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APS Negative Scanning Service

Minimum Deposit $20

Starting at $7.95 per roll

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Additional Pricing Information

Your card will be charged a $20 minimum service fee when placing the order. Upon completion of the scanning of your APS film, total order amount will be calculated and charged based on number of slides, optional services and selected return shipping option, minus the initial minimum service fee. If your order exceeds $20, you are fully credited this deposit when your order is completed. If you order total is less than $20, the balance is applied towards the processing service fee. Excluding applicable sales tax.

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Optional Add On Services

Elite Concierge Expert Service + $12.95 per order

Express Scanning + $3 per roll

Image Rotation + $5 per roll

Photo Index Book + $69.96 per 1,000 frames scanned

Thumb Drive + $15.95 per 1,000 frames

DVDs +$9.95 per DVD

Delivery Signature Confirmation + $14.95

Product Details

APS Negative Scanning Service

Though Advanced Photo System (APS) was a type of film used only for a short time, the images captured on those negatives might be some of your family’s favorites. Preserve them with scanning!

Take advantage of our great, flat-fee pricing – regardless of exposure count (15, 25, or 40 exposure). When ordering, choose 2,000 dpi JPEG scans for just $7.95 per roll or 4,000 dpi for $12.95 per roll.The $20 deposit will be credited towards the final cost of the APS negative scanning order.

Your APS negatives will be individually hand-scanned onsite at our facility in Irvine, California and handled with the greatest of care by trained professionals to ensure the highest quality digital format possible. Note: We do not develop any film and are unable to scan undeveloped film.

For our APS negative scanning service your shipment must be postmarked within 30 days of the purchase date. If shipped after, the pricing will go back to our regular pricing (all coupons and discounts are voided).

Digital ICE is only available for color negatives
You will be provided with a digital download to your email of your scanned negatives.
1-business day scanning available.
All negatives are returned to you.

Packing Instructions

APS film is self-contained in its own canister; do not attempt to remove it. If your canisters are in APS-specific film holders, you may send the film in them; the holders will be returned to you.

Since 1990, we have preserved millions of precious memories. Send us your APS negatives today, and start enjoying them in digital format within a few short weeks!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What format are my negatives scanned at?

All scanned negatives are in a 24-bit JPEG format.

Q. What resolutions do you scan at?

We offer two different resolutions. Our standard service is 2,000 DPI, which is equivalent to a 6 megapixel file. We also offer 4,000 DPI scans, the equivalent of a 16 megapixel file, at a higher rate.

Q. How large of a print can I make from the scanned images?

We recommend up to an 8"x10" print from 2,000 DPI scans, however you can go larger, just be aware there may be some pixelization when printed larger. 4,000 DPI scans can produce clear 20"x30" poster sized prints.

Q. Can you scan single cut 35mm negatives?

No, unfortunately our equipment requires negative strips to contain at least 2 frames, preferably 3.

Q. Are my negatives returned to me?

Yes, we return all your negatives to you along with the DVD data disc with your scanned images.

Slide Scanning

Q. Can you scan 126mm or 110 negatives?

No, we only offer 35mm scanning.

Q. Where are my negatives scanned?

All orders negative scanning orders are processed at our Irvine, CA headquarters, founded in 1990. At no point do your negatives get shipped out of the country or to any other company for scanning.

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Before You Start

Regarding Scanning Aspect Ratios

When scanning APS film the entire negative is scanned regardless of what you shot the layout to be. APS film was designed to always shoot at a 4x7 proportionate negative. During the printing process, the printer would detect what size the photo was shot at (C, HD or P) and would then crop the photo based on that stored information. We scan the entire negative that was shot and ignore what the setting on the camera was at the time of the picture giving you the full image as you can see from the diagram below.

Black represents the full 4x7 (HD) proportionate negative
Red represents a 4x6 (C) proportionate crop
Green represents a 4x12 (P) proportionate crop
We scan the black-bordered area, ensuring your full image is scanned, even if you didn't know you had it.

Scanning Limitation

From time to time, we are unable to scan APS rolls. While this occurs only occasionally, we have found that over the years, some places decided to process and print APS film but did want to make the investment into the required equipment to do so. These labs would remove the film from the cartridges and tape it to a card in order to process the film. Unfortunately, when you use this process, you have to cut the film and official APS film printers/scanners require a very specific minimum length of film. If it is even the slightest bit short, it then becomes unprintable/unscannable with the proper equipment, which we have. Sometimes labs would get lucky with their cutting, however most of the time, it was cut too short for official equipment. Since we don't have any other way to scan APS film, we are unable to scan those rolls and will be returned with a note.

APS Negative Scanning Service

APS Negative Scanning Service

Packing Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions

Slide Scanning

Regarding Scanning Aspect Ratios

Scanning Limitation

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