One of the best ways to describe our Slide transfer processes is to imagine that you can compare the original slide to the scanned digital image produced from each process side by side. For example, let's say that you ordered the Bronze process. Upon receiving the scanned images, you pull out your projector to compare the slide to the scanned image. In the first row of the table below, the slide is being projected onto the screen and the TV on the right is showing the digital image from the Bronze process. You can easily see that the original slide looks better than the digital image on the TV. This is very typical of a low-end slide transfer service.

Now, look at the pictures from the Silver, Gold & Platinum, and you can see how much better the image can look because of advances in slide transfer and restoration technology.

 

	Bronze The Bronze 2000 DPI (Dots Per Inch) scanned image will be 25-50% less quality than how the 35mm slide looks today. The slide has a maximum resolution of about 4000 DPI and has degraded since it was originally taken. This process is intended for the customer that generally want a low-cost scan of their slides for a DVD TV slide show. The Bronze process does not include any restoration.
	Silver The Silver 2000 DPI (Dots Per Inch) scanned image will be similar in quality to how the 35mm slide looks today due to the Automatic Digital ROC (color, contrast) restoration.  This process is intended for the customer that generally wants prints of their slides (up to a 5x7) and/or a better quality DVD TV slide show.
	Gold The Gold 3000 DPI scanned image will be better than what the 35mm slide looks like today due to the Manual color, contrast, scratch and grain restoration (also crop & rotate as needed). This process is intended for the customer that wants high quality prints of their slides (up to a 8x10) and/or a good quality DVD TV slide show.
	Platinum The Platinum 4000 DPI scanned image will be the best possible result from the 35mm slide. The Platinum process includes Manual color, contrast, scratch and grain restoration (also crop & rotate as needed). This process is intended for the customer that wants the very best quality for prints of their slides (up to a 10x14) and/or the best quality DVD TV slide show.

*Quality of restoration is dependent upon condition of existing slide stock; severely deteriorated original materials may be beyond the reach of even the most sophisticated restoration methods. Refunds are only given if a competitor can obtain better quality (defined by clarity, color, graininess and scratches) for a similar price (within 10% of ours). Under these fair terms, we've never had to give a refund.