PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
35mm Colour Slides
High-quality scanning of 35mm colour reversal slides for family, publication and archive use.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
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Digitisation Services
Professional scanning and preservation of photographic film, slides, negatives, glass plates, transparencies and specialist photographic collections.
FROM FAMILY ALBUMS TO HERITAGE ARCHIVES
One photographic digitisation service for collections of all kinds
Oxford Duplication Centre provides professional photographic scanning for families, businesses, universities, museums, archives and heritage organisations. We work with standard film formats alongside historic and specialist photographic materials.
Depending on the collection and intended use, digital files can be prepared for everyday viewing, publication, printing, research or long-term preservation. We can work with negatives, positive film, slides, glass plates and less-common formats that require specialist handling.
Film TypesColour · B&W · Positive · Negative
Historic MaterialsGlass · Nitrate · Acetate · Polyester
OutputsJPEG · TIFF · RAW
CollectionsFamily · Corporate · Heritage
Standard Film & Slides
Everyday and professional photographic film formats
PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
35mm Black & White Positives
Digitisation of black and white positive film with careful tonal reproduction.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
35mm Colour Negatives
Colour negative strip scanning for family collections, archives and professional use.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
35mm Black & White Negatives
Professional scanning of black and white negative strips and individual frames.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
828 Film
Specialist scanning of less-common 828 photographic film formats.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
APS Film
APS film scanning for archived cartridges and strip-based photographic collections.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
110 Film
Compact 110 film negatives and slides converted to high-quality digital files.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
127 Film
Specialist scanning for 127 pocket film, including historic and family collections.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
120 & 220 Medium Format
Medium-format roll film scanning for higher-resolution photographic collections.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
116 Kodak Roll Film
Digitisation of historic 116 Kodak roll film and related large-format negatives.
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Unusual, early and large-format photographic materials
PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Large Transparencies
Large transparency and sheet-film scanning for publication and archival projects.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Glass Plate Negatives
Careful digitisation of historic glass plate negatives, including fragile originals.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Lantern Slides
Scanning of historic lantern slides and glass-mounted photographic plates.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Daguerreotype Plates
Specialist imaging of early photographic plates dating from the 1840s and 1850s.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Ambrotype Plates
Specialist scanning of ambrotype photographic plates and historic portrait collections.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Tintype Plates
Digitisation of tintypes and other early photographic plate formats.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Stereograph Cards
Specialist scanning of stereograph cards and historic photographic views.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Stereoscopic Glass Slides
High-quality capture of stereoscopic glass slide collections.
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Photographic and related film collections requiring careful handling
PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
X-Ray Film
Digitisation of X-ray film collections for access, research and preservation.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Microfilm & Microfiche
Microfilm and microfiche scanning for business, research and archival collections.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Aperture Cards
Aperture card scanning and conversion to digital image files.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Family Photographic Collections
Family slides, negatives, glass plates and unusual film formats handled as a collection.
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Collections where photographic material forms part of a wider family, research or heritage archive
PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Cultural Heritage Photography
Digitisation for museums, universities, archives and heritage organisations.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITISATION
Photographic Film Collections
A complete photographic film service for consumer, corporate and heritage collections.
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MATERIALS & PRESERVATION
Careful handling of historic photographic materials
Photographic collections can contain different generations of film stock, each with its own physical and imaging characteristics. We can identify and work with cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate and polyester film, as well as glass-based photographic materials.
For projects where preservation is the priority, we can provide high-quality uncompressed TIFF or RAW capture alongside access JPEGs where required. Collection requirements can be discussed before work begins.
From original film to usable digital files
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Assess
Review the formats, condition, quantity and intended use of the collection.
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Prepare
Organise and carefully prepare originals for the appropriate scanning process.
03
Capture
Scan using appropriate resolution, focus, lighting and colour-management settings.
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Process
Apply agreed restoration, cropping, tonal and colour adjustments where required.
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Deliver
Supply agreed digital files for viewing, publication, printing or preservation.
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
Choose the file format for the job
JPEG, TIFF and RAW files can serve different purposes. Consumer collections often benefit from practical JPEG access files, while publication and archive projects may require larger uncompressed files.