DVD Slide Shows

Advice: Preparation and Getting Organized:
At what resolution should photos be scanned for a DVD slide show?

Consider the size of the photo

Your DVD slide show will be formatted for use on a television screen which has a relatively low resolution (~480 lines). Your final scanned photo should be a higher resolution than a television at the absolute minimum. We recommend scanning your photos using at least 300-400 dpi -- but it all depends on the size of the photo. The higher the resolution of the photo, the longer it will take to scan, and the larger the graphic file will be. Here are some general guidelines:

Please be aware that scanning photos yourself is not difficult, but it is very time consuming. Depending on the quality of your scanner and setup, you may require anywhere from 15 sec to 5 minutes per photo to scan. Then, you will need to add on additional time in photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop for color correction, red-eye removal, cropping, etc.

If you'd rather have us help with the scanning, we can!

High resolution scanning is included in the Gold, Platinum and Diamond packages, and it can be added a-la-carte to the Silver slide show package. For photos, we will scan them at 400 dpi, and a copy of the photos will be saved onto your DVD. You can then use these photos to create prints or share with friends and family. We also offer high quality photo scanning services if you're interested in digitizing your entire (or a large portion of) collection of photos, negatives, slides, etc. You know you've got a shoe box full of them in storage somewhere... the question is, how long are you going to let them sit there?

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