Mr Scan studio is equipped with American imported professional APS studio scanners to give you the best quality image from your processed APS films.

To our knowledge we are the only UK company using these professional American modified units which are dedicated to APS film scanning.

With our specially modified software we are able to produce high resolution APS scans from your films.

• We are one of the only UK specialist in APS Film Scanning.

• We can scan negative, positive, or monochrome (B+W) APS film which has previous been processed.
  

• Our scanners are high quality Film Scanners specially dedicated for APS film scanning and not cheap domestic units that many of our competitors use that may damage your film.

• We can scan any size roll (15,25 or 40) at one fixed price.

• Our scanners automatically reads the DX code from film, giving the correct frame number and colour correction to each image. Please note, there is no scanner on the market to retrieve additional data such as date of photo from an APS film.

• Cleaning brushes remove static and dust before film is scanned. Digital ICE™ Technology accurately identifies any other surface defects on film and automatically removes them during scanning processes.

• Scanning capabilities at multiple resolutions gives Mr Scan the flexibility to meet the most demanding output requirements. The patented high-speed scanning technology and efficient work flow management software make the our service an excellent choice!
   

   

  1. Full circle: Unexposed
  2. Half circle: Partly exposed
  3. Cross sign: Fully exposed but not processed
  4. Square: Processed

  
   

Any image corrections made using our LoupeDesk Photoshop Suite as below:

Unsure on the results you will receive?
Can't decide JPG or TIFF ?
Please use our website checkout page to work out the total cost including tax and postage
	Per film £3.65 Over 25 films £3.25   Quantity:	Per film £5.95 Over 25 films £5.50   Quantity:
Resolution PPI	4000 DPI  High Resolution	4000 DPI High Resolution
Bit Depth	24	24
Saved as	Jpeg	Tiff
Average File Size (Colour)	around 3-5Mb	14-35Mb
Dust Removal	Yes Digital Ice & Compressed Air	Yes Digital Ice & Compressed Air
Colour Correction	Full Digital ROC	Full Digital ROC
Grain Noise Reduction	Full Digital GEM	Full Digital GEM
Contrast and Exposure	Full Digital SHO Technology	Full Digital SHO Technology
Cropping	Automatic Full Film Image	Automatic Full Film Image
Rotation	As per film	As per film
Inspection and touch up	Full inspection	Full inspection and touch up where required
General Information	This is the service that 90% of our customers use. Great for the home and family photos   All images scanned in Jpg format   Uses multi-pass scanning technology for up to 16 scan passes for faithful reproduction and smoother gradation where required   DIGITAL ICE - Removes Surface Defects (Fine setting) DIGITAL ROC - Restores and Corrects Colour FULL DIGITAL GEM - Reduces Film Grain Noise DIGITAL SHO - Optimizes Contrast and Exposure	All images scanned in TIFF format TIFF Technology is a loss less compression used for printing larger images at for example canvas printing Uses multi-pass scanning technology for up to 16 scan passes for faithful reproduction and smoother gradation where required DIGITAL ICE - Removes Surface Defects DIGITAL ROC - Restores and Corrects Colour FULL DIGITAL GEM - Reduces Film Grain Noise DIGITAL SHO - Optimizes Contrast and Exposure
Confused as to what type of film you have, please see our easy, click on the question mark on the left for more information on each type
Example Click images for full size images it may be slow to download using a slow connection		Tiff examples available upon request

By using the technologies below Mr Scan can substantially improve the quality of your photo

DIGITAL ICE Technology - Removes Surface Defects (dust and scratches)
DIGITAL ROC Technology - Restores and Corrects Colour
DIGITAL GEM Technology - Reduces Film Grain Noise
DIGITAL SHO Technology - Optimizes Contrast and Exposure

APS Film Information: The film is housed in a single-spool 39 mm long plastic cartridge. The basic diameter is 21 mm, while it measures 30mm at the slot where the film exits. The slot is protected by a lightlock door. It is available in 40, 25 and 15 exposure lengths. The film surface has a transparent magnetic coating, and the camera uses this information exchange (IX) system for recording information about each exposure. The camera handles winding and rewinding automatically, to the extent that partially exposed films can be removed and used later. Numbered symbols (called 'visual indicators') on the cartridge end indicate the status.

Important Notes:

• Advanced photo system APS film is contained within a cartridge, both exposed and unexposed film. On the end of APS cartridges there is a visual exposure indicator. We can only scan your APS film that have been processed.

• If your film is jammed in the cartridge we will remove the film to process., the film will be same but the cartridge may be damaged.

• APS cameras were designed as a mass produced low cost alternative to 35mm cameras. You will never get the same quality image from an APS film being scanned to digital  that you will see with modern day digital cameras or old 35mm film cameras, especially with low light images. We have the best technology to give great results from APS films however if the original material is of low quality then so will the digital scan.

•  Our scanners automatically reads the DX code from film, giving the correct frame number and colour correction to each image. Please note, there is no scanner on the market to retrieve additional data such as date of photo from an APS film.

• APS films must have been previously processed for us to scan, i.e. you have previously had prints from the films, any un-processed films will still be scanned and charged for but will produce no images. Films are also exposed during the scanning process.

• Dirty films  (Well looked after APS films will have next to no dust due to the protective cases they are in) We avoid touching any film or negative images, we use air blowers to remove surface dust but if the slides are dirty or sticky we can not remove this and it may be visible on the scans. We use top of the range scanners and digital ice software to reduce the amount of dust/scratch marks on the digital image but we can not 100% guarantee that all marks will be removed, basically the better quality your originals the better results you will get, do remember that film is static and attracts dust. Monochrome images tend to be slightly worse for this effect due to the digital ice software no being able to distinguish as well as with colour images. Most of colour images come our without any noticeable marks, monochrome usually come of good too. We can attempt to remove this using our Photo Restore Service.

• You only need to send us the actual APS film itself, please do not send photo prints or boxes as they may not be returned.

• We scan the entire film and can not select certain images to be scanned.