Photo Scanning Service

Testimonials

Thanks for the photos, they are fantastic, great quality especially considering the condition some of them were in. Thanks very much, Helen, Bath.

Free Collection

Free collection for Autumn & Winter 2009

Don't let Royal Mail spoil your plans - there is always an alternative

We appreciate the hassle factor and now uncertainty involved in getting your photos to us so we are offering the following

FREE nationwide collection when you spend over £200 on any of our scanning packages
DHL Collection from your home or office, Same Day, for any other orders - £15
DHL Collection from your home or office, 2 Day Service, for any other orders - £9.50

** All you need to do is select the collection you require when you place your order and we will liaise and book it all for you.

** If using an order form, call us to arrange collection on 0845 873 8600

* - Free offer is for mainland UK, excluding Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland & Channel Islands. Price for these areas on application. * - Premiums for paid for collections will apply to Off Shore, Highlands and usual premium locations.

Useful Information on Our Scanning Services

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How to use our scanning service

1. Prepare your photos into neat bundles in the order your need.
2. Decide on 300 or 600 dpi scan resolution
3. Buy a scanning package online or use our order form if you don't know how many photos you have.
4. We receive your photos and scan them to jpg files.
5. We send originals and discs back to you by courier.

Reasons to scan your photos

They take up cupboard and drawer space
You never see them any more
They get lost, go missing or get damaged
All your other photos are now on the computer
You can share your family history more easily
You can create PhotoBooks & Digital Photo Frames

Reasons for YOU not to scan your photos yourself

It will take you ages and it's tedious work
Your time is precious - go and have some fun !
It's cheaper for us to do it

Ideas for a special occasions ..

Mum or Dads birthday ? Do them a photo book
Your 40th ? Slideshow DVD with music
School Reunion ? - Power point presentation
Wedding Anniversary - Photo book

Once we've scanned your photos we can:

Setup a new Digitial Photo Frame
Create a DVD TV Slide Show with Music
Create you a beautiful Photo Book
Create posters for parties
Upload Your Photos to a Photo Sharing Web Site
Make Unique Presents

Recommendations for Photo Album Software

Picasa photo albulm software Once you have your disc back from us you can add your photos to your PC or Mac. Our photo scanning disc will contain jpg files that have been scanned in the order you presented them to us. This means the time / date order will be visually accurate.

You can import your photos using the built in tools of Windows XP or Vista. If you use a Mac you will probably be using iPhoto. Similar packages for PC exist including Adobe PhotoShop Elements and of course the excellent Google Picasa. These packages allo you to create Albums or folders. This means you can multiple select the photographs we have scanned on screen and drag them into your newly created virtual photo albums. ..Download Google Picasa

Backing Up Your photos

Iomega Backup Drive - perfect for backing up photos Once you have all of your old photos scanned and have them together with your new digital photos you need to make sure they are backed up. You can do this in a number of ways and very simply you can backup to a DVD which will hold around 4.5GB of data which could be 5000 photos. If you have more than this number, which many people now do, backing up to another PC or across the internet to a Photo Bank offers you the best level of protection. To find out more just contact us for details.

0845 873 8600

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