Image Revival
Film Scan and Photo Restoration
Slide and Negative Scanning:
I use a professional
quality Nikon, 4000 dpi, film scanner for 35mm slides/transparencies or negatives.
For medium and large
format slides and negatives I use an Epson 2400 dpi Photo Scanner. The end result is a high quality
image ready for printing or viewing on your TV or computer. See Prices.
Photo Scanning:
For photographs and prints I use a quality Epson Photo Scanner. With an
optical resolution of 2400 dpi, and
true color reproduction, it
produces excellent results. Ideal for enlargements. 
See Prices.
I perform basic color and tonal corrections on all scanned images (see below). If you prefer a raw scan with no alterations, please specify.
Basic
Adjusted
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The table and explanations below may help in deciding the resolution required for your scans. Please E-mail enquiries@imagerevival.com.au with any questions.
|
file size* (Mb) |
resolution d.p.i.* |
intended use: |
images per C.D. (approx.) |
scan price (A$) |
|
2 |
96 | monitors/internet/e-mails/web pages | 325 | $1.20 |
| 4.8 | 150 | draft quality inkjet printing | 130 | $1.45 |
| 8.6 | 200 | photo quality inkjet printing (min.) | 76 | $1.70 |
| 13.4 | 250 | photo quality inkjet printing (max.) | 48 | $1.95 |
| 19.2 | 300 | digital prints from photo processor | 33 | $2.35 |
| 50+ | 350+ | large prints/posters | 14 | $3.40 |
*d.p.i. (dots per inch) 'tiff' format and file size calculated using a print output size of approximately 27cm x 18cm (11" X 7").
Quantity Discounts apply to large scan orders.
What image size should I choose?
If you intend to have prints up to size 20cm x 30 cm made from your scans I would recommend your images be scanned at a file size of at least 13mb. This allows for minor cropping or enlarging you may wish to do prior to printing. It is possible to digitally enlarge (interpolate) smaller files, but the final print quality will suffer to varying degrees.
if you only intend to use your images on your computer, emails, internet or web pages, it is pointless to scan at more than 96 dpi. These 'small' scans will appear as roughly monitor size images when opened. As most monitors can only show a maximum of 96 dpi, higher resolution scans will appear to be magnified with large portions of the image appearing to be 'off screen'.
If you would like the best of both worlds with a large 'printable' file and also a smaller monitor size copy of the same image, I would suggest the following:
All images scanned at 72 - 96 dpi are matched to your monitor's pixel resolution, so appear perfect at normal monitor size. This is ideal for computer slide shows, adding to a web site, or e-mailing, BUT, these low resolution images are not ideal for even the most basic of prints and will result in a poor quality print. If required I can scan your images as high resolution tiff images (for photo quality prints and archival purposes), but also add a 96 dpi ' jpeg' copy of the same images to your CD. This will cost an additional $0.25 per image.
Your final print size can be easily adjusted using readily available photo software, or your standard printer software.
I can be contacted by:
 | E-mail - bruce@imagerevival.com.au. |
| Telephone - (08)83961425 or 0412060385. |
| Post - Image Revival, PO Box 38, Dernancourt, South Australia, 5075. |