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Trusted by 20,000+ families since 2012 Connecticut, USA

Scan Once.
Preserve Forever.

Your photos, slides, and tapes — hand-scanned by a named technician, overseen by your personalized concierge, backed by a full refund if you're not thrilled.

Free two-way shipping 100% money-back guarantee Zero lost orders since 2012
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The problem

Preserve Them Before They're Gone Forever.

Albums in a closet. Slides in the attic. VHS tapes nobody plays anymore. Fading a little more every year — and one flood, one fire, one basement leak away from irreplaceable.

The proof
20,000+

Families Have Trusted Us With
Their Irreplaceable Photos.

Fourteen years. One Connecticut studio. Every kit barcoded and tracked both ways — returned to the same address, every time, without exception.

25M+
Memories preserved
4.9/5
From 800+ reviews
Zero
Kits lost, ever
Hands holding vintage family photographs
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How it works

One Box.
Everything Scanned.
Originals Home.

Pack everything — photos, slides, negatives, tapes, reels — into one prepaid, crush-proof kit. Weeks later your originals are back on the shelf and every frame is safely in the cloud, plus a free USB or DVD of your choice.

What we scan

Any Format.
One Kit.

Photos in albums and drawers. Slides and negatives in carousels and sleeves. Reels and tapes you haven't played in decades — plus audio cassettes, MiniDV, Hi-8, Super 8, DVDs, and media cards. Mix any of them in one kit — we sort, label, and scan it all. See all 40+ formats →

Photos

Photos.

A stack of printed family photographs
Film

Slides & Negatives.

A strip of 35mm film negatives
Motion

Tapes & Reels.

A stack of vintage VHS tapes
Resolution
16×

Sharper Than Any Supermarket or Drugstore Scan.

Sixteen times the detail of the industry default — enough to read handwriting on the back of a photo, count eyelashes, see the stitching on a wedding dress.

Technical1,200 DPI photos · 6,400 DPI slides & negatives
Detail of an enlarged vintage portrait
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Enlargements

Print Them 4× Larger.
Zero Loss of Detail.

Enough detail to take a grandparent's wallet photo and hang it as a full-size portrait over the fireplace — no pixelation, no softness.

Color restoration

Bring Faded
Color Back to Life.

Orange-tinted photos from the 70s. Washed-out shots from the 90s. The color is still there — our scanners capture billions of tones, and our technicians pull it back by hand. Drag the slider to see.

Faded vintage photograph Restored vintage photograph
Before
After
No auto-feeders. Ever.

Scanned by Hand.
One Frame at a Time.

Auto-feeders are faster and cheaper — they're also what creases corners and tears thin photos. We don't own one. Every single item in your kit is inspected, cleaned, scanned, and packed by a named technician in our Connecticut studio.

Your peace of mind

The Numbers,
Plainly.

Formats
40+

Photos, slides, tapes, reels, audio, and more — all in one kit.

Lost orders
Zero

Every item barcoded on arrival, scanned back against that barcode before it ships home. Since 2012.

Shipping
Free

Crush-proof box. Barcoded. Tracked both ways.

Money-back guarantee
100%

Not thrilled with the scans — for any reason, for any frame? Full refund. Zero questions, zero restocking fees.

How it works

From a Shoebox to a Lifetime Archive — in Three Steps.

No scanners to rent, no afternoons lost to Photoshop. Ship us the box. We do the rest.

Step 01

We Ship Your Kit.

A prepaid, crush-proof box arrives at your door. Pack it in your own time — no deadline on our end.

Step 02

We Hand-Scan Every Frame.

Inspected, cleaned, and scanned one frame at a time in our US facility. Weekly progress photos sent to your email.

Step 03

Your Memories Come Home.

Originals returned exactly how you packed them. Every frame delivered on USB drive, DVD, and encrypted cloud — yours forever.

What you get back

Everything, Three Ways.

Your originals return exactly how you packed them. Every frame goes into encrypted cloud storage on every device you own — plus a free USB drive or DVD, your pick, shipped alongside.

Free — your pick of USB or DVD

Physical USB Drive

A brushed-metal USB with every frame, organized into folders by date and format. Plug it into any computer — no account, no login, no subscription. Prefer a DVD instead? Pick one or the other, free with every kit.

  • Works on Mac & Windows out of the box
  • High-resolution JPEG + archival TIFF on request
  • Yours to keep forever — no subscription
Share, stream, relive

Encrypted Cloud Storage

Every frame online for the whole family — scroll them on your phone, stream them on the TV, text a grandkid a link. Backed up across three US data centers so they're never lost again.

  • Access from phone, laptop, TV, anywhere
  • Share with family via a single link
  • AES-256 encrypted, 3× redundant backups
For movie night

Ready-to-Play DVDs

Pop one in any DVD or Blu-ray player and watch your memories on the TV — exactly how you'd watch a movie. No computer, no cables, no tech know-how required.

  • Plays on any DVD or Blu-ray player
  • Auto-chaptered by date for easy skipping
  • Printed menus & protective sleeves included
What customers say

4.9/5 Across 800+ Reviews.

Real customers. Real archives. Real irreplaceables returned intact.

Margaret R.
★★★★★
“I cried opening the cloud folder — faces I hadn’t seen in forty years, sharper than the day they were taken.”
James T.
★★★★★
“Sent three shoeboxes and two VHS tapes. Everything came back exactly how I packed it, plus a USB with every frame.”
Linda P.
★★★★★
“Terrified to mail 60 years of slides. The weekly updates kept me sane — and they came back in better shape than they left.”
Robert S.
★★★★★
“Faster than promised. Cleaner than I expected. My grandkids are finally seeing their great-grandparents.”
Patricia M.
★★★★★
“They caught water damage I never noticed on three photos and restored what they could. Went above and beyond.”
Carol D.
★★★★★
“My mother’s wedding photos in color for the first time. Priceless. Literally.”
Janet W.
★★★★★
“They called me by name every time. I’ve never felt more taken care of by a company I’d never met in person.”
David K.
★★★★★
“Every barcode. Every update. They treat your past like evidence — and I mean that kindly.”
Robert F.
★★★★★
“Sent tapes from 1978. Back with chapter markers and scene detection. My kids laughed for an hour.”
Beth L.
★★★★★
“The restoration on my grandparents’ wedding photo brought my mother to tears. Best gift I’ve ever given her.”
Pricing · The All-in-One Kit

One Kit, Five Sizes.

One product: the All-in-One Kit. Pick the size that fits your archive — mix any formats inside: photos, slides, tapes, reels, audio, discs. Free two-way shipping on every size. Sent more than your kit holds? Overages are billed at the exact same per-photo rate as the rest of your order — no surprise "convenience" fees, no retroactive bumps, ever.

How to count your collection
1 photo = 1 slide = 1 negative 1 tape, disc, or cassette = 50 photos 1 film reel (100 ft) = 100 photos
50% OFF

Small

250 photos*
was $359
$179
$0.71 / photo
  • Free two-way shipping
  • USB or DVD delivery
  • 30 days cloud
Choose This Kit
50% OFF

Medium

500 photos*
was $599
$299
$0.59 / photo
  • Everything in Small
  • 1 year cloud
  • Shareable albums
  • TIFF / DNG on request
Choose This Kit
50% OFF

Max

2,000 photos*
was $1,999
$999
$0.50 / photo
  • Everything in Large
  • Dedicated project lead
  • Custom folder organization
  • Lifetime cloud
Choose This Kit
50% OFF

Ultra

4,000 photos* · estate-grade
was $3,599
$1,799
$0.45 / photo
  • Everything in Max
  • White-glove home pickup
  • Printed index book
  • Archival TIFF / DNG on every frame
Choose This Kit
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What customers ask first

Answered.

Shipping irreplaceable photos is a leap of faith. Here's everything that keeps yours safe.

Do I have to ship my kit right away?

No — you have a full year from the day your kit arrives to send it back. Order when you're ready to commit; pack when you're ready to part with the photos. Most customers take a few weeks to curate what they want scanned.

How do I actually get my files?

Three ways, every kit: a physical USB drive (shipped with your originals), a DVD backup, and encrypted cloud storage backed up across multiple US data centers. Keep what you need, delete what you don't — the files are yours.

How do I know my originals will come back safe?

Every kit is a crush-proof, foam-lined box. Each item is barcoded the moment it arrives and scanned back against that barcode before it ships home. Tracked both ways via UPS. Zero lost orders since 2012.

What happens if something is lost or damaged?

Every item is barcoded on arrival and scanned against that barcode before anything ships home — every frame is accounted for at every step. In fourteen years we've never lost an order. In the rare event of carrier damage, we handle the claim with UPS on your behalf.

Who actually handles my photos?

A named technician in our Connecticut studio — the same person start to finish. No offshoring, no auto-feeders, no third-party warehouses. You get their name and direct email when your kit arrives.

How long does it take?

6–8 weeks round-trip from the day we receive your kit, with weekly photo updates as we work. Rush (3 weeks) and priority (2 weeks) options available at checkout.

What if I'm not happy with the results?

Full refund, no questions. Keep the digital files. We'd rather return your money than keep it — every review you read was earned that way.

What formats do you support?

Over 40 formats across six categories: photos and slides, videotapes (VHS, Hi-8, MiniDV, Betamax, and more), film reels (8mm, Super 8, 16mm), audio (cassettes, reel-to-reel, vinyl), DVDs and discs, and data media (floppies, Zip, memory cards). See the full list →

What if I send more than fits?

We digitize everything you send. Overages are billed at the same per-photo rate as your kit — never higher. Nothing is discarded, nothing is hidden, and you approve any overage before we invoice.

Scan Once.
Preserve Forever.

20,000 families have trusted us since 2012. Scanned by hand. Tracked both ways. 100% guaranteed.

Still unsure? Answer four quick questions online, or call us directly at 1-888-298-2239. A Connecticut concierge picks up weekdays, 9–6 ET.