How much
does it cost?
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Standard Print Pricing
| Standard Prints include the
most popular print sizes; loose
prints up to 8x10" that are in
good condition. |
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Qty |
300dpi |
600dpi |
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1-4999 |
$0.39 |
$0.59 |
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5000+ |
$0.34 |
$0.54 |
Pricing includes: Scanning, basic
color correction, 1st disk free. Copies
are $6 per disk.
Visit our Smart
Pricing Calculator to get a custom
quote.
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If
your prints do not fall into the
category of loose prints up to
8x10" (in good
condition)...don't despair! We
can probably still scan them for
a reasonable handling fee.
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Non-Standard Type |
Price per scan |
Prints in Albums*
(page/print size up to
8x10") |
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300 DPI |
$0.89 |
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600 DPI |
$1.09 |
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Prints in Albums*
(page/print size up to
11x17") |
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300 DPI |
$1.29 |
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600 DPI |
$2.29 |
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Non-Photo Items
(ex. Newspaper
Clippings) |
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300 DPI |
$1.29 |
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600 DPI |
$2.29 |
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Scanning Prints Front &
Back
(up
to 8x10") |
volume pricing
+ $0.20 each
side |
*Volume pricing does not include
taking photos out of albums, we
prefer the customer remove the
prints. We do not put the prints
back in the album, we recommend
the customer purchase a photo
storage box to have the prints
returned in or we can place them
in Ziploc bags.
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Do you
offer a volume discount?
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We have a price break
for standard prints at orders over 5000. Please
see the Pricing chart for
more details |
What do you consider a
Standard Print?
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Standard prints are
loose, up to 8x10", and in reasonably good
condition. "Loose" is defined as not being glued
to a page, under glass (we will have to remove
all photos from frames to scan them), or mounted
to cardboard. "Good condition" is defined as not
curled, sticky, cut into shapes, ripped, or
torn. Color issues (such as fading) are not a
factor in determining condition. We will try to
fix color issues as part of our basic service. |
What if my project
contains prints that don't fall under the Standard
category?
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Don't worry, we can
scan your non-standard prints for a small
handling charge. Some common Non-Standard Prints
we handle are over 8x10"(up to 11x17"), photos glued to an album
page or heavy cardstock, or Non-Photo documents
such as newspaper articles and cards. See our
Pricing chart for common
pricing. If you don't see what you are looking for,
contact us! We'll be
happy to discuss your project with you. |
My prints
are in albums. Is that a problem?
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No Problem. We can
still scan your prints but additional charges may
apply. There are an assortment of album types so
please refer to the pricing
chart and then contact us to discuss your project
if you have any questions. Please note that if you
choose not to remove your photos from albums,
we'll charge a small handling fee to remove
the photos but we do not put the prints back in
the album. For this reason we recommend the customer
purchase a photo storage box in which to have
the prints returned or we can place them in Ziploc bags
for return shipment. |
How do
I determine which resolution is best for my project?
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We scan standard prints
at 300 or 600dpi (dots per inch). That means that
from a 4x6 print at 300dpi you'll get an image that
is 1200 x 1800 pixels or 2400 x 3600 for 600dpi.
From our tests, 300 dpi provided the best balance
between quality and size using standard photographs
for viewing and printing purposes. If you plan to
do significant cropping on the images, or plan to
make reprints at up to double the original photo's
size, you may want to consider 600 dpi. A
good resource for learning more about resolution
is our Resolving Resolution
page. |
What
about shipping charges?
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Shipping costs are separate from scanning costs.
Through our partnership with FedEx you
can print
out a label right from our website after you submit
your order form. You can use any courier that you
wish to send the images to us, but we recommend
you use and air service with tracking whenever possible.
You also choose your return shipping method, and
we charge you the published rates based on the courier,
weight, and shipping method of your package. |
What if my photo(s) have
a copyright symbol?
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If your photos have a copyright symbol we can scan them it if permission is granted by the copyright owner or if you agree to sign a waiver that you will only be using the DVD we make as a backup of the material you legally own and not for resale or other commercial purposes. Download our Copyright Waiver PDF, print, sign, and include in your shipment when placing your order. |
Do you offer
Rush Service?
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Yes. The additional
cost for this service is 50% of the scanning
price ($50 minimum). Please contact
us about rush orders as we will have to approve
rush orders on a case by case basis. |
Will my photos
be sent anywhere else?
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All of the processing
work is done at our location in Arizona. Your
photos only leave our facilities when they are on
their way back to you. |
Can I see
some samples of your work?
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Of course! We have
a few customers who were kind enough to allow us
to use their photos on our site as examples of our
work. Use the link below to have a look. If you
have any questions or concerns,
contact us!
Samples of our print
scans |
Can I try
you out before I send all my photos?
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Sure! We have no minimum
so you will just pay for what you send. We are confident
you will be satisfied with the quality of our service. |
Should
I choose to get my scanned images on CD or DVD?
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The most important
difference between a DVD and a CD is the amount
of data it can hold. While a CD can hold 650MB of
data, a DVD can hold 4.7GB of data or nearly 7 times
as much. We can store about 7 times more of your
digital photos on 1 DVD data disk as we can on 1
CD. That means you'll have fewer disks to manage
and you'll save money on discs. Please note:
A DVD Data Disk is not a movie. DVD is a storage
medium just like the CD. It can hold any kind of
data, including digitized movies but it is not exclusive
to movies. If you would like to watch your photos
on your television as a slideshow, we recommend
that you order one of our
DVD Slideshow
Movies. |
Should
I choose to get my images back in TIFF, JPEG, or
BOTH file formats?
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TIFF is the original
file format your photos are scanned into.
TIFF files are recommended if you will be doing
enhancement or editing your files. The downside
of TIFF files are their large size, and that they are less
a
common file format than JPEGs. JPEGs are compressed, so they
are about a fourth the size of the TIFF files. JPEGs
are the most commonly used file format for images,
so most any application that deals with images will
be able to deal with JPEGs. You can read more about
file formats on our
Resolving Resolution
page. |
Can I
watch the DVDs you create in my DVD player?
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When we refer to storing
your images on a DVD, we're talking about storing
the JPEG or TIFF files on the disc for use on
your computer. As an add on service we can also
make a DVD
Slideshow Movie using your images to make a slideshow with music that is formatted to play on most DVD players. |
How Many
Photos Fit on a Disk?
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A CD can hold 650MB
and a DVD can hold 4700 MB (4.7 GB). Here are the
numbers for prints (these numbers are estimates,
actual results may vary):
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Will I
be able to edit my photos after they are transferred?
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Sure! These are your
photos to do with what you like. The disks we send
you will be read-only (meaning you won't be able
to make changes to that disk), but once you copy
them to your computer, they are no restrictions.
We even have a
CD to Hard Drive Utility
available to help you copy your images from your disk to your hard drive (PC
only). It will also give you the option of converting
TIFF files to JPEG and will take off the read-only
attribute from your files after they're copied. |
Can
I order extra copies? How much do they cost?
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We keep all the
files we need to make additional copies for 14
days after your order is completed. Simply call
us and we'll send more copies your way or even
deliver them to a friend or relative as a gift.
The cost is $6 per disc. |
Can I
make copies of the CDs and DVDs myself?
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Yes. These disks are
yours to do with what you like. You must have the
proper burning software and CD/DVD Burner Drive
installed on your computer. |
I've
seen some photo feeding scanners at the store. How
well do they work?
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There have been some
attempts by scanner manufacturers to mass market
photo scanners that can feed a batch of standard
prints. We test these products whenever they
come out. We've found them to have the following
problems:
- They drag your photos across the glass as
they feed them. This causes pieces of dust to
scratch both the prints and the glass.
- They still scan through glass so dust and
scratches are still a problem
- The scratches on the glass begin to show
up on every scan. The first few batches won't
have the scratches but once the glass is scratched,
every subsequent photo will show the scratches
- They jam or double feed often and the problem
worsens over time.
- The images still need to be cropped, rotated
and color enhanced so just scanning them isn't
enough. They require a lot of work afterwards,
too. They usually include software that
will do the color enhancement automatically,
but we've found it to produce an image with
poor contrast and washed out colors. It
looks like a print that was scanned and not
a crisp clean digital image.
Those scanners may save you a little time but
at the expense a quality image.
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What
about high speed color document scanners?
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We've tried a variety
of these, too. Some costing thousands of dollars.
They are fast! And they offer some incredible automation
capabilities but they still suffer from some serious
flaws with respect to scanning photos. They still
scan through a piece of glass so dust and scratches
are a constant problem. They are also designed for
scanning documents, not photos. We worked with Kodak
to try and modify one of their high speed scanners
for our purposes but ultimately we could never get
their high-end, high-speed color scanners to consistently
produce an image we considered acceptable. |
What photo
scanning equipment do you use for prints?
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Scanning prints is
more difficult than it sounds. The design of all
flatbed scanners makes producing high quality
images quickly very challenging. They are not
only slow, but because you place each photo on a
piece of glass and move it around to get it into
position the glass gets dirty and even
scratched. If you don't clean the glass between
each scan, the dirt and dust left behind by the
previous photos will appear on all subsequent
photos and scratches never go away so they also
appear on all photos even if you clean the
glass. Clearly you can't do any kind of high
quality, large volume work on a flatbed unless
you're willing to invest a tremendous amount of
time and man power. When selecting the equipment
necessary to scan prints, we needed speed to
keep the costs down but we also needed to
produce a clean, crisp, high quality image. We
ultimately decided that we needed a special
piece of equipment designed specifically for the
task of scanning prints. Our solution wouldn't
be found at OfficeMax or CompUSA. Our
proprietary solution involves custom hardware
and software that is unique to DigMyPics! and it
solves all of the problems of a flatbed scanner
while producing a quality image unmatched by any
other scanning solution we've seen. Some
oversized and delicate photos can not be scanned
by these devices and will need to be scanned on
a high quality flatbed scanner (we frequently
use Epson brand, but we do a lot of market
testing on scanners, so if we find a newer model
of another brand works better, we'll upgrade
until the next better one comes out). |
Do you crop and rotate the images?
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We will manually rotate images to the correct orientation for no additional charge. We also will crop your images to remove any border left by the scanning equipment |
Some of my photos are faded or discolored, can you make them look better?
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We do basic color correction to each image in out Post Production Department. Using Adobe Photoshop, we can do
a lot to improve color problems and fading. We cannot correct any problems with the photography itself such as out of focus subjects and motion blur. If your images need more serious
enhancement or damage (such as creases and rips) we have also restoration services available. We recommend that you have the photos scanned through the normal process, view the scanned and color enhanced images online, and contact the restoration department with the specific file names you are interested in. Our restoration department will
then send you a quote for each image.
Restoration cost vary between $5 to $45. |
How long
will it take?
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Our current turn status
is listed on the left hand side of every page on
our website. |
Will you
return my originals?
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All your original
materials
sent with your order will be sent back along with
your digitized materials. |
How should
I organize my photos?
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We recommend that you
group your images chronologically and by short subject.
We ask that you keep your groupings to 40
or more pictures. We charge a handling fee of $1
per group if your groups are consistently under
40 images. |
Are my photos
safe? Will they be kept confidential?
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We ensure our customers
that we provide safe and confidential
photo scanning. We take multiple precautions to
ensure that each and every one of our customers
priceless materials sent to us is kept safe throughout
our transfer process. |
Sounds
great! How do I proceed?
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Simply fill out our
online order form. When you click the Submit Info
button you will be given the option to schedule
a FedEx pickup, drop off or you can print a generic
label and ship via the courier of your choice.
Here is the order
page. |
