Film Scans

Frontier Film Scans

Digital files on our Frontier scanner from 35mm, 645, 6x6, 6x7, color or black & white, slides or negatives. Files are proportional to our standard print sizes at 300ppi, in RGB JPEG format. Choose your scan size based on the largest sized print you intend to make from that scan. For example, a 5x scan is optimized for a 5"x7" print. Normal turnaround is 2 working days.

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Shoebox Scans from 35mm Slides

These Shoebox Scan packages offers an economical solution for scanning volume archives of 35mm slides. We offer six packages at various quantities. Choose the package that corresponds fo your quantity of originals. Files are delivered on a DVD data disc for printing - or viewing and editing on a home computer.

Our 35mm slide scan packages are offered in two resolutions:

Standard Slide Scans - Slides are are scanned at 2700ppi* which outputs at 9" x 13.5" @ 300 ppi or 2700 x 4050 pixels. Standard slide scans provide excellent quality for online viewing, reprints, and archiving with the optimal balance of file size, quality and flexibility.

Large Slide Scans - Slides are scanned at 3600ppi* which outputs at 12" x 18" @ 300 ppi or 3600 x 5400 pixels. When the original slides are exceptionally sharp, or intended for very large enlargements, our large scans may be preferred.

Minimum order 100 slides. Files are delivered in jpeg format on a DVD data disc. Additional DVDs are available at $10 each. Some packages may require multiple discs. Slides can be grouped in slide boxes and bundled with rubber bands. Recycled boxes from aluminum foil, wax paper or plastic wrap also make excellent boxes for slides. Slides submitted in slide pages may incur additional costs.

Visit our Print Scans page to find out information about Shoebox Scanning for Photographs.

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Shoebox Scans from 35mm Negatives

These Shoebox Scan packages offer an economical solution for scanning volume archives of 35mm negatives. We offer six packages at various quantities. Choose the package that corresponds to your quantity of originals. Files are delivered on a DVD data disc for printing - or viewing and editing on a home computer.

We scan all negatives received. Film strips typically contain multiple images. We require a minimum of 3 frames per strip. (Single frames or 2-frame strips do not qualify.) Negatives are scanned at 1200ppi* which outputs at 4"x 6" @ 300ppi or 1200 x 1800 pixels. File size is ~6 megabytes. Minimum order 100 negatives. Files are delivered in jpeg format on a DVD data disc.

‍Visit our Print Scans page to find out information about Shoebox Scanning for Photographs.