Photographic Film Scanning Services | Oxford UK

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   Our award winning photographic film services support all clients with photographic film types and digitise these to archival TIFF and JPEG images.  Working with leading universities, museums, archives and private individuals, we are highly recommended for producing high quality digital images from Glass, Nitrate, Acetate and Polyester film types.  Please contact cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com or call our office: 01865 457000.

All  Format Photographic Film Digitisation to Archival TIFF & JPEG Formats

Photographic Film Types Digitised to TIFF and JPEG in Oxford UK

HQJPEG-10 >4000dpi Family use for viewing on mobile devices, computers and TVs.
Publication TIFF 3200dpi Publication use for HQTIFF but manageable file size.
Archival TIFF 4800dpi- 6800dpi National Archives Standard uncompressed archival digital files.

  • 35mm Slides
  • 35mm Half Frame
  • 35mm Negative Strips
  • 35mm Half Frame Negative Strips
  • 110 Pocket Slides
  • 110 Negative Strips
  • 126 Negative Strips
  • 127 Superslides
  • Disc Spindles 
  • APS Roll Film
  • Medium Format Film
  • Glass Plate Negatives
  • Stereoscopic
  • 3D Stereo Slides
  • Lantern Plates
  • Glass Plate Negatives 
  • Large Transparences
  • X-Ray Film

From one 35mm family slide to 1000's of archival film formats. Our specialist photographic film archival suite support corporate, heritage and consumer clients with the scanning of all types of photographic film including glass plates, nitrate film, acetate safety film and polyester film types.

Our professional archive department has been digitised and preserving photographic film for over 15 years.  We are one of the leading experts in handling rare, fragile film material.  Working with heritage archives and museums we support clients with nitrate and acetate film types which require more specialist care.  By digitising with our company, you will receive the benefits of imaging experts and a high-specification studio, helping preserve precious archives into digital content, ideal for preservation, viewing and access to online use.

35mm Slide Scanning and Photographic Film Types Digitised to TIFF and JPEG in Oxford UK

What Digital Output Format Do I Require? 

WHAT IS A JPEG? A JPEG (or Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a raster image file, that is composed of a grid of pixels. JPEGs use different levels of smart compression that deletes data to make the file size smaller. Note, that every time the image is edited and saved it will be compressed to some degree. This compression is heavier in color than clarity.

WHAT IS A TIFF? A TIFF (or Tagged Image File Format) is also a raster image file that it’s composed of a grid of pixels. TIFFs are uncompressed files using lossless compression. The results are very high quality images and, subsequently, very large file sizes. Note, that every time the image is edited and saved, no file degradation or loss of data as you edit and save will happen.

WHAT IF I WANT TO PRINT MY IMAGES?  The difference in image quality between a JPEG and a TIFF greatly affects the manipulability of the image, it doesn’t translate to printing due to print machines unable to reproduce TIFF data. High quality JPEGs are perfect for photo prints. JPEG is compatible with many print softwares/apps/websites nowadays (and all technologies for that matter, from your Instagram posts to your online portfolio), but TIFFs are not.



Daguerreotype Film Glass Plate Negative Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Daguerreotype Plate
Scanning
(1840's - 1850's)


Daguerreotype Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Ambrotypes Plate
Scanning
(1850's - mid 1880's)


Tintype Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Tintype Plate 
Scanning (1850's - 1900's)


Stereotype Card Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Stereograph Card
Scanning
(1850's - 1900's)


Lantern Slide Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Stereoscopic Glass
Plate Scanning 
(1838 - 1930's)


Glass Plate Negative Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Glass Plate Negative
Scanning (1850's - 1920's)


Lantern Slide Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Lantern Film Plate
Scanning (1850 - 1940's)


Large Transparency Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

 Large Transparency
Plate Scanning
(1911 - 1980's)


116 Kodak Roll Film Negative Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

116 Kodak
Roll Film
(1899-1984)


120-220 Roll Film Medium Format Film Transfers in Oxfordshire UK

Medium Format Film
(1901/1965 - present)


X-Ray and Transparency Scanning in Oxfordshire UK

X-Ray Film Type
Scanning
(1911 - present)


127 Film Spool Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

127 Pocket Film
Scanning
(1912 - Present)


126 Pocket Film Spool Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

126 Modern Roll Film
Scanning
(1963 - 2008)


35mm Positive Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

 35mm Colour Slide
Positive Film 
(1934 - present)


35mm Black and White Positive Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

35mm B&W Positive
Strip Film
(1934 - present)


35mm Colour Negative Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

 35mm Colour
Negative Strip Film
 (1934 - present)


35mm Black and White Negative Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

35mm B&W
Negative Strip Film 
(1934 - present)


828 Photographic Film Scanning

828 B&W
Strip Film
(1935 - 1960's)


APS Film Scanning Services in Oxford

APS Film
Strip Types 
(1963 - 2008)


110 Pocket Film Spool Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

110 Film  Strip
Scanning
(1972-2009)


Disk Film Spindle Film Scanning Services Oxfordshire UK

Disk Film
Spindles 
(1982-1999)




Our offices are open Monday to Thursday 8am-4pm Friday 8am - 3pm

Our offices and large customer parking are located at the back of our premise, 29b Rear Part Banbury Road, Kidlington OX5 1AQ, behind the large green building attached, opposite Benmead Road.

Contact Us 01865 457000 or email cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com