I want to chat about the quality of slides as I get them from customers today. This has come up because in recent weeks as we have had a range of 35mm transparencies that have shown the range of deterioration – from almost perfect condition to almost totally faded. Why… Read more“35mm slides then and now”
Category: Photo scanning and restoration
A Photographer on the loose – Taking pictures in the Neath Valley.
At Saturn Films 1969 we recently completed part one of the scanning and restoration of photographs from the Glynneath, Cwmgwrach, Pontneathvaughan and Ystradfellte areas. The photos span over a hundred years and capture significant moments and views of our local area. My brilliant idea was to visit the same positions… Read more“A Photographer on the loose – Taking pictures in the Neath Valley.”
How long does it take to scan slides ?
The question most people ask, quite rightly so, is how long will my slide, negative, photo, cine or video digitising project take ? The answer is going to depend on many variable as each project is different, different numbers, formats, levels of colour degradation and so on – that’s why… Read more“How long does it take to scan slides ?”
Sound on Cine film
We get a lot of cine film to transfer and – mostly – it is silent footage. Even when there is a sound track stripe (the magnetic strip on the sides of the film) it is usually unrecorded. However there are films where there is a recorded sound track and,… Read more“Sound on Cine film”
VHS Video to Digital Format
I have said before ‘it’s a funny old business how we get a run on slides, negatives, medium format, 110’s or video’. This month has seen a run on VHS and Hi-8 tapes (the past 3 months we have been given lots of standard 8mm to digitise), several customers from… Read more“VHS Video to Digital Format”