PHOTO SCANNING & RESTORATION
Why scan your printed photos?
Photos easily become damaged; becoming torn, worn out and faded. Let us scan them into a digital format to preserve their current quality for coming generations. When memories are digitally archived, you can back them up and easily share them with family and friends.
• Low-cost, professional scanning without sending your precious memories away in the mail.
• We scan photos and slides right in our Glenview studio using professional scanning equipment.
• Also included: Light retouching, Group Re-Dating (putting your photos in the right year/season)
Scanning Loose Photos up to 8×10 -
@600 dpi – $.55 each
Scanning Oversize Photos
Hand Scanned items over 8x10 or delicate items - $1.50 each
Oversize items over 8.5×14 – $15 each
Removing Photos from Albums
$125 per hour includes time to remove photos from the album and either put them back into the album (if possible) or file them into a storage box. The cost to scan the photo is additional depending on what type of photo it is - see other pricing.
Digitizing 35mm Slides
$1.25 per slide at 3000 dpi
3D Objects/Kids Art/Trophies/Etc.
Do you want to preserve awards, trophies or kids art projects digitally? Using our state of the art light-box studio we can photograph and preserve your items, saving you space (if you are like me and like to toss bulky kids art projects).
$5.00 per item and up - call for a quote
Negatives, Medium Format Slides or other Formats
We have professional scanning equipment to convert nearly any type of film/image you have in-house without sending your memories away in the mail. Please call for a custom quote.
Photo Restoration
For images needing more restoration we partner with an affordable retouching service that can bring new life to your old, damaged photos. Custom quote depending on level of restoration needed. Typically prices range from $30 to $50. Call for an estimate on your photos.
MOVIE TRANSFERS
Digitizing outdated media is an important step in preserving your memories. Cameras become outdated quickly and technology changes rapidly. At Forever Digital, we are committed to helping you reclaim lost memories on outdated cassettes of all shapes and sizes. We futureproof your video transfer investment by providing 2 delivery methods - USB/Flash Drive AND private shareable online site - and BOTH delivery methods are included in your transfer price. We also place a high priority on enjoying and sharing your memories with family members and we have creative ideas to help you do this.
Cost to Digitize & Private Online Site to View/Share VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Mini DV tapes is $55 per tape. Blu Ray Conversion $55 per disc. DVD conversion $45 per disc.
FAQ FOR MOVIE TRANSFERS
What is the private cloud storage you offer?
At Forever Digital we are unique in that we provide a link to view your movies on a private website. Clients create a private account to view AND download videos from any device that has internet access - even Apple TV. Only you and your family members will view your videos. You pay nothing extra for ongoing, on-demand cloud access of your movies!
I don’t have dates on all of my tapes and I can’t watch them to figure out what might be on them?
No problem. At Forever Digital we distinguish our transfer process from the big box stores by our attention to detail. We will do our best to put tapes in order based on criteria like kids birthdays, vacations, etc. We will send you screenshots of content on tapes to get your input. Finally, if we are stumped and can’t figure out a date - we will put the entire video in Mediazilla for you to watch with family and help us figure out a date/title down the road.
If some of my tapes are short (say under 10 minutes) - Do I still have to pay $55 per tape?
It depends. We will digitize all the tapes and then determine if any of them are short. If so, at our discretion we will combine them into one tape for pricing purposes. We do our best to keep the transfer cost to a minimum because we consider it so important to do this type of project.
Can you edit my videos - I have a lot of unimportant stuff on them?
Yes. We provide quick edits (taking out a single portion of one tape) in the cost of the tape transfer. If you want more extensive editing - we provide custom video editing for $150 per hour. We can take many hundreds of hours of footage and turn it into a magical custom video complete with music. Ask for a custom quote..