The Test: Photo Scanning Apps vs Professional Photo Scanning Services

Are Photo Scanning Apps Worth the Headache?

New photo scanning apps put the power of preservation into consumers’ hands, but at what cost? We decided to test out the new app and made a startling discovery.

The average family has 5,500 analog photo snapshots fading away from the ravages of time. Watch to see which is the most effective, simple and practical way to solve this problem.. What is the best way to digitize your entire lifetime of photo snapshots?

This YouTube shares a fun comparison between DIY scanning from your phone at sub-par, low resolution vs. professional high resolution photo digitization from the company which scanned more than 300 million photos. If you scan your pictures yourself on your ‘smart’ phone, 5,500 pictures will take 100+ hours of non-stop, non interrupted work.

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Watch this KRON4 TV news story for details: Tech Report: Turn old printed pictures to digital

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Just how fast is the ScanMyPhotos professional photo digitization service? This fast:

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Founded in 1990, ScanMyPhotos.com, pioneered a smart and economical way to scan your family photos, which scored raves from many top media outlets.

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Reviews On The Phone Scanning App

Six Colors by Jason Snell & Dan Moran: Google’s PhotoScan Uses Your Phone to Digitize Old Photos

WSJ: The Best Ways to Scan Your Old Photos 

PhoneArena: Google PhotoScan has a cool premise, but it’s no good for digitizing your old albums

The American Genius: Google’s new photo app means the past is the future is now (but it sucks so far)

Check out this link for all the facts: http://www.ScanMyPhotos.com