At The Scan Studio, we take your 35mm slides and scan them into digital files. Digital files have many different uses, you can use them for printing out photographs, uploading to social media, displaying them on TVs or digital picture frames or sharing them with your friends and family.
We scan all 35mm slides to a final pixels size of 3600×2160 this will allow you to print a high-quality print of 300mm x 200mm at 300dpi. This size will allow display at full resolution on a 4k or HD TV. Unlike modern cameras and TVs that have a 16:9 ratio, 35mm slides have a 1:1.50 screen ratio, this means that when displayed on a TV to show the full image you will have black bars on both horizontal sides unless you crop the top and bottom of the image to fit the whole screen.
Over the years, 35mm slides can pick up dust and fingerprints from being handled. Before we scan your slides, we blow any dust off and, where possible, remove any marks left by handling. Our scanners also do an additional infrared scan, picking up any marks and will remove them whilst keeping the image sharp. Please be aware that although you may not be able to see these marks on your slides when enlarged these marks become much more apparent.
The cameras that most slides were taken with were not only difficult to work with, but the quality of the film and processing also affected the final colour. When we scan your slides, we will make basic colour corrections to bring back colours that have been lost.
We scan 35mm slides at their optimal resolution of approx 4k. If you would like your 35mm scanned to a larger size, this can be arranged. If you let us know the final use for the digital file, we can advise you on the size that is needed and the additional cost. Please be aware that the larger the scan, the more imperfections will show up, so it’s always best to scan the slide at the optimal enlargement for the final use.
35mm Film (officially known as 135) was invented in 1935 by Kodak specifically for use in still cameras. The ease of loading the film cartridge without a dark room made this the most popular film format by the 1960s and still is to this day. The 1:1.50 ratio of 35mm film (36mmx24mm) is still seen today in many full-frame high-end digital SLRs and mirrorless cameras and set a standard that all camera manufacturers used. With advancements made over time, the quailty of the film and the processing techniques more professional photographers moved away from the more expensive medium and large format to 35mm.
We now have a video department back and digitising your home movies! We can convert most camcorder video taps, VHS and cine film.
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