Step 1 - Gather your slides together
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We transform your slides into movies! ™
We accept 35mm, 126-Instamatic, half-frame 35mm, 110-Instamatic slides and most other film sizes as
long as they are 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 400-600 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.
We can create JPG files from your slides at either 2000dpi or, for 4¢ more per slide, 3000dpi. The higher
resolution extracts 50% more information from your slide allowing you to create larger prints from the JPG
files. Details are available here.
long as they are 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 400-600 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.
We can create JPG files from your slides at either 2000dpi or, for 4¢ more per slide, 3000dpi. The higher
resolution extracts 50% more information from your slide allowing you to create larger prints from the JPG
files. Details are available here.
- WHAT IS A GROUP OF SLIDES?:
 | 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 NOTE: We recommend each group
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.
- 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.
You can also give each slide group a name and that will become
the chapter name we will display 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!
the chapter name we will display 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!
- 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.
| After you determine which background music you prefer it's on to Step 2 ... |
- 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 (some 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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1) DIVIDE YOUR SLIDES INTO GROUPS (optional) - No additional charge!
A few FYI's before you get started ...
- YOUR GROUPS OF SLIDES BECOME SLIDE SHOW 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.
3) SPECIFY THE ORDER OF YOUR GROUPS (optional) - No additional charge!
2) GIVE YOUR SLIDE GROUPS NAMES (optional) - No additional charge!
4) ARRANGE THE SEQUENCE OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL SLIDES (optional) - No charge!
It is completely up to you to decide how much time and effort you want to put into organizing your slides.
Any or all of the four steps listed below can be skipped. Organizing your slides is NOT REQUIRED!
Allowing you to PREarrange your slides is a SuperiorSlides exclusive feature! Why is offering you the
ability to PREarrange important? Click here for the answer! Cost? There is no additional charge!
Any or all of the four steps listed below can be skipped. Organizing your slides is NOT REQUIRED!
Allowing you to PREarrange your slides is a SuperiorSlides exclusive feature! Why is offering you the
ability to PREarrange important? Click here for the answer! Cost? There is no additional charge!
Take a look at what you've got to work with. Do you have:
| We are the ONLY service that allows you to PREARRANGE your slides! |
A shoe box full of slides:
- 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
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.
Something in between the above two situations:
- 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.
A completely organized and categorized slide collection in carousels:
| That wasn't so hard was it? |
Organizing your slides - Do as much or as little as you like!
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