Photo / Picture Scanning Services – Oakland

All Work done On Site – San Francisco Bay Area

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 Oakland. You can ship us your photos or take them to our store in Redwood City.

Tech Data – Oakland 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. Oakland customers – Learn How to Organize / Prepare your Photos for Scanning – Click Here

Photo Scanning Pricing – Oakland

Loose Photos up to 5″x7″

$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

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

Oakland, CA Info:

Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth largest city in California, and the 45th largest city in the United States, with a population of 419,267 as of 2015. It serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States. The city was incorporated in 1852. Oakland is known for its sustainability practices, including a top ranking for usage of electricity from renewable resources. Oakland is also known for its history of political activism, as well as its professional sports franchises and major corporations, which include health care, dot-com companies, and manufacturers of household products. Oakland is the most ethnically diverse major city in the country.

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