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Estimate the Number of APS Exp (Exposures) That You're Sending

x $0.48 =
$0.00

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Digital Download

x $10.00 =
$0.00

USB Drive

 x $19.00 = $0.00

Hard Drive

 x $80.00 = $0.00

Total = $0.00

APS Film Scanning

Traditionally, you had to print your APS film to enjoy the memories. Now, with ScanCafe, you can preserve your memories forever by converting your APS film to digital formats that are easy to view. You can use our service to scan APS film negatives and rescue all those images locked up in film canisters.

  • Pay only for the scanned images that you wish to keep
  • High 10MP resolution allows enlargements
  • Safety assurance with door-to-door tracking
  • Great value: $0.48 per scan

How Scanning APS Film to Digital Works

We have designed the whole process to be as PAIN-FREE as possible.

APS Film Scanning

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All you have to do is ship us your canisters and we will get to work converting your APS film for you

APS Film Scanning
APS Film Scanning

ScanCafe's Technicians

Your APS film is handled with extreme care and scanned on the latest high-end Noritsu Scanners, and then manually corrected by a skilled technician. Your film will be transferred at our Indianapolis lab with a 3-4 week turnaround time.

APS Film Scanning
APS Film Scanning

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By the end of the process, you have all your locked APS images digitized and available for digital download or USB drive.

What Sets Our APS Film Scanning Services Apart

Individual APS Film Adjustments

We don't just scan APS film; we make the memories in them shine. After scanning, almost every image requires some level of correction, which can vary between simple red eye removal to complicated color shift. We also adjust for any dust or scratches that may have made their way onto the film, thus giving the highest quality. For every single image we scan, we will manually perform:

  • Re-orientation
  • Cropping
  • Scratch and dust removal
  • Color correction
  • Red-eye removal

In short, for our standard APS film scanning service, a skilled technician will spend approximately four minutes per image correcting the problems listed above. In our experience of scanning over 200 Million images, this manual process produces the most amazing quality - at just pennies per image. Some images may actually be physically damaged and may require our restoration service - but that is relatively rare.

Experience with APS

Developing APS film is a little tricky given the different image formats in a single roll of film as well as the special equipment required to process it. If your APS film has been previously processed (there is an indicator on the canister that will give you this information), then the negatives - - are stored safely inside the canister. However, extracting these images in order to digitize them is not an easy task.

At ScanCafe, we have the equipment to scan your APS film to digital safely, without jeopardizing the precious memories stored in them. Without a lot of experience in scanning APS film, a service company may ruin your source negatives by pulling them out and cutting them in order to scan them. But we know the right way to handle APS film.

Our Quality

At ScanCafe, we understand the value of your precious memories. That is why your APS film is handled with extreme care and scanned on latest high-end Noritsu Scanners that are especially designed for APS films, to give you a scanned image equivalent to a 10 mega pixel image. We do NOT cut your film into individual images to scan them. We can complete the film scan in one single process.

After scanning, each image is then processed by a trained technician who manually removes minor image defects - for free!- to improve the quality of the image.. As a matter of policy, we always refrain from using any automated process to scan your film. This is one of many things that sets us apart from other similar services.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most people have thousands of pictures in different formats. Over time, it’s common for slides, negatives, prints, and videos to shift in color, fade, and get damaged. Professional scanning restores and preserves these precious memories so you can enjoy them for years to come. Scanning photos also provides other benefits, including:

  • Decluttering, which makes it easier to organize sort, date, and label photos
  • Sharing USB copies with friends and family
  • Creating photo books for special occasions
  • Uploading digital pictures to online photo sharing websites

If most of your photo collection is comprised of negatives, scanning them is preferred to prints because:

  • Scans from negatives are much higher quality than paper photos, since negatives are the original media and some quality is lost in the printing process (and this can vary greatly depending on the lab that printed them)
  • Negatives are less expensive to ship (negatives weigh 1/10th of paper photos) and require a smaller box
  • Negatives are already numbered in a sequence, so they’re easier to organize when scanning

Please only use secure and sturdy boxes to ship your precious images. DON’T use flimsy department store boxes (e.g. Macy's or Nordstrom), Kleenex boxes, thin paper/cardboard boxes, moving boxes, or shoeboxes. In addition, you should never use bubble mailers because the contents will likely be damaged. Always be careful to fully tape up the box on the top and bottom. The UPS store or your local post office has appropriate shipping materials. Here are UPS guidelines for proper packaging:

  • Use a rigid box with flaps intact
  • Remove any labels, specific material indicators, and other previous shipment markings on the box that aren’t applicable
  • Wrap all items separately
  • Use adequate cushioning material
  • Use strong tape designed for shipping
  • Don’t use string or brown paper overwrap
  • Use a single address label that has clear, complete delivery and return information
  • Place a return address label inside the package

Currently, there is no handling surcharge for albums. You can send the photos in albums as it is. Our technicians will remove the photos in a sequence, scan and replace back in the same sequence. If they were unable to remove photos for any reason, we will contact you prior scanning; to discuss your recommendations.

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