Your Slides on DVD - the Professional Way
At Alive Studios we don't believe in cutting corners. When scanning slides to DVD, we believe it's attention to detail that counts.Our reputation is built on exceptionally high quality, fast turnarounds and excellent customer service.

How do we scan your slides?
Every slide is individually scanned using a high-end vertical scanner built specifically for 35mm slides. The quality is so far superior to a flat-bed system that it is not even comparable. Our vertical scanner scans each slide 4 times at alternating angles to achieve the best possible image. A further pass is made with an infra-red light which can detect the difference between the actual

surface of the film and dirt and dust stuck to the surface. Where it detects an object that is stuck to the surface it scans past this, resulting in a cleaner, more restored image. The system also checks the lighting and contrast of your photo and alters it's settings to compensate for under/over exposed pictures.

If you own a fat-bed scanner, you may have read about a feature called 'Digital Ice'. This is a feature designed to help you clean up your image without any graphical skills or software, and is performed by the scanner.
This is fine if you're doing the scanning yourself, but it is well known that a human graphic artist will always be able to acheive better results, so here at Alive Studios we do not opt for the short-cut. We do not use Digital Ice, instead we spend the extra time and have our graphical team painstakingly touch-up each image by hand.
See the "Digital Ice Vs Alive Studios" page for examples of this in action.

Once the hardware has done it's work, our skilled graphic artists get to work. Each photo is loaded into image manipulation software and painstakingly improved to remove unsightly hairs, scratches and blemishes.
We also pay close attention to making sure the colours are restored to their original brightness and vibrancy, in effect bringing those dull tired slides back to life.

What is the DVD like? You will see from the rest of the website that we produce only the highest quality DVD products, and with customers like the British and Scottish Museums, the BBC and ITV, they expect only the best. Before you even play your DVD you will be impressed with the packaging and presentation. Every order is packaged in a full size DVD case with a colour wrap-around sleeve which we personalised using your chosen title and picture. The disc is professionally printed on, again with your chosen title.

competitive than other companies. Try us out for FREE! Your slides are priceless and you need to know they're going to be transferred to DVD to the highest standard. If you want to sample Alive Studios quality, please send 2 slides and request a free sample. We will email these to you and return your slides completely free of charge.