What is EXIF data? EXIF stands for exchangeable image file format, and it’s basically extra data tacked onto your image. Back in the old days of film cameras, you had the option of printing a data right onto the photo itself in bright orange or red lettering. This was great to let you know when...Read More
What Scanner is Best for Photos? Scanning your Family Photos If you have a large collection of family photos or photo albums, you may have considered digitizing them yourself, or hiring a company to do it for you. There’s so many options in either case that it’s often difficult to know what to do. This...Read More
If planning to get a large collection of photos scanned through a media transfer company, there’s some easy guidelines you should follow and some things to look out for. For big scanning jobs, it’s not always practical to get it done yourself, as it could take quite a while to get through all of them,...Read More
Many of us have that big box full of old photos, slides and negatives just sitting around collecting dust. Just thinking about digitizing and organizing them can be painful and makes it easy for us to procrastinate! At the same time, most don’t really want to be memory hoarders, especially when they remain in a...Read More
After scanning your photos, slides and negatives to digital images, it’s common for people to want to share these old memories with their close friends and family. However, depending on the resolution your opt for, the images you receive might be too large for your website or image hosting provider. The good news is that...Read More
Instagram is the immensely popular iOS app that applies appealing features and retro look to your digital images before sharing them with family and friends on Facebook or Twitter. The one drawback of this app is that you must own an iPhone or other iOS device. Instagram, at this time, is not available for PC...Read More
For the last decade or so, nearly everything is going the way of digital. Camcorders, cameras, televisions etc are all now based on digital signals instead of the old analog signals. Due to the switch to digital, this also changes the way we record media. Even movie theaters across the country have begun to abandon...Read More
Finally getting around to scanning your whole box of photographs can be a daunting task, and not something one thinks about on a regular basis. Usually, the only time we think about digitizing our collection of photos is when we trip over them looking for other things. The box of photos, stuffed in the corner...Read More
Instagram Likely the most popular of the hand-held photo apps, Instagram offers tons of features to enhance your photos taken with your smart phone. Instagram is full of custom filters and settings that you can apply, as well as a huge user base of over 15 million people! You can upload your photos, or instantly...Read More
Recently we’ve come across some awesome paintings created from vintage photos. Creating what he calls “piggyback art”, Alex Gross has taken a hobby of transforming old photos and artworks into new works by adding certain elements to the original. He’s compiled a collection of works he calls the “Heroes, Villains and Monsters” series. This would...Read More
Looking for a place to scan your collection of old family photos? Our office in Denver is equipped with high quality flatbed scanners and photo scanning equipment to convert your photographs into digital images that you can keep and share for a lifetime. If you’re planning on getting your collection of photos scanned, the whole...Read More
Looking for a place to scan your collection of old family photos? Our office in Los Angeles is equipped with state-of-the-art photo scanning equipment to transform your photos into digital images that you can cherish for a lifetime. The whole process is even easier than you think! View Larger Map First, you’ll simply drop on...Read More
Scan your photos with your iPhone from home using a new iPhone app called Shoebox. This new app was developed for iPhone users looking for a quick and easy way to scan photos or documents from their own home, using only a phone! Once scanned it’s then very easy to upload to your favorite photo...Read More
When trying to load images on your Pandigital photo frame, sometimes it will tell you that your image is unsupported, even though it loads fine and appears to be the same as the rest of your images that work perfectly. Learn about how to solve the pandigital unsupported format problem below. The “not supported format”...Read More
Learn about our Three Tips for Great Photographs Tip one: Know your subject Although it might be an obvious step, a lot of people don’t seem to think about this before taking photos. You should always determine what the subject of the photo is going to be prior to taking it. If you don’t, you...Read More
Organizing your photo collection can seem like a daunting task. Especially if faced with thousands upon thousands of images taken over the years. Luckily, there are several computer programs that can help do this for us, with relative ease. Digital photo organizers have been around for a while, and really started to gain popularity within...Read More
Proper photo scanning equipment isn’t cheap, so it’s best to be as prepared as possible before you make your purchasing decision. Below is an excerpt from about.com which details some of the top rated photo scanners on the market today. 1. Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner This Epson photo scanner gives great value for under...Read More
Definition of DPI and PPI What is DPI? DPI, or Dots-Per-Inch is a measure of how granular a printer goes when printing an image. When a printer prints an image, it prints a specific number of dots per inch of paper. If you put a printed image under a microscope, you’d see that you don’t...Read More
Using Document Scanners to Scan Photos Document scanners are great for what they are designed for, which is documents. Lots of people get the idea to purchase one of these document scanners to help automate and make their lives easier when it comes to scanning their photos. Like with any job involving priceless items such...Read More
The internet is full of all kinds of different websites this day and age. Image hosting sites have really boomed in popularity over the years. Do the the sensitive nature of images, these sites offer many advantages ranging from security to ease of use. Most are aware of image hosting of some form, the most...Read More
We’re celebrating our new Irvine office! We are pleased to announce that your local, professional and specialized Family Media Transfer Technicians are now located at 18195 McDurmott East Suite D, Irvine, CA 92614. The Costa Mesa store has been moved and all orders can be picked up and dropped off at our Irvine office as...Read More
Scrapbooking is a hobby that, in recent years, has been growing in popularity. The basic idea is to preserve memories in a more fun and creative way. The pages often contain multiple forms of media such as print, photos, newspaper clippings, to help the viewer get a better understanding of the mood and feelings associated...Read More
I know Canon makes scanners with excellent multi-scan single-pass functionality. This means that you put 2 or more pictures down, scan once, and it digitally crops without having to do multiple passes. This is a HUGE time-saver. I know the 8800f model does this. Sometimes it cuts the photo scanning time in half or even...Read More
Janet is a friend of my mom’s. It seems when you work in an industry that specializes in photo scanning in San Diego you’re expected to know everything! Thank goodness for Google, since I knew what the problem was and how to solve it, but not the specific steps for Corel Photo Album 6. Picasa...Read More