Digital Express Slide and Negative Scanning Transfer to DVD

What is a DVD Slideshow?

A DVD Slideshow is produced for special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, retirements, memorial services, school concerts, musicals, weddings, vacations, and the list goes on. The slides and negatives are scanned at 2000dpi to 4000dpi, depending on film size and saved as (.jpeg) files for use with the DVD Slideshow. Once you insert the DVD into your home set-top DVD player a title screen of your show is displayed. Once the show starts each picture one after another is displayed, normally held on the TV screen for eight seconds each, until all pictures have been displayed. There will be cross fade  transitions between each photo that smoothly fades out one photo as the next photo fades in and so on. Royalty free music or your custom music will be playing in the background for the full duration of the show.
 

Our Process

Step 1 » We digitally scan your slides & negatives into our computer based video editing system with the latest of scan technologies. If you are adding digital pictures on a memory card, flash drive or CD, we import your pictures into our editing system and it is from these pictures that we produce to analog and digital productions. We do not alter your original pictures or films.

Step 2 » We'll then digitally enhance the scanned materials to their former glory with our Digital 4 Scan Process.

Step 3 » Now that we've scanned your materials, it's time to save them to digital pictures. (JPEG or TIFF)

JPEG -  If you’re sure that you’ll only view your images on TV we will save each picture as a JPEG file, these are the files that we use for the DVD Slide Show, which compresses the picture file size for normal viewing on a television. This format loses some image quality during compression, but the loss isn’t noticeable on television.
 
TIFF - If you’re planning on printing, editing or archiving your pictures or if you’re uncertain how you’ll use them in the future, it is best for you to have them saved as TIFF files. These digital picture files are then saved to a DVD data disc. They are accessible through your personal computer DVD Rom drive. This IS NOT a DVD Slide Show. This format preserves image detail and color information, which will give you maximum flexibility. You can always save a copy of a TIFF file as a JPEG, but you can’t create a high-quality TIFF image from a JPEG.

Digital 4 Scan Process

1 - Digital ICE4
The latest in Image Correction & Enhancement.
Digital ICE4 removes defects or scratches on the surface of the film without losing any details or any other elements of the original image. Not available for non-standard film types.

2 - Digital ROC
Restoration of Color
Digital ROC brings faded color of old films or slides back to life. Enjoy vibrant faithfully rendered images

3 - Digital GEM
Grain Equalization & Management
Digital GEM reduces the effect of film grain. The resulting images are sharp, clear and devoid of grain clumping or graininess

4 - Digital DEE
Dynamic Exposure Extender
Digital DEE helps reveal details hidden in shadows and highlights. It compensates for both underexposure and overexposure.

What do you do about dust , dirt and scratches?

We lightly wipe the film with a camel hair brush and spray a small amount of compressed air to both sides of the film. Digital ICE4, a software program, used with our Nikon Film Scanner will repair most of the surface defects digitally that cannot be removed by us manually. We do not apply any cleaning chemicals to the film.

Original 35mm Slide Scan

After Color Correction

35mm Slide scan at 2000 dpi before & after Digital ICE & Digital ROC applied.
Click on photos for larger view.

Do you use a flatbed scanner to capture slides and negatives?

Not for the standard 2 by 2 inch mounted slides or 35mm negative strips. We use a Nikon film scanner, which is designed for scanning the 2 by 2 inch slides and 35mm negatives. For larger or irregular size film types we use a Microtek flatbed film scanner.

What is royalty free music?

Music which is sold without any ongoing royalty obligations. The copyright is owned or licensed in its entirety by the seller. Royalty Free is not the same as copyright free. In the case of royalty free, the selling entity or entities retain the copyright interests.

Can I have my digital pictures saved to an external drive?

Yes, it must be a new drive, USB 2.0 compliant without any data and preformatted in NTFS. We can also provide you with a new drive. Prices vary depending on the drive size and manufacture. Please call for availability and pricing.

Phone: 386-585-9553
Email: info@digitalexpresspro.com

≈ MegaPixels based on standard size 35mm film size only. Resolution changes with different size film. Supported film base: Ektachrome, Anscochrome, Kodachrome, Kodacolor and more.

* Recommend scan resolution for archival pictures.

DVD Slideshow includes a main title screen, chapter selection screen, picture to picture cross fade transitions, our royalty free background music, subtitle screen for slide groups, motion effects, color disc printing, and an Amaray DVD case with a printed case label. Slide duration normally set to 8 seconds per slide.

35mm Negative Scanning

 
Have your 35mm negatives scanned and saved to a DVD as digital pictures (.tiff) format for viewing, editing, and printing with a personal computer. 35mm negative film strips or 35mm single film negatives.
Minimum order $24.95

≈ MegaPixels based on standard size 35mm film. Supported film base: Ektachrome, Anscochrome, Kodachrome, Kodacolor and more.

Non-Standard sized Slide and Negative Scanning

Slides that are mounted in cardboard or plastic mounts larger than the standard 2 by 2 inch mounts can be scanned and saved to a DVD as digital pictures (.tiff) or (.jpeg) format for viewing, editing, and printing with a personal computer. Call or email us for supported film formats and pricing as we are adding new formats all the time. The largest size film we are able to scan is a 4 inch by 5 inch color or monochrome positive, or negative. Resolution scan is reduced with larger sized slides or negatives.
Minimum order $24.95

≈ MegaPixels based on standard size 35mm film. Supported film base: Ektachrome, Anscochrome, Kodachrome, Kodacolor and more.

These slides and negatives can also be added to a DVD Slideshow.

 

Custom designed just for you!

DVD Disc and Case are printed in color using high-resolution text, graphics and photos.

DVD Slideshow Options

Photographs

These are great times to have those old photographs added in to your slideshow. A plus for added content to your video production. Normal hold time during show for added photographs is 8 seconds each.

Regular or Super 8mm Movie Film

Add-in film by the foot starting at $0.199 per foot. Film will be color corrected and have any clear or black footage from the video deleted. We also correct the video for any under or over-exposed areas. A title is created for each film reel and can be inserted into the show in any order.

Custom Music

The addition of music to the background of a Slideshow brings real meaning to your DVD production. Each production includes a royalty-free background music track free of charge. If you choose to use your own custom music we can use your CD’s, audio cassettes, reel to reel tape or vinyl records. A flat rate of $19.95 will cover up to 60 minutes of CD music added to your production, $0.33 per minute thereafter. Audio cassettes, reel to reel tapes and records must be digitized prior to use in the Slideshow, see our transfer page for pricing.

Slide Show File Conversion

We can convert your Slideshow to a digital movie for viewing over the internet (QuickTime®, RealMedia™, Windows Media and more), A flat rate of $24.95 will cover up to 30 minutes of conversion, $0.45 per minute thereafter. See our format conversion page for further details. Price* includes conversion, Verbatim CD-R or DVD-R printed disc with case or uploaded to your site location.

Additional copies can be ordered on CD-R, or DVD-R. Please see our Duplication page for pricing.

Technical Specifications

NIKON SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Scans up to 4000 dpi resolution
Exclusive Scanner Nikkor ED High- Res Optics
16-bit A/D converter for superior image reproduction in detail with 4.8 optical density
Exclusive LED technology for accurate color consistently
Digital Ice4 Advanced for image restoration
8bit / 16bit per channel
Multi-Sample Scanning for increased detail

NIKON

Our Film and Photo scanner offers the PictuRescue™ photo restoration system, featuring DIGITAL ICE Photo Print Technology, plus color restoration through ColoRescue™ to revive faded colors to their original brilliance. Ice not available on large size film negatives, restoration is provided manually with alternate in house restoration techniques.

DIGITAL ICE Photo Scan Technology
Restores damaged photos - Identifies and eliminates unwanted surface defects - Corrects deep scratches, cracks, creases, rips and tears in photo print surfaces.

Bit Depth:
48 bit color - 16 bit grayscale - 1 bit black & white
Optical Resolution:
2400 x 4800 dpi
Interpolated Resolution (maximum): 65,535 dpi
Maximum Scan Area:
Photo: 8.5" x 11.7"
Film: 4" x 5"
Image Sensor:
Sigma Six™ Dual 31,800-sensor stacked CCD's
Supported File Formats: PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PCX, BMP, PSD, and EPS.