3D Stereo Slide Scanning

3D Stereo Slide Scanning Service

Because we cannot automate the 3D Stereo Slide scanning process, the charge is $1 per slide . This price includes precision cropping as well as enhancing the color of faded slides when possible. No extra charge. Each image is individually viewed, color assessed and adjusted by a Photoshop expert, as much as possible, for pleasing color.

We think this is a fair price considering the time that is involved and especially since we also enhance each scanned image at no extra charge. One side of the 3D Stereo slide is scanned and digitized. In this case we are mainly interested in the transfer of the slide to digital. We are not converting the stereo slide to digital stereo or to a 3D image, although we could for an added charge.

You are going to end up with an image that is approximately 2076 X 2359 ppi  / 300ppi. Or, another way of looking at it would be, you will have an image that is almost 7 " X 8" and 300 pixels per inch. That is almost 5 mega pixel quality. Your size all depends on the area of your 3D stereo slide.

In order for us to maintain our low scanning prices, we need you to do some of the prep work for your project.

Your slides should be arranged in stacks that will be displayed as separate

chapters in your slide show. (Don't forget that you probably will want text frames to identify your stacks when they are converted to digital "chapters." Click here for info on Text Frames.)

Please be sure to NOT put rubber bands tightly around your stacks because you can easily bend or warp the slides and make them difficult for us to get a good scan. You might want to put the slides in a tightly wrapped envelope rather than use rubber bands. If you do use rubber bands, use a heavy piece of cardboard on both sides of your stack so that the bands do not damage the slides.

Also, do NOT stick anything on the slide that would cause it to have the size altered in any way. If you have one side of the slide that is bad, put a piece of masking tape over the bad side but make sure that the tape only covers the film and doesn't hang over the side of the slide.

Arrange your slides so that, if you put them into a viewer, the side that would be towards you is facing DOWN in the stack. Another way to look at this would be that the slides that have the company logo should be facing UP. The first slide in the stack should be the top slide. The second slide should be #2, and etc.

The slides below show the stack of slides from the bottom of the stack.

Stereo slide aficionados could make their own stereo slides. All they would need was a stereo slide camera. Get the stereo film processed and then use these special do-it-yourself stereo slide holders. The films could be slid into the slots, one on the left and one on the right, easily accessible without tearing the holder apart. Stereo pictures could also be taken without a stero camera by taking one shot and then, holding your position but moving the camera to the left or right about two inches and then taking another shot. This would simulate what would be seen out of the right and left eyes. Our eyes see in "stereo." The pictures are taken from different perspectives. Put the processed films into these special holders with open slots and then put the 3d slide holder into a viewer and you have a 3d Stereo view that has depth.