Scanning & Transfer

Photo Service offers professional digitization services. We're not just talking about snapshots and home movies — we're talking about your childhood, your wedding day, your entire family history… your life.

Scanning Your Negatives

Our clients often discover hidden treasures on old negatives found in the attic, and they deserve to be preserved through scanning and printing! Once digitized, the lifespan of your negatives is significantly extended and the images are permanently protected from environmental damage.

Enjoy the images on modern devices and share the files with as many people as you like! Your original negatives are returned to you once the project is complete.

• Formats: 35mm, 120, 620, 4×5, 8×10, 110, 126, 127, 70mm
• Colour and black & white
• Custom scanning and file organization available
• Files: JPG or TIFF · 300 dpi minimum

Slides to Digital

Once digitized, the lifespan of your slides is significantly extended and the images are permanently protected from environmental damage. Your original slides are returned to you once the project is complete.

• Formats: 110, 126 and 120 slides
• Provided in carousel or loose
• Custom scanning and file organization available
• Files: JPG or TIFF

Video Tapes & Home Movies

Your home video memories will take on new life as digital movie files. These files can be played on TVs, computers, tablets and phones. They can also be easily shared with family members or friends.

Your video tapes are first inspected, repaired, then cleaned. Careful handling is crucial as aged tapes become brittle. Our experienced technicians are trained to properly handle vintage video tapes. The original tapes are returned to you once the project is complete.

• Formats: VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, Video 8, Hi-8, Mini-DV, Betamax, Digital 8, DVD, Betacam, 3/4 Umatic
• PAL / SECAM formats with transcoding
• Artificial Intelligence enhancement available
• Files: MPEG4, AVI, MOV (PC + Mac compatible)

Reel-to-Digital Transfer

Your home movie memories take on new life as playable digital files. Each film reel is first inspected, repaired, then cleaned before the transfer process. Careful handling is crucial as aged film becomes brittle.

• Formats: 8mm, Super 8 (with or without sound), 16mm (magnetic / optical)
• Standard resolution or HD 1920×1080
• Artificial Intelligence enhancement available (4K, 8K)
• Files: MP4, AVI, MOV
• Original reels are returned to you once the project is complete

Professional Scanning of Old Photographs

We scan old photographs using professional techniques that result in high-resolution JPG or TIFF files. Quality checks take place throughout the process.

Once digitized, the lifespan of your memories is significantly extended and your images are permanently protected from environmental damage. No more arguments over Grandma's wedding photo!

• Sizes: Very small originals up to 40×60 inches
• Photo album pages
• Files: JPG or TIFF · 300 dpi
• Your originals are returned once the project is complete

Photo Albums + Scrapbook Pages

We scan entire album pages or break them down into individual elements. We'll even remove photos from albums for you!

Once digitized, the lifespan of your album pages / photos / journals is significantly extended and the images will be permanently protected from deterioration. Your original materials are returned once the project is complete.

• Formats: Up to 12×18 pages
• Cropping options available
• Custom scanning and file organization available
• Files: Low or high resolution · 300 dpi · JPG or TIFF

Precious Documents Digitized

From your grandparents' newspaper clippings to your mother's pie recipe — scanning documents before they deteriorate will keep them safe for the long term. These written treasures deserve as much protection as your photos.

• Family letters and correspondence
• Handwritten family recipes
• Birth, marriage and death certificates
• Newspaper clippings and articles
• Genealogy documents and old deeds

Audio Recordings Digitized

Believe it or not, music and audio recordings can be modernized! Think of those 80s cassettes! Your cassettes, family vinyl records and audio reels can come back to life as quality digital files.

• Standard 4-track audio cassettes
• 8-track audio cassettes
• ¼ inch audio reels (reel to reel)
• 33 and 45 rpm vinyl records
• Micro-cassettes
• Files: WAV or MP3 · For CD player or digital file

Preserving Your Memories Means Passing on Your Story

Why organize your family photos now?

"I have boxes of photos sitting around for years… Where do I even start?"
"My files are everywhere: my phone, my computer, my emails..."

We hear these questions every day. You're not alone. Whether it's printed photos, digital memories or slideshows forgotten on old DVDs, your visual heritage deserves better than gathering dust.

What you risk by waiting too long:

• Printed photos fade, yellow, and tear
• Digital files get lost or become unreadable
• Future generations won't recognize the faces or places

Tell us about your project – big or small.

COLLECTION PHASE

Où commencez-vous? Vous devez rassembler toutes les photos, y compris celles oubliées dans de vieux appareils photo, disques durs externes, clés USB et ces vieilles photos sur CD/DVD.

Choisissez un endroit chez vous où vous avez de l'espace pour travailler. Mais gardez à l'esprit : dédiez cet endroit UNIQUEMENT à votre projet d'organisation de photos jusqu'à ce qu'il soit terminé.

SCANNING PHASE

In this phase, your goal is to decide how you will preserve your photos.

Will you scan physical photos with your phone? Buy a good scanner? Or have the work done by Photo Service for the best quality?

ENJOY / SHARE / CELEBRATE PHASE

This phase is the reason you did all this work. Now it's time to enjoy all your photos — and it's easy now that they're organized!

For example, create captivating films and slideshows to relive the highlights of your past. Invite family and friends to a special viewing evening.