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Over 510 million memories preserved Hand-scanned, one photo at a time

Hands holding an APS cartridge beside a phone showing the scanned photo

What You Get

APS film holds memories that deserve to be seen again. Here's what you get when you scan with us.

High-resolution 10MP digital scans

Our 10MP scans capture fine details from your original APS film, giving you clear digital images that you can zoom in on, share, and print.

Safe & secure, right here in the USA

Every film is scanned, corrected, and checked at our own U.S. facility. We never outsource scanning your film. From the moment your box arrives, each item is weighed, logged, and monitored on camera 24/7. Trained technicians handle your films by hand, and your originals always go back to you exactly as they arrived.

10-day processing available

Most orders are completed 5 - 6 weeks after we receive your box. If you need your digitized photos sooner, expedited service gets them processed in as little as 10 days. Every film is still scanned by hand and corrected by a trained technician, so faster never means less careful.

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How APS Film
Scanning Works

We've designed the whole process
to be as pain-free as possible.

Step 1: Send us your APS film

Pack your APS film securely and send it to us. We'll take care of the digitization process from there.

Step 2: We scan and enhance every image

Our specialized Noritsu scanners capture your APS film at 10MP resolution. Each image then receives individual adjustments from our image-processing technology and trained technicians.

Step 3: Get your digital memories

Get your digitized photos in the Kinoke app, your online gallery, or on a USB or hard drive. Your original film comes back too.

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Step 1
A courier handing over a shipping box
Step 2
A gloved hand loading an APS cartridge into a film scanner
Step 3
A hand holding a phone showing the scanned photo gallery
A color-negative scan of a tree in a field beside the same picture corrected

What We Fix on
Every Image

Many scanning services just scan your film. We go further. At ScanCafe, every APS image gets individual attention to bring out the best in your memories. Our image-processing technology and trained technicians work together to improve image quality.

  • Professional color correction
  • Red eye removal when needed
  • Image orientation
  • Photo cropping
  • Light scratches and dust removal

For images that need extra care, we also offer restoration services.

We Handle Your
APS Film with Care

APS film requires specialized equipment and careful handling, especially when the negatives are stored inside their original canisters. Our team uses dedicated Noritsu scanners designed for APS film to digitize your images safely.

Unlike services that cut film into individual frames for scanning, we scan your APS film in a single process, helping protect your original negatives while preserving the memories they hold.

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A gloved hand loading an APS cartridge into a Noritsu scanner

Simple, Fair Pricing

Choose the digitizing option that works best for your collection.

Pay-Per-Piece

A family photo print with a mounted slide and a strip of negatives

À la carte pricing

Best for smaller collections Pay for the individual items you send.
  • Custom per-piece pricing based on format
  • Review photos online before payment
  • Ideal for small or specialized projects
  • Discard up to 20% of scans you don't like
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ScanCafe Kit

The ScanCafe kit box with a VHS tape, film reels, slides and photos

Flat-rate pricing

Best for larger collections One flat rate for everything that fits.
  • No counting or itemizing
  • Mix photos, slides, negatives, tapes, and more
  • Four kit sizes for different collection sizes
  • Prepaid shipping box delivered to your door
Order Your Kit

We Digitize Other Formats Too

Have other photos, film reels, or videotapes you'd like to preserve? Explore our other digitizing services to find the right solution for your old media.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why scan/digitize my old photos, negatives and slides?

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
I have paper photo prints and 35mm negatives, so which ones are better to scan?

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
What type of box should I ship my images in?

Please only use secure and sturdy boxes to ship your precious images. DON'T use flimsy department store boxes, Kleenex boxes, thin paper/cardboard boxes, moving boxes, or shoeboxes. You should never use bubble mailers because the contents will likely be damaged. Always fully tape up the box on the top and bottom. Here are UPS guidelines for proper packaging:

  • Use a rigid box with flaps intact
  • Remove any old labels and previous shipment markings
  • 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 clear address label
  • Place a return address label inside the package
My pictures are in albums, can ScanCafe scan the album pages without removing the individual picture?

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

What Our Customers Are Saying

Friendly, first-class service. My most recent project involving the scanning of a few hundred photos, many over 75 years old, was fantastic. The finished qualit...

Ronald Pulliam

When I started this process I was skeptical. How can I just pack up all my precious pictures and send them off somewhere? As it turned out this was the best thi...

Donna King

I sent about 130 pictures in to be put on a USB stick, and very pleased with the result. Digital images look great, and I shared with my family. Very happy with...

Stu Wicklund

ScanCafe was a great place to have my photo negatives turned into digital images. The images came out great and the negatives came back to me in perfect conditi...

Jeff Stanford

I just finished downloading the digital files from a dozen old 16MM family films that I submitted. All of them were shot in the mid to late 1950's and were sure...

Bill Reed

Scancafe delivered high quality 35 mm slide scan as promised. Customer service was effecient. Important memories were rescued :)

Tomas Ganz

Helpful staff, careful treatment of our slides, great care with keeping slides in order, and packaging them for posting. Highly recommend

Jeffrey Cheyne

I have trusted ScanCafe (nee GoPhoto) with many, many treasured photographs over the years. They are always returned exactly the way I sent them and I am absolu...

Rhonda H

Great service and quality wrt digitizing some of my APS film.

Cindy Mcgovern
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