included to clean dust & scratches
All slides scanned with the correct orientation
Jpeg or TIFF files returned either
Images returned on CD or DVD data discs
No job too small or too big
Prices are per slide
Discounts for larger quantities
Kodachrome and Fujichrome 35mm slides specialists
35 mm slIdes scanning details
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files are commonly used to store images within the publishing industry, graphic artists and professional photographers. TIFF files produce a better quality image when compared to JPEG files, because the images are not compressed, however they take significantly more space on your hard drive, e.g. a 1200 DPI scan of a transparency that creates an image sized 5267 * 6899 pixels is 18.2MB in JPEG format but 105.2MB in TIFF format. As you can see from these figures, the JPEG format has removed 80MB of the same image, and therefore it is logical to assume that the TIFF file is of higher quality, however this is a very subjective area as a lot of people cannot tell the difference, and the cost of storing TIFF files compared to JPEG on your systems can be a lot higher simply due amount of disk space required.
Pixave are happy to scan your slides in your choice of resolution file format (JPEG / TIFF) at no extra cost. By default your slides will be scanned at 4800 DPI into JPEG format, if you have different requirements please let us know in the special instructions of our order page or when you speak to us on the phone.
Dots per inch is the term used to measure the density of an image, namely the number of dots that can be placed in a line within 1 inch (2.54cm). The higher the DPI used to scan a slide, the larger the resulting file will be. Most slides are 35mm square, approximately 1.4 inches, so therefore if we scan a slide at 100dpi, we will get an image approximately 140 pixels square. To give you an idea of scale, a modern digital camera taking a 10 megapixel image will create an image approximately 3600 pixels wide, so 35mm slides should be scanned at a MUCH higher resolution. We can scan upto 4800 dpi, which will create an image size of approximately 6700 pixels wide. However, for most everyday usage, such as Facebook, email, standard size prints, 1200dpi should be fine, image sizes will be approximately 2000 pixels wide.
What are we doing?
JPEG files are the most commonly used method of storing images on computers and digital cameras. Slides's scanned to JPEG files do produce excellent results whilst taking up a minimum of space, and achieves this by compressing your images, which results in a loss of quality. However, the JPEG standard allows for different levels of compression, with higher quality scans resulting the less you compress the image. By default, Pixave scan your slides in JPEG format with the least level of compression, resulting in high quality images that are reasonably large in size. The quality will be outstanding and will look fantastic for everyday use such as reprinting as a standard size photographs. There are some applications that require a higher quality, e.g. images to be printed in magazines, where professionals require the highest quality possible, in which case, we are happy to scan your photographs in TIFF format which are lossless (i.e. have no compression) but take up HUGE amounts of disk space.