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Preparing your P​hotos for Scanning (see below)

Preparing Your Home Movies for Transfer

 

1. Number Your Reels and/or VHS Tapes

 

  • Gather your film reels and determine the size of each to estimate the total footage of film.  Use the guide below to determine the size for each reel.  For VHS Tapes ignore.

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  • If you want your film reels transferred in a specific order, number all reels in the order.

  • Use either stickers or write the numbers directly on the boxes. (Post-its tend to fall off).

  • Keep film formats together. (Group together Reels as one group and VHS as another group.)

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2. Select a Title for Your Transfer

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  • "The Smith Family Memories", "The Adventures of the Johnson Family" for example.

 

3. Don't Forget to Order Extra Copies

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  • Store your master and watch the copy.

  • Copies make great gifts.

  • Share the cost with family and have copies for everyone.

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4. Package Your Film Reels and/or VHS Tapes

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  • Place Film Reels into a box

 

  • Call to schedule a pickup or to schedule a drop-off to iHelp Computer Services, located at:

200 Old Church Road

North Wales, PA 19454

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If you have any questions regarding your movie film transfer, please call Tim at 215-869-5185.

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Photo Scanning

Preparing Your Photos for Scanning

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​1. Select a Title for each group of photos and separate them into envelopes

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  • "Italy 2002", "Julia's Wedding 1998" for example.

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2. Package Your Film Reels and/or VHS Tapes

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  • Place Photos into a box

 

  • Call to schedule a pickup or to schedule a drop-off to iHelp Computer Services, located at:

200 Old Church Road

North Wales, PA 19454

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If you have any questions regarding your movie film transfer, please call Tim at 215-869-5185.

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