• Album can be disassembled and photos scanned, as is, on page with same parameters as loose photos
• Photos can be removed, if not glued, but photo corners might fall off page, depending on condition of album (I will discuss with you before doing anything)
• Information written on page can be added as a file tag (if short and legible) or scanned (black and white, 225

  ppi

  In scanning, the pertinent term is ppi, or pixels per inch. For photos and other printed media, the maximum useful ppi is 600. For negatives and slides, however, much more is discernible, and they can be scanned at 2400 ppi. Ask for more detail.

  ) separately for additional charge

Pricing:

• Albums—photo corners (removed from album) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45¢ per photo
• Albums—photo corners or glued (album disassembled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40¢ per photo + 10¢ per page
• File tags or scan of writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5¢ ea

• Photos removed from albums and scanned the same as loose photos
• Photos kept in order and returned to album in same position
• Removal of photos from magnetic page albums may cause damage to album depending on age and condition of album (I will discuss with you before doing anything)

Pricing:

• Albums—magnetic page or sleeves (removed from album) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45¢ per photo
• File tags or scan of writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5¢ ea

• Entire page scanned at 600

  ppi

  In scanning, the pertinent term is ppi, or pixels per inch. For photos and other printed media, the maximum useful ppi is 600. For negatives and slides, however, much more is discernible, and they can be scanned at 2400 ppi. Ask for more detail.

• Saved in tiff format for

  lossless

  As the name implies, a lossless format does not “lose” data points. Jpg is not lossless because it compresses the data in order to have a smaller file size. This compression is not without cost-each color channel is reduced to a range of 8 bits, leading to less gradual transition in color changes. This is often fine for use online, but less desirable if you eventually want to print the image or zoom in for more detail.

  quality, but jpg available on request
• Can combine scans into PDF if requested

Pricing:

• Scrapbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50¢ per page

Delivery:

All media prices are “at cost”. I do not mark them up, so you pay what I paid for them. Currently, those prices are:

• Gold archival DVD (29-90 images depending on type and size of files) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3 ea
• Image put on external hard drive (provided by customer, or purchased by me) . . . . . . . . . .Cost of hard drive
• Access to images on Google Drive (30 days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5

Note About Services

• Unless otherwise requested, images saved in tiff format for

  lossless

  As the name implies, a lossless format does not “lose” data points. Jpg is not lossless because it compresses the data in order to have a smaller file size. This compression is not without cost-each color channel is reduced to a range of 8 bits, leading to less gradual transition in color changes. This is often fine for use online, but less desirable if you eventually want to print the image or zoom in for more detail.

  quality.
• Some careful dust removal done with cloth, brush, or compressed air
• Crop and proper orientation of all images included
• Archive copy of all images kept for 30 days
• Except for oversize items, please send all materials in boxes no larger than 13"x17"x13". This helps me to protect your materials while stored in my home.

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