Many of us have a bunch of old photos that are fading with age and losing their color; and maybe sometimes defaced like the one above.  We can copy your old pictures, make digital copies of the photos and create restorations if wanted.  You can download the copies direct from our website or we can supply the copies on CD or DVD.  Or we can make a DVD slide show that tells a story from a series of photos.  Stories that can be passed on to relatives and future generations using CD or DVD copies that can be easily made. 

Professional Restoration:
Do it now or do it later... copy the old photo now before its too late... restoration can be done at some later date.  Restoration is a time consuming process.  You tell us how much time you want spent and how "perfect" you want the restoration.  For example... the restoration of the photo above took one hour... it's not "perfect" but was what the customer ordered.  We could have spent 5 hours instead of one and the result would not be that much better (unless you enlarged the photo and looked "really close").

Professional Cleaning:
All photos we copy are professionally cleaned before being copied to remove debris and dust particles.  Our photo cleaning process is a time consuming 4 step manual process.  First the photo is lightly brushed with a static free tissue, then a burst of dry air is applied, the photo is then wiped with a special antistatic brush of soft natural hair with a polonium ionizer element, and again a burst of dry air to render the photo as free as possible of dust, lint and debris.  If you are considering other companies to do your photo copying; ask them how they clean the photos before they are copied!

Copying without cleaning?
No, we will not copy your photos without cleaning.  Some of our competitors copy photos without cleaning which means they can charge a little less.  We feel this is very "short-sited"... we feel you should pay a little more and have a copy from which you can print an enlargement if wanted.  If you try to print an enlargement from a copied photo that has dust particles, the enlarged print will make the dust particles look like "boulders".  However, if all you want to do it view your photos on TV (via DVD), or on your computer (via CD or DVD), then maybe the "uncleaned photo" service is for you.  Viewing photos on your TV does not require a high quality copy and your TV won't display the dust that may be on them because of its low resolution.

"Digital ICE" and other automatic scratch-dust-defect removal systems:
We seldom use "Digital ICE" and other automatic retouching processes because they often have the effect of softening the image to an unacceptable degree.  If photo editing/retouching is needed, we prefer to retouch the photo image using Adobe Photoshop manual repair. 

Satisfaction Guaranteed:
If any photo copied is not to your satisfaction you have three choices... (1) we will refund payment for that photo (or photos); (2) we will do an automatic scratch-dust-defect removal process on that photo (or photos) at no extra charge; or (3) retouch the image (or images) using Adobe Photoshop (see retouching charges below).

How our copied photos are furnished:
We can provide you the digital images of your copied photos in several different ways. 
(1) Place them on the Internet in a private folder and then provide you with the folder name (which is password protected) so you can download them direct to your computer. 
(2) Provide them to you on a CD in random order, or in a specific order that you prescribe.
(3) Provide them to you in a DVD slideshow movie.

Pricing:
Our pricing is ala carte... add up what you need below and that will be your cost.  If we find a photo that needs special retouching we will eMail you a recommendation of what is needed along with specific costs.  Payment for all services can be made as detailed on our order page.

$  0.36 0.00 5.00 0.04 . 5.00 0.05 . 4.00 . 0.20 . 15.00 9.00 . 1.00 3.00

Each photo copied at 600dpi - includes professional cleaning. Each photo copy placed in an Internet folder for downloading. Any quantity of photo copies furnished on a CD or CD's (random order). Extra charge if photo copies furnished in specific order on CD or CD's.   (Price is per photo copy). Slides furnished as a DVD or DVD's slideshow movie in DVD+R format. Extra charge to place photo copies in specific order on DVD   (Price is per photo copy). Background music added to a DVD slideshow movie.   (Price is per your furnished music selection) Voice-over narrative added to a DVD slideshow movie.   (price is per minute of voice... $5.00 minimum). Retouching (manual) price per hour. Return shipping includes postage, $100 insurance and tracking in USA.   (inquire for shipping costs outside of USA). Internet storage of all photos on a CD for one year. Internet storage of all data on a DVD for one year. Maximum photo size that we can copy is 8x10" Minimum Order: $10.00 plus return shipping

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CD or DVD Labeling:
The CD or DVD furnished above will be text labeled, at no charge, with the data you provide... a title, date the CD/DVD is made, your name, etc. (wording of your choice up to 80 characters).  If you want pictures or artwork added to the label please visit our CD/DVD labeling page for details.

Shipping your photos to us:
We realize the value of your personal photos... they are indeed priceless.  However, shippers can lose things.  We suggest insuring your package at a significant value and always use guaranteed delivery tracking.  Shippers tend to take better care of insured and tracked packages.  Pack the photos carefully and place them in a strong box that cannot be easily crushed.  Do not send photos in an envelope (they might get folded).  Photos returned to you will be insured and shipment tracked.  Or, drop them off and pick the copies up at the address shown above and save shipping charges.

What we require:
When you send us photos to be copied there are several requirements that must be followed:
(1) If you want the photo copies furnished in a specific order each photo must be numbered (or named) with the number or name clearly printed on the photo (or use a sticker on the back); and the specific order furnished.
(3) If the digital copies are to be furnished to you as an automatic DVD slide/movie show, please give us the order in which they are to be placed and the time delay between slides (we use a time delay of 7 seconds if not advised otherwise; if you want to watch any slide longer simply use your DVD player pause control).  If you want background music, and/or voice narrative, added to the DVD slide/movie show; please provide us the music and/or narrative on CD or record or tape.
(4) We will not scan pornographic or "objectionable as determined by us" photo images.
(6) Read the "legality notice" regarding copying.

A discussion of technical stuff:
All photos we copy are copied at 600dpi.  You may be wondering why we copy slides at 4800dpi and copy photo prints at only 600dpi... good question.  Photos are rarely printed at more that 600dpi so there is no reason to copy them at a higher resolution.  Copying at a higher resolution would create a larger file without providing any more information.  In fact, copying at a higher resolution can introduce spurious information that actually degrades the picture quality.  Some photo copy companies copy at only 300dpi... we feel this is a mistake because if you ever want to make a large print from the digital copy the 300dpi copy will appear "grainy".  Slides, by the way have a resolution of 4096dpi which is why we copy them at 4800dpi.  You may want to read more discussion of dpi (and ppi) on our slide copy page.

45 day or permanent Internet backup:
We keep a temporary 45-day digital backup of every photo copied.  We can reconstruct and re-burn a CD or DVD in the extremely rare event of it being lost or damaged during return shipment.  After the 45 day backup period, all files associated with your order are permanently deleted.  We do not keep a backup of your photos in any form.  However, if you would like a backup of your copied photos placed in a secure password protected Internet file we can provide that service as shown on the price sheet above.  You can access your Internet backup file at any time to make additional copies.

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