#1 photo, slide & negative scanning service

Trusted by organisations across the UK

For almost 20 years, we've scanned over 5 million photographs, negatives and slides and are well equipped to handle orders of any size.

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Professional photo and film scanning

Whether you have a small number of photographs or an extensive archive of tens of thousands of slides, negatives, or prints, we can help you by scanning them into high-quality digital images.

We have worked with thousands of private individuals, professional photographers, publishing houses, businesses, collectors, museums and charities, helping them to transfer their archived slides, negatives, and photographs to digital images. We are eager and fully equipped to support you.

Quotations can be made and orders placed by adding photos, slides or negatives to your basket via this website. You can also download and print a paper order form or you can simply send everything to us with a covering note.

You can have your digital images returned on a USB memory stick or SD card, or download them directly to your device. This is also a great option for quickly and easily sharing the images with your family and friends.

Getting the items to us is easy. Simply package everything securely in a box or padded bag and send it to us at the address provided at the bottom right-hand corner. We also have a handy guide on how to get your items to us safely. If you have an order number, include this in the package, or a copy of the printed order form or note.

We receive most orders by Royal Mail or courier, but if you're local, you're welcome to drop your items off in person.

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Preserve your memories

We can preserve all your memories, no matter how many items you have. Whether you have a few photos, hundreds of slides, or an entire archive of negatives, we have the expertise and equipment to digitise them all. We can handle projects of any size and ensure that each item is carefully scanned and preserved.

Our services are more convenient

View your old photos and slides on your TV, phone or tablet. Our digitisation service makes it easy to enjoy your memories and share them with family and friends.
Preserve them forever

Digitising your photos, slides and negatives helps preserve them for the future. They can deteriorate over time due to exposure to light, heat, dampness and other environmental factors. By digitising them, you can keep high-quality digital copies that can be easily stored, backed up and shared.
The perfect Christmas or birthday gift

If you're looking for a unique and meaningful gift for a loved one, our digitisation services make a great choice. By preserving their memories in a digital format, you can give them a gift they will treasure for years.
Easy to use

Once your photos, slides, or negatives have been digitised, we'll return them to you as high-quality digital files. All images are returned as digital JPG files on a USB memory stick or SD card or can be downloaded from our cloud server.
Fast turnaround

Orders are typically completed within 10 working days, with next-day service available for urgent orders.
Personal touch

As a family-run business, we care about the quality of your images and the final scanned product. We take great pride in our work and treat each item we digitise with the care and attention it deserves. We are committed to providing a personal touch and ensuring that our customers are happy with the final product.
Almost 20 years of operation

For almost 20 years, we've scanned over 5 million slides, film negatives, and photos into high-quality digital images. We have been in business for almost two decades, and in that time, we have gained thousands of happy customers who repeatedly use our services. Our experience and expertise mean that you can trust us to preserve your memories with care and precision.

Photo restorations and colouring

We also specialise in restoring photographs of all kinds, including vintage portraits, family photos, wedding pictures, and more. Our experienced restoration team uses specialist digital techniques to remove scratches, tears, stains and other imperfections from old photographs. We can also restore colour, brightness and contrast to bring faded photographs back to life.

Colour a black and white photo
In addition to our photo restoration services, we also offer black and white photo colourisation. If you have a cherished black and white photo that you would like to see in colour, our team can bring it to life with our colourisation service.

Using advanced AI-assisted digital techniques, we can add colour to black and white photographs to make them look as if they were originally taken in colour. We carefully research the colours of the time period to ensure accuracy and attention to detail. Our team works with you to ensure that the final result meets your expectations.

Colouring a black and white photo can be a great way to breathe new life into an old family photo. It can also help you to see the photo in a new light and appreciate the details that may have been missed in black and white.
See our other website at www.colouringbygonetimes.co.uk
Repairs
Our photo restoration services are affordable and fast, with a turnaround time of just a few days. We offer digital delivery of the restored photos, so you can easily share them with family and friends or print them out for display. see more details

Ranked #1 Scanning Service

For almost 20 years, we have been providing scanning services for slides, photographs, and film negatives. Independent reviews from our satisfied customers show why we are ranked #1. We are proud to be the top-rated scanning service in the UK.

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What do we scan ?

Photographs / Prints

We scan all sizes of photographs, colour or black and white, provided they are at least 2" in size. Albums and mounted photographs are scanned using our large flatbed scanning service. All scans are made at 600dpi, meaning you get a larger, clearer image that will look great on your mobile device, PC screen, or TV. They can also be reprinted at least twice the size of the original.

Slides

All sizes of mounted slides are scanned, from regular 35mm projector slides to 60mm medium-format slides. Half-frame slides, 126 slides, 110 slides, and 127 "Super slides" are also scanned. All 40mm frames are scanned at 4000 dpi, giving a large image suitable for all uses. Due to their larger original size, 60mm frames are scanned at 3200 dpi, which helps to maintain a reasonable final file size.

Film negatives / Transparencies

negatives up to 8 x 10-inch Large Format film. Colour, monochromatic (black and white) and transparency film are commonplace. The most common is the easily recognisable twin sprocket 35mm film, but we can also scan 110 / 126 instamatic, varying medium format film sizes from 6 x 4.5cm up to 6 x 12cm and 4 x 5 inch; Large format film, though we don't process any form of cine or VHS film.

Why convert your images to digital?

Having your film negatives, slides or photos scanned and converted to digital images preserves them before they deteriorate and fade away. This allows you to view and share them using today's digital equipment, such as computers, TVs, Digital photo frames and mobile devices.
You can upload them to social networking sites like Facebook, X (Twitter), Snapchat, WhatsApp, or Instagram or share them with anyone you wish using our Online access system. The images can also be used for presentational use with high-resolution projection systems and are suitable for publishing, either as a personal photograph album or for commercial use.

Having your images scanned to digital allows you to distribute copies of the images to friends and family. It can make an excellent birthday, anniversary or Christmas gift for a family member or friend.

The scanning process

All films are cleaned before scanning. We use an Infrared system for colour films to detect and remove most of the remaining dust and scratch defects, resulting in a clearer image. The infrared system is not available for black-and-white film scans. All items are scanned using high-quality scanners at 4000 dpi for 35 mm-based film/slides, 3200 dpi for medium format films, and 600 dpi for photographs. We use scanners designed solely for scanning the type of film or photograph, not a general-purpose flatbed scanner. We then automatically adjust the colours, brightness and contrast levels in Adobe Photoshop®.

What you get back

The images are scanned and processed as 16-bit TIFF files, then converted to standard JPG files for return. You are free to use the images for any purpose. Professional users can also select to have the images returned in the original TIFF format.

All images are available to view or download online for 30 days and can also be returned on either a disc, USB memory stick or SD card.

After we return your images to you we keep a copy of them on our secure servers for up to 2 years. So should you lose your images, we can replace them for you without having to rescan your images.

Who uses our services?

We work with a wide variety of customers, including private individuals, businesses, professional and amateur photographers, publishing houses, local government, the NHS, commercial printers, museums and archives, charities, and organisations.

Some recent customers include British Museum, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Haynes Manuals, Harewood House Trust, Cumbrian Railway Association, Watts & Co Ltd, University of Edinburgh, University of Central Lancashire, University of Oxford, Seymour Powell Ltd, Henry Poole & Co

Film Scan UK has been providing professional film and photo scanning services for almost 20 years. Originally trading as Exposure 22, we changed to the Film Scan UK name when we moved to filmscanuk.co.uk, choosing a name that more clearly reflects what we do.

No job is too big or too small for us. We regularly handle small orders of a handful of images to complete archives of many thousands of images from high-profile publishing houses, museum archives, universities, various private organisations, charities, and individuals.

Common Questions

How long does it take?

We normally try to complete each order within 10 working days, but this may be longer at peak times or if we have received a number of large orders. You can check our current estimated times here. If you are in a hurry you can select our Next day service.

Do you return the originals?

Yes, all original images are returned unless you specifically request us not to return them.

Do I need to register and place an order online?

No, you can simply send everything to us without registering.

Some of the images are faded, can you fix them?

Yes, all scans include Photoshop colour restoration, though extremely faded or colour cast images may require extra processing should you wish to restore them fully.

Do you lock the images or can I do what I want with them?

They are standard digital JPG or TIFF files which you can view and edit as you would any digital image. We place no restriction on editing, copying or sharing of the images, they are yours to use however you wish.