Photo / Picture Scanning Services – Hillsborough

All Work done On Site – San Francisco Bay Area

Photo Scanning - We scan pictures - San Francisco Bay Area, CA Audio Video Workshop can scan your photos into high-resolution digital computer files so that you can archive, reprint, email, share, and enjoy them all over again! We scan your photos at 300dpi or 600dpi. Typically, we scan into high quality JPEG files due to their efficiency. However, we can scan your photos into TIFF files if you prefer. We also offer photo restoration, slide scanning, negative scanning and photos to DVD (photo montage). We have options for everyone’s needs and budget, so checkout the info below and don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions. We provide photo scanning services for customers in Hillsborough. You can ship us your photos or take them to our store in Redwood City.

Economy Scan
As low as .75per photo
Includes Dust Removal
Every photo is cleaned by hand with a micro fiber cloth
High Quality Scan by Hand
Each photo is scanned by hand into a high quality JPEG

Tech Data – Hillsborough Picture Scanning

300 dpi vs. 600 dpi

300 dpi – 300 dpi (ppi) is great for on-screen viewing, archiving and making prints of photos at their original size

600 dpi – 600 dpi (ppi) is great for archiving your photos and is extremely important if you plan on zooming in or making prints larger than the original

Economy vs. Enhanced Scan

Both Services include dust removal and are done using the same high quality scanning equipment. Both yield high quality scanned images.

Economy – The economy service is basically a RAW scan is great for those who have the time, software, and knowledge to enhance the images themselves.

Enhanced – The enhanced scanning service offers:
• Dust Removal
• Slight Color Correction
• Brightness / Contrast Improvement
• De-skewing (image leveling)
• Picture Orientation Correction

Attn. Hillsborough customers – Learn How to Organize / Prepare your Photos for Scanning – Click Here

PHOTO SCANNING SERVICE PRICING – Hillsborough

Loose Photos up to 5″x7″

300 DPI
	ECONOMY SCAN	ENHANCED SCAN (recommended)
1-499	.85	.89
500-999	.75	.79
1000-3499	.65	.69
3500+	.55	.59

600 DPI
	ECONOMY SCAN	ENHANCED SCAN
1-499	.95	.99
500-999	.85	.89
1000-3499	.75	.79
3500+	.65	.69

$30 min. fee

Photo album extraction fee = .25 per image
TIFF file format available – add .20 per image
5”x7” up to 8.5”x11” – add .50 per image

Learn How to Organize / Prepare your Photos for Scanning – Click Here

How Many Pictures fit on a DVD? Click Here for Info

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FAQ:

How should I prepare my photos for scanning?

Please take them out of any albums and stack them in the order you would like them scanned. If you would like them organized into folders. You can put each category in a separate ziplock bag with a label / note inside. Another way to organize your photos is to put them into a shoe box with sticky notes dividing and labeling the categories. AV Workshop will then scan your photos in order into unique folders according to your labels...Disneyland '85, Camping '99, Italy 1978, Graduation 2001, etc... Continue Reading...

Why choose AV Workshop?

AV Workshop is a local company. We scan your photos right here so you don't have to worry about them being lost in shipment overseas! We use the very best scanners and have many years of experience working with various types of media and Photoshop.

My photos are stuck in old photo albums and will not come out.

We can scan them in the album however, they will not look as good and will cost an extra .25 per picture.

What do I receive my Digital Images on?

We put the new Digital Images (JPEGs) on a USB device. We sell USB Flash Drives for $19 but you are welcome to bring your own.

How many pictures fit on a USB Flash Drive?

All of them 🙂

How do I use a USB Flash Drive to view my files?

We have a step by step guide here.

If you provide my drive, how many drives will I receive?

You will receive one single drive that all your media will fit on! We carry 16gb all the way through 2TB

Hillsborough, CA Info:

Hillsborough is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hillsborough is one of the wealthiest communities in America and has the highest income of places in the United States with populations of at least 10,000. It is located 17 miles south of San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula, bordered by Burlingame to the north, San Mateo to the east, Highlands-Baywood Park to the south, and Interstate 280 to the west. The town is served by Hillsborough City School District. The town has no commercial zoning and thus no businesses within the town limits; the only non-residential properties are the town’s four public and three private schools, town and county government facilities, a golf course, a country club, and a small park.

AV Workshop is conveniently located on Woodside Rd. in Redwood City of the San Francisco Bay Area

We accept walk-ins as well as shipments. All online orders over $250 qualify for FREE round trip shipping! To learn more Click Here.

You can get an Estimate or Order online by clicking on any service page above.

Note: If you prefer to speak with someone in person, call us during store hours at 650-369-4366

New Store Hours:

Tue. thru Fri. 11am - 6pm

Sat. 10am - 1pm