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How to Participate in National Photo Preservation Month
1,000 Free photo scans for Twitter, Facebook, other networks
ScanMyPhotos.com E-Gift Card-Certificates Now Available
Product of the Week: KODAK Picture Movie DVD & New Music [...]

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How to Participate in National Photo Preservation Month

Did you know there are more than 3.5 trillion analog photographic pictures – representing generations of families’ historical “Kodak moments” that have not been seen in years and are clamoring to be digitized?

Created by ScanMyPhotos.com to help call attention to and preserve all those shoeboxes of treasured photo snapshots, the National Photo Preservation Month [NPPM] [...]

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1,000 free photo scans for Twitter, Facebook, other networks

Here is one of those hidden treasures in appreciate for reading our blog. Check back often for other super-special deals. The best word-of-mouth promotion is when we help each other. Just share your experience from having ScanMyPhotos.com preserve up to 1,000 4×6″ photos and the scanning is on us. It is instant (same day scanning) [...]

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Digital Imaging Glossary of Terms

Helpful Digital Imaging Glossary of Terms
ActiveX
An implementation of OLE (object linking and embedding) developed by Microsoft that allows the user to see desktop applications in a web browser.
Adaptive Compression
A type of compression software commonly used to back up files. The method of compression changes with the type of file and is not recommended for photographic [...]

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Learn How to Take Better Pictures

Take Great Pictures.com offers you Photo Tips and Techniques from Master Photographers, the latest news on new products, events, and artists, photo contests, reviews of photography books for your coffee table, columns on digital photography, taking a digital picture, scrapbooking, a calendar of photogenic events and destinations throughout the world, a place to share your [...]

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PROMO CODE: How to Instantly Save 10% on Your Next Prepaid ScanMyPhotos.com Order

Want to instantly save 10% on your next prepaid photo scan box order, plus 10% off our entire menu of add-on prepaid services from ScanMyPhotos.com? Pay just $225 to scan about 6,000 photos with free S&H and same day service – that’s under two-cents per scan when you get the free extra box (buy 2-get [...]

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Online Digital Photo Lab: Custom prints, photo greeting cards: “Make Something Kodak”

The All New Photo Experience: Just for you, ScanMyPhotos.com and 30 Minute Photos Etc redesigned its online photo and photo gift service. Ready in minutes at our Orange County, California retail photo center and online service. Your orders are completed and mailed back the same business day.

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4-Base Scanning and Other Photo Scanning Standards

From Wikipedia is this helpful information on base-4 and other scanning solutions. For more info, see ScanMyPhotos.com
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Designation… Resolution………………Size……Intended typical use
……………………..(px × px)……(Mpx)…..(MB)
Base/16……128 × 192……0.025…….0.07……Preview (index print, thumbnail)
Base/4……..256 × 384……0.098…….0.28……Web
Base………..512 × 768……0.393…….1.13……Computer screen, TV, Web
4 Base……1024 × 1536…1.573……..4.50……HDTV screen
16 Base….2048 × 3072…6.291……18.00…..Print-out up to ca. 20 x 30 cm
64 Base….4096 × 6144…25.166….72.00…..Professional print, pre-press

 
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Fastest Photo Scanning Service: How to Affordably Digitize Your Pictures to DVDs

» Prepaid Fill-the-Box PcanMyPhotos.com Scanning Service. Same Day Return.

$124.99 for as many photos as you can fit into our prepaid box mailed to you! More than 1600 4×6’s scanned (estimated, results vary with packing and size of photos). Includes 1 DVD with your scanned images and FREE shipping and handling. As low as 4 [...]

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National Geographic Traveler: “Make your travel photos truly timeless”

National Geographic Traveler magazine’s Jan/Feb 2009 issue profiles tips to “make your travel photos truly timeless,” written by senior editor Scott S. Stuckey. Click here to view the entire article.

Excerpt:

Preserving Photos: Learn how to protect your digital images, prints, and slides so they will survive over time.
Make Scans. Next, make digital scans of all [...]

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Transfer LPs, 45s and Audio Cassettes to CD & MP3

How to Transfer Cassettes and Records to CD and MP3: We Recommend Reclaim Media
Here is a tip that you are sure to hear about with great frequency. Transfer all your old cassettes and vinyl records to CD and MP3 with Reclaim Media. They are a smart solution for converting analog audio products to digital files. [...]

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Photo Imaging Gift Ideas

 
More ScanMyPhotos.com Featured Products For You

Most orders are completed and mailed back the same day and all in store retail photo kiosk orders are instant. To see what’s new, click on each category below. Use our 24/7 free Live Help support desk to instantly answer any questions.

Photo Scanning
Negative Scanning
Slide Scanning
How to Print Photos – [...]

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Product of the Week: KODAK Picture Movie DVD & New Music

“Don’t just look at pictures…. Relive your memories” with KODAK Picture Movie DVDs. Click here for an informative video and sample.

Enjoy this added feature from KODAK after your generations of photo memories are digitally preserved by ScanMyPhotos.com. Order your own multi-media KODAK Picture Movie DVDs from your favorite 60 pictures, includes your choice of [...]

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Texas Moms Club Blogs About Scanning Photos

Social networking groups, especially Moms clubs regular discuss how to scan those generations of precious photo memories. Here’s another example from Texas’ “DFW [Dallas/Ft Worth] Area Moms bringing Moms Together.” Moms, remember, once your photos, slides, negatives and even APS [Advanced Photo System] film cartridges are digitized, then the fun begins, you can order ScanMyPhotos.com [...]

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ScanMyPhotos.com Promo Coupon

ScanMyPhotos.com has a new 10% pre-holiday discount towards all online photo print scan fill-the-box orders and its added services, plus, the VHS fill-the-box orders at this site.
To instantly save 10% off your order, excluding tax, enter this ScanMyPhotos.com promotional coupon at the check out page: VIP
The “VIP” promotional code is only valid until [...]

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UPDATE: “Get in the Holiday Spirit, Buy Cars” Grassroots Campaign

Dear readers,
Since yesterday’s announcement by ScanMyPhotos.com president and CEO to quickly help the automotive industry and the millions of employees associated with the American auto business, we have been receiving a great deal of encouraging feedback and traction on the campaign. To help archive the collected input, we will be posting regular updates on our [...]

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GM, Ford and Chrysler Sales Could Skyrocket Says Entrepreneur, Mitch Goldstone, President & CEO of ScanMyPhotos.com

Question: How to Institute an Immediate Buying Frenzy at Car Dealerships and Get Americans Back in the Driver’s Seat?

IRVINE, Calif., Dec 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mitch Goldstone, a nationally-known entrepreneur and consumer advocate today initiated a grassroots campaign: “Get in the Holiday Spirit: Buy Cars.” The goal is to instantly resuscitate the economy [...]

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How to make your own photo albums

How to make your own photo books
 
Watch this Photo Marketing Association (PMA) video and then get ready to order your own photo albums. ScanMyPhotos.com and its parent company have been active members in PMA since 1990.
Tell the story of your family’s and friend’s most special adventures with our keepsake photo albums. Choose from different options [...]

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ScanMyPhotos.com, 30 Minute Photos Etc. Retail Photo Center

Perfect Touch Prints – Photos from Your Phone – Enhance Your Photos – Kodak Picture Movie DVD

Perfect Touch Prints
Get better, brighter pictures automatically when you use the KODAK Picture Kiosk. This exclusive Kodak technology examines every picture as you preview your prints. We automatically enhance your pictures to deliver exceptional Kodak quality—every time you print. [...]

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SPECIAL 50% DISCOUNT: How to Scan APS: Unlimited Advantix – APS Film Scanning $4.98 per roll, How Can I View My APS Advantix Film on the Computer?

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APS FILM SCANNING

Now is the perfect time to have all your APS film cartridges professionally scanned and digitally preserved as jpeg files

Although APS (Advanced Photo System) film is analog, you can easily have it converted to digital images and stored on your computer. ScanMyPhotos.com are experts [...]

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ScanMyPhotos.com E-Gift Card-Certificates Now Available

ScanMyPhotos.com E-Gift Card-Certificates are now available – the perfect gift so others can have their lifetime of photo memories digitally saved.

Give an instant gift that will last a lifetime!

You choose the amount from $25 to $500. Each is redeemable for our entire menu of online photo scanning services and products – including the holiday [...]

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“I Have Lots of Photos to Scan”

Every day, Tales from the World of Photo Scanning receives updates from and about bloggers posting comments and reviews about ScanMyPhotos.com. Here’s an example, posted by “Crocodile” on the SiliconInvestor.com blog – Digital Photography message board.

If I had a lot of photos to scan, and I actually *do* but haven’t yet done anything about it, [...]

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Kodak Picture Movie DVD: Handling Instructions

To order your own Kodak Picture Movie DVD click here or visit the retail photo imaging center at ScanMyPhotos.com
and 30 Minute Photos Etc.
When handling your Picture Movie DVD:

 

Do not bend, flex, or drop.
Handle by the edges or the center hole; do not touch the surface of the disk.
Do not use a ballpoint pen or [...]

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