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Economy Print Scanning Service
DigMyPics Now Offers Low Cost Print Scanning
Kodaks s1220

How does it work and why does it cost less?

Kodak recently released a scanner that was originally designed to scan documents as a new way to scan a stack of print photos. Known as the Kodak i1220 or Kodak s1220, these scanners can plow through a large number of photos very quickly. Using document scanners isn’t a new idea and you can find a number of services offering to run your photos through a document scanner to inexpensively capture your images. Using a document or sheet fed scanner to scan photos has two major benefits. It's fast and it's less labor intensive.

DigMyPics has long resisted using document scanners to scan our customer’s photos because the quality is substantially inferior to our various traditional archival techniques of scanning print photos. However, consumers are asking for a more cost effective way to digitize their mountains of photos and the Kodak 1220 scanners can achieve that feat, but not without some compromises in quality that we believe you should be made aware of.

DigMyPics is offering this service for customers who want a more cost effective scanning solution and archival quality isn’t as important. If you are looking for a quick, inexpensive way to get your photos on to a digital picture frame, for example, this service may be for you.

Understand the differences then make an informed choice.
  Economy Scanning Archival Scanning
Price
300dpi .16 per scan
600dpi .24 per scan
300dpi .39 per scan
600dpi .59 per scan
Print Sizes 3x4" up to 8x10" up to 8x10 are standard.
(Larger can be accomodated but are
considered Non-Standard*
)
Print Condition Photos must be in excellent condition
(No curled, sticky, torn,
odd shaped, or fragile prints)
Photos in most any condition can be scanned
(Curled, sticky, torn,
odd shaped, or fragile prints may be
considered Non-Standard*)
Print Thickness Photos must be no thicker than a Polaroid
(No mounted or matted prints)
Photos in most any condition can be scanned
(mounted or matted prints are
considered Non-Standard*)
Color Correction Automated on scanner
Manual in Adobe Photoshop
Image Cropping? Automated
Manually
Images Rotated? Yes.
DigMyPics technicians will manually rotate the images.
Yes.
DigMyPics technicians will manually rotate the images.
Prints in Albums OK? No. Loose prints only.
Yes, but there is a fee for removing prints from albums.
Image Quality Automated process: Lines,streaking, and discoloration may occur
(See "About the Scanner" below).

Since this is a manual process, our technicians rescan any images that have issues due to scanner malfunction, and color correct images with color casts due to fading.
Best For Situations where archival quality is not necessary and costs need to be kept low.  It's perfect for Digital Picture Frames. Those who are looking for the flexibilty of archival quality images. They can be used for making reprints, photo gifts, or simply preserving your legacy with quality digital images.
PLEASE READ: Economy Print Scanning is a high volume, automated scanning process. We cannot guarantee image quality or individual evaluation of your images based on this process.  We have openly provided you, the consumer, the pros and cons of using an automated, sheet fed scanner for photo scanning at a lower price point compared to a manual, individually evaluated process at a slightly higher per image cost.
*Please visit our Print Scanning FAQ for Non Standard Print Pricing

About the Scanner

Consumers need to understand that the Kodak s1220 scanner, like any document scanner, suffers with some serious quality issues so we aren’t considering the scans originating from these devices as archival quality. This page gives some examples of the differences between a scan from the 1220 and our traditional archival quality scans. Note: These problems aren’t just problems with the Kodak i1220 and s1220; they’re inherent in the design of all sheet fed type scanners. Kodak uses some software techniques to try and compensate for some of the problems but there's only so much software can do.

Here is how the Scanner Works:

Kodak 1220 Kodak 1220 Kodak 1220
It feed prints from the top
(Top View)
It then pulls photos through rollers then over plastic and the glass covering the sensor. (Inside View) It stacks the photos at at the bottom when done. (It's pretty fast)

Potential Scan Quality Issues

Because prints are dusty and the paper they are printed on sheds there's an issue with the dust becoming stuck to the piece of glass covering the sensor. When dust lodges itself on the glass it blocks light from striking the sensor on that pixel. Because the print moves over the sensor the dust's effects are felt all the way across the picture in the directrion of travel resulting in thin red, green or blue lines spanning the entire length of the scan and every scan that follows. Cleaning the glass between batches helps, but it's impossible to eliminate the problem. You can see the lines when you zoom in on the image. If you are using your photos for viewing on a TV or Digital Picture frame, you most likely will never notice the lines.

There is also an issue with the scanner occasionally leaving "streaks" (wide colored bands) on the scan. These are most obvious in light areas, like in sky or snow as well as in dark areas and shadows. You would probably not notice the streaks on a TV or computer monitor (until you zoomed in).

Here is an Example:

Kodak 1220 Kodak 1220
Green Line in the scan is not
in the original print
(Click Here to see the entire photo)
Streaking in the scan not
in the original print
(Click Here to see the entire photo)

The Kodak 1220 also captures less detail than we can acheive with our tradational print scanning techniques. This results in having less information to work with while making edits and color correcting. It also affects the crispness of the image, resulting in artifacts in the scanned images.

Again, this is potentially only a problem when making reprints, doing restorations or editing or if you're looking for archival quality.

Here is an Example:

Kodak 1220 Kodak 1220
This print was scanned at 300dpi on the Kodak 1220.
It is zoomed in at 300%
(Click Here to see the entire photo)
This is the same print scanned at 300dpi on a quality flatbed scanner.
It is also zoomed in at 300%
(Click Here to see the entire photo)

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