Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What exactly is it that you do?
A: We archive your scrapbooks, photo albums, documents, journals and more by photographing them, and then burning the files onto DVD. Once digital your files are easily copied, shared and enjoyed with all family members and loved ones.
Q: What exactly will I get on my DVD?
A: Please see our samples to see exactly what you will be getting with each image.
Q: Do you archive the whole page or each picture individually?
A: The whole page. Each scrapbook/photo album page is photographed as one image. A typical scrapbook page may 4-7 pictures per page all 4-7 images would be captured as one image. See our samples.
Q: What can I do with the archived images?
A: Once archived you can use these images as you would any digital camera image. You can crop, edit, restore, create slide shows and more. Plus you never have to worry about damaging your original.
Q: What are your minimums for ordering?
A: We have a $50 minimum or about 3 books or photo/albums. If you have less the charge would be $50.
Q: Do I need to take my pages out of their plastic sleeves?
A: For the best possible image quality we do recommend that most pages are removed from their plastic sleeves.
Q: What is the resolution of each archived images?
A: Each captured frame is 12.5 mega-pixels (4368 x 2912) or approximately 10 x 14 at 300dpi. If you had a scrapbook page that was 10” tall by 14” wide, our process would be the same as scanning that page 100% at 300dpi. Please see our samples.
Q: What format are the images stored in?
A: JPEG (compression 10).
Q: Aren’t TIFF images better that JPEG?
A: No. TIFF’s are larger, up to 14 times larger and virtually the same quality as a properly saved jpeg file.
Q: Why not just scan the images?
A: 1. Size: Most books are larger than the 8.5 x 11 size of a scanner.
2. Ease: There is no need to flip your books over to scan
3. Speed: A typical scan can take 4 to 5 minutes to preview, scan and save, about
12-15 pages per hour. We average about 150 pages per hour.
4. Protection: We keep your books in the exact same condition as we received them.
Q: Will the DVD play on my TV like other DVD’s?
A: Most likely not, although some DVD players will play DVD’s with images. Think of these images like you would any digital camera images.
Q: Can I make extra copies of the CD/DVD?
A: Yes. They are your images we are simply archiving them for you.
Q: Are copies of a DVD as good as the original DVD?
A: Yes. With digital images when you make copies each copy is as good as the original whether its 1 copy of 1,000 they are all they exact same.
Q: How many pages/images can you put on a DVD?
A: We can put approximately 1,000 scrapbook/photo album pages per DVD. We have DVD cases that will hold up to 10 DVD’s in a single case. That’s 10,000 pages in one DVD case that’s only 1-inch thick.
Q: What is the difference between CD’s and DVD’s?
A: DVD’s hold more information. CD’s can hold 650 megabytes or about 130 archived images. A DVD’s can hold about 4,400 megabytes or about 1,000 archived images.
Q: How long do DVD’s last?
A: Most DVD’s are designed to last about 20 years. We use archival quality DVD’s with 24K gold, and a scratch resistant coating which are designed to last 100 years!