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If you are not comfortable mailing your original photos, we can work from your scanned files. We can usually get better results from our own scans of
faded and damaged photos, but will work from your scans if you prefer. Please
follow these Do-It-Yourself Scanning Guidelines to prepare your files for
restoration: Choose a good original photo.
Damage can usually be repaired,
but a fuzzy, out-of-focus original is not a good candidate for restoration.
Faded photos should contain some detail, even in the lightest areas. If an
area is completely blank, it cannot be restored.
Scan in RGB mode.
Even if your original is black-and-white,
scanning in RGB mode provides more detail than greyscale mode. Bitmap mode is
not useful for creating editable files.
Select the proper resolution.
A resolution of 300 DPI is fine
for an 8x10 original. For smaller photos, increase the resolution
proportionally (e.g., use 600 DPI for a 4x5 original). Even if the print you
want is small, the size of your file should be close to 1mB in size. The
higher the resolution, the larger the file, the more the details available for
restoration in the image.
Save the file in JPG format.
Use the highest quality setting
your software allows. Lower quality or "faster" files sacrifice image detail
for file size.
Send the files to us with our Order Form. It might
take a while to transmit the files over a slower modem connection, so send files
individually.
Note: Most home scanners can't capture enough detail from slides, so we prefer to scan those originals ourselves.
Please contact us for details.
(276)9443468. |
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