Negatives and transparencies to CD or DVD
After a camera film is chemically developed, the strip shows a series of small negative images. It is usually then cut into sections for easier handling. Each of these photographed images may be referred to as a ‘negative’ and an entire strip or set of images may be collectively referred to as ‘the negatives’. They are the master images, from which all positive prints will derive, so they should be handled and stored with special care, although most are simply stored in the front pocket of a folder of photographs!
To get the best-quality images from your negatives, we copy, convert, and transfer using the latest high-resolution capture equipment at an approximate resolution of 6,000 × 4,000 pixels. We then retouch the images, performing basic colour correction free of charge. Finally, we deliver the final photographs as a slideshow on a DVD (including the original photos for you to print from) or on USB.
Using a studio-grade photo printer, we can also reproduce small quantities of photographs from 6 x 4 up to A3+.
Placing an order
To place an order, visit our Gravesend office, drop your negatives in to one of our drop-off points (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Ashford, Folkestone, or Ramsgate), or post your negatives to Media Transfer, 56 Bath Street, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0DF. Return postage is FREE for orders of 15+ tapes. Otherwise, see our list of return postage costs here.
If you have 10+ tapes and live in the DA, ME, Kent TN, BR, and some RH postcode areas, we now offer free personal collection AND delivery of your negatives. Just give us a call on 01474 569 390 to arrange a collection.
Please call us on 01474 569 390 if you require more information on any of our services.
Calotype or talbotype is an early photographic process introduced in 1841 by William Henry Fox Talbot. Talbot made his first successful camera photographs in 1835 using paper sensitised with silver chloride, which darkened in proportion to its exposure to light.
This early “photogenic drawing” process was a printing-outprocess, i.e. the paper had to be exposed in the camera until the image was fully visible. A very long exposure – typically an hour or more – was required to produce an acceptable negative.
Negatives were once commonly made on a thin sheet of glass rather than a plastic film.
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We store your audio cassette tapes securely at our premises at all times. They are immediately labelled and boxed.
We are continually investing in the latest technologies available to get the best results from your audio cassette tapes.
We carry out ALL transfers onsite in our studio – Your tapes will NEVER leave to be transferred elsewhere.
We repair 99% of audio cassette tapes completely free of charge, including tape breaks and tape mould.
We offer FREE collection and delivery of 10+ tapes within Kent and some surrounding postcodes.
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