Step 1 - Gather your slides together
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A few FYI's before you get started ...
We only accept 35mm, 126-Instamatic, half-frame 35mm and 110-Instamatic slides mounted in
standard 2x2 slide mounts.
You don't need to concern yourself with making sure the slides are all right side up or all facing the
same way. We will make sure the slide is properly oriented when we clean it and load it into our
transfer equipment.
We have to be able to easily remove your slides from your trays and carousels. Kodak Carousels,
Sawyer RotoTrays, plastic slide pages, metal slide storage cases, B&H Cubes and the like are all
fine; however, slides in AirEquipt/Argus and similar sleeve type magazines are difficult to remove and
until recently we would not accept slides in them. Now, due to popular demand we will process slides
in sleeve type magazines for an additional fee. Details are available here.
As we process your slides we will return your slides back into your trays/carousels/containers just as
they were. If you prefer we will discard your carousels and return your slides in bundles using rubber
bands. Bundled slides save a lot of storage space and reduces the return shipping charge.
We can store up to 600 35mm slides on a DVD. If you send us more slides than will fit on a single
DVD your "movie" will be split between multiple DVDs. There is no additional charge if we have to use
more than 1 DVD.
You are welcome to estimate the number of slides you're sending us but if you do it is best to estimate
high. If you overestimate we will refund your excess payment. We cannot invoice for underpayment.
We will only process as many slides as you paid for. Having multiple semi-finished orders awaiting
additional payment is simply too cumbersome. We thank you for your understanding.
Organizing your slides - Do as much or as little as you like!
Slide Groups/Chapters
Just as a book may contain a table of contents that lists the chapters in the book the DVDs we create
will display a "table of contents" when you insert the DVD into your player. The DVD table of contents
displays a small thumbnail image of one of the slides in the chapter. You can then select the chapter
you're interested in by clicking on its thumbnail (see Table of Contents example). In order to create a
DVD table of contents we need to know what slides constitute a chapter. You do this by dividing your
slides into "groups". We wll create a chapter for every group of slides you provide us.
We only accept 35mm, 126-Instamatic, half-frame 35mm and 110-Instamatic slides mounted in
standard 2x2 slide mounts.
You don't need to concern yourself with making sure the slides are all right side up or all facing the
same way. We will make sure the slide is properly oriented when we clean it and load it into our
transfer equipment.
We have to be able to easily remove your slides from your trays and carousels. Kodak Carousels,
Sawyer RotoTrays, plastic slide pages, metal slide storage cases, B&H Cubes and the like are all
fine; however, slides in AirEquipt/Argus and similar sleeve type magazines are difficult to remove and
until recently we would not accept slides in them. Now, due to popular demand we will process slides
in sleeve type magazines for an additional fee. Details are available here.
As we process your slides we will return your slides back into your trays/carousels/containers just as
they were. If you prefer we will discard your carousels and return your slides in bundles using rubber
bands. Bundled slides save a lot of storage space and reduces the return shipping charge.
We can store up to 600 35mm slides on a DVD. If you send us more slides than will fit on a single
DVD your "movie" will be split between multiple DVDs. There is no additional charge if we have to use
more than 1 DVD.
You are welcome to estimate the number of slides you're sending us but if you do it is best to estimate
high. If you overestimate we will refund your excess payment. We cannot invoice for underpayment.
We will only process as many slides as you paid for. Having multiple semi-finished orders awaiting
additional payment is simply too cumbersome. We thank you for your understanding.
Organizing your slides - Do as much or as little as you like!
Slide Groups/Chapters
Just as a book may contain a table of contents that lists the chapters in the book the DVDs we create
will display a "table of contents" when you insert the DVD into your player. The DVD table of contents
displays a small thumbnail image of one of the slides in the chapter. You can then select the chapter
you're interested in by clicking on its thumbnail (see Table of Contents example). In order to create a
DVD table of contents we need to know what slides constitute a chapter. You do this by dividing your
slides into "groups". We wll create a chapter for every group of slides you provide us.
WHAT IS A GROUP OF SLIDES?:
** IMPORTANT: We recommend each group contain 100 slides ormore. Since each slide is displayed for 6 seconds a group of 100
slides will last 10 minutes. Too many small groups can make your
slide show cumbersome to view.
 | a carousel full of slides. | |
| all slides in cardboard or plastic boxes provided by the | |
| film processor (treated as 1 group) | ||
| a stack of slides you rubber band together. ** | |
| slides you put into a ziplock plastic bag. ** | |
| a shoe box (or similar container) full of loose slides. | |
| ? we try to be very accommodating! |
** IMPORTANT: We recommend each group contain 100 slides or
slides will last 10 minutes. Too many small groups can make your
slide show cumbersome to view.
SPECIFY THE ORDER OF YOUR CHAPTERS: If you'd like your slide groups put onto the DVD in a
particular order, you can number your groups in the order you'd like them.
particular order, you can number your groups in the order you'd like them.
GIVE YOUR CHAPTERS NAMES: You can also give each slide group a
name and we will display it next to the chapter thumbnail in the DVD
table of contents (see Table of Contents example). Simply print the
group name on a piece of paper and securely attach it to the group of
slides. Alternatively, if your groups are numbered you can list your group
names on a separate piece of paper along with the corresponding group
number. See an example of how this can be done. In either case
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY!
name and we will display it next to the chapter thumbnail in the DVD
table of contents (see Table of Contents example). Simply print the
group name on a piece of paper and securely attach it to the group of
slides. Alternatively, if your groups are numbered you can list your group
names on a separate piece of paper along with the corresponding group
number. See an example of how this can be done. In either case
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY!
Now take a look at what you've got to work with. Do you have:
A shoe box full of slides:
If your slides are loose in a shoe box chances are very good no one will ever view them again. What a
shame! You could spend many hours trying to get them organized before you mail them off to us and
of course you're welcome to do that but it really isn't necessary! Even a slide show with absolutely no
order whatsoever will bring back fond memories to the viewers. Consider having a "random collage of
family memories" created from your slides. Your family will be thrilled to see "the old pictures" again.
All you need to do is count how many slides you have, select the background music you prefer and
then you can move onto step 2, filling out the order form.
A completely organized and categorized slide collection in carousels:
Yes perfectly organized collections are rare but they do exist! All you have to do is make sure it's clear
what order we should process your carousels by numbering them (masking tape works well), provide
a chapter name for each carousel (if desired), count the number of slides you have, select the
background music you prefer and you're ready to move on to step 2 filling out the order form.
Note: You're welcome to leave your slides in the carousels however postage on a large number of
carousels can be quite expensive. 140 slides in a carousel weighs approximately 2lbs 8 oz while 140
slides in a plastic ziplock bag weighs only 9 oz. If you have a lot of carousels you might want to
consider removing the slides from the carousels.
Something in between the above two situations:
Most families fall into this group. You have some slides in carousels, some in those little cardboard
boxes from the film processor and some loose in a box. You're doing a wonderful thing by transferring
these slides to a DVD! Odds are very good the collection of slides you have would never be viewed
again.
In a situation like this the slides are already in groups. Each group is a carousel, the film processor
boxes full of slides and the box of loose slides. If you'd like, you can send them to us as they are and
we'll make each group into a chapter on the DVD and that would make a very nice "movie".
Remember, we suggest a group contain 100 slides or more so we don't make a separate chapter for
every slide processor box full of slides (typically 24 or 36 slides). We treat the slides in ALL the film
processing boxes as one group. If you have a lot of film processor boxes full of slides then you should
divide them into groups by rubber banding several of these processing boxes together. Again, try to
have a group contain at least 100 slides so your slide show isn't too choppy.
If you'd prefer (but this isn't necessarily worth the effort) you can try to put your groups of slides in to
some type of order. By looking at a few slides from each group you might be able to tell which group
belongs before or after another group of slides. Most slides have the processing date printed on them.
If you do this with all the groups you have and number each group we'll transfer the groups in the order
you provide. Regardless if you choose to put your groups in order or not you'll need to count how many
slides you have, select the background music you prefer and then you can move on to step 2 filling out
the order form.
A shoe box full of slides:
If your slides are loose in a shoe box chances are very good no one will ever view them again. What a
shame! You could spend many hours trying to get them organized before you mail them off to us and
of course you're welcome to do that but it really isn't necessary! Even a slide show with absolutely no
order whatsoever will bring back fond memories to the viewers. Consider having a "random collage of
family memories" created from your slides. Your family will be thrilled to see "the old pictures" again.
All you need to do is count how many slides you have, select the background music you prefer and
then you can move onto step 2, filling out the order form.
A completely organized and categorized slide collection in carousels:
Yes perfectly organized collections are rare but they do exist! All you have to do is make sure it's clear
what order we should process your carousels by numbering them (masking tape works well), provide
a chapter name for each carousel (if desired), count the number of slides you have, select the
background music you prefer and you're ready to move on to step 2 filling out the order form.
Note: You're welcome to leave your slides in the carousels however postage on a large number of
carousels can be quite expensive. 140 slides in a carousel weighs approximately 2lbs 8 oz while 140
slides in a plastic ziplock bag weighs only 9 oz. If you have a lot of carousels you might want to
consider removing the slides from the carousels.
Something in between the above two situations:
Most families fall into this group. You have some slides in carousels, some in those little cardboard
boxes from the film processor and some loose in a box. You're doing a wonderful thing by transferring
these slides to a DVD! Odds are very good the collection of slides you have would never be viewed
again.
In a situation like this the slides are already in groups. Each group is a carousel, the film processor
boxes full of slides and the box of loose slides. If you'd like, you can send them to us as they are and
we'll make each group into a chapter on the DVD and that would make a very nice "movie".
Remember, we suggest a group contain 100 slides or more so we don't make a separate chapter for
every slide processor box full of slides (typically 24 or 36 slides). We treat the slides in ALL the film
processing boxes as one group. If you have a lot of film processor boxes full of slides then you should
divide them into groups by rubber banding several of these processing boxes together. Again, try to
have a group contain at least 100 slides so your slide show isn't too choppy.
If you'd prefer (but this isn't necessarily worth the effort) you can try to put your groups of slides in to
some type of order. By looking at a few slides from each group you might be able to tell which group
belongs before or after another group of slides. Most slides have the processing date printed on them.
If you do this with all the groups you have and number each group we'll transfer the groups in the order
you provide. Regardless if you choose to put your groups in order or not you'll need to count how many
slides you have, select the background music you prefer and then you can move on to step 2 filling out
the order form.
| That wasn't so hard was it? On to Step 2 ... |
ARRANGE THE ORDER OF YOUR SLIDES: In addition to transferring the groups in the order you specify,
we will also transfer the individual slides within each group in the order you provide them. In the case of
carousels we will follow the numbering scheme on the tray. If you rubber band your slides into stacks
we will maintain the order of the slides in the stack (please indicate which end of the stack to start with).
As long as you provide the slides to us in a clear order we will follow it but we cannot sort your slides for
you and we will not attempt to follow the number imprinted on the slide by the film processor (many
don't have a number or are unreadable). If you want the slides in a particular order you have to provide
them to us in that order.
we will also transfer the individual slides within each group in the order you provide them. In the case of
carousels we will follow the numbering scheme on the tray. If you rubber band your slides into stacks
we will maintain the order of the slides in the stack (please indicate which end of the stack to start with).
As long as you provide the slides to us in a clear order we will follow it but we cannot sort your slides for
you and we will not attempt to follow the number imprinted on the slide by the film processor (many
don't have a number or are unreadable). If you want the slides in a particular order you have to provide
them to us in that order.
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