Photographic Film Collections | Oxford UK

motion & cine film | audio | video | optical |  photographic film | books | documents  

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

Photographic Film Types Digitised to TIFF and JPEG in Oxford UK

Our Award Winning All Format Photographic Film Digitisation Services to Archival TIFF & JPEG Formats

Polyester FilmCellulose Acetate FilmCellulose Nitrate FilmPhotographic Negatives, X-Rays, and other Sheet FilmsMicrofilm, Microfiche, and other MicroformsMotion Picture Film

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 National Archives Standard uncompressed archival digital files.

Specialist  Film Base Photographic Materials Digitised to National Archive Standards

  The importance of  photographic film preservation in our ever-evolving digital world ensures high quality digital images are created and preserved for our cultural and personal heritage.  Our award winning company digitises physical content from Nitrate, Acetate and Safety Film types.  Once digitised media can be uploaded to the cloud for preservation and access.

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
(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 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 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)




Digitising Document and Books

Digitising Documents

Working with clients all over the UK, we are regularly asked how we digitise all the projects that are prepared in our offices.  

Please follow the link to our blog, that is regularly updated with the interesting projects we are working on.

Photographic Film Digitisation Services in Oxford UK

Digitising Photo Film

Our Bookeye A1 Book Scanner offers high resolution planetary scanning for Formats up to DIN A1.   

Combined with a motorised book cradle, integrated glass plate and LED illumination; the Bookeye scanner is ideal for capturing bound documents: books, valuable scripts, folders, drawings, plans and much more.

Broadcast Audio-Video Tape Digitisation in Oxford UK

Digitising AV Orders 

Our book scanning department holds 5 large scanners, perfect for digitising all manner of books, from corporate to fragile delicate books that require an extremely careful approach.     

Our wide format scanners offer a flexible book cradle for digitisation projects. And with a 600dpi  optical resolution these are ideal for Archival TIFF outputs or high quality PDF digital files.

Cherwell Business Awards Winner 2022

Cherwell Business Awards

In September 2022 we won The Cherwell Business Awards category.  The entries were extremely high and we were absolutely thrilled to be recognised as a leading company worthy of this award. 

This award recognises businesses in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, so the recognition highlights our professionalism to our clients in this sector. 

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