Preserving your family history

Photo & Memorabilia Scanning

Print materials are professionally scanned and converted to quality JPG files that can be viewed on digital devices, easily shared and stored in a digital environment.

Our digitizing capabilities go beyond simply photo print scans. Most of us have other printed materials that we’d like to preserve and share. Think family recipes, letters, ancestry documents and children’s artwork.

Open Prep Guide

Once digitized, the lifespan of your printed memorabilia is substantially increased and protected from environmental damage like fires or flooding.
Here are some examples of the types of materials we can scan:

  • photographs
  • postcards
  • scrapbook pages
  • letters
  • documents
  • awards + certifcates
  • recipes
  • artwork
  • newspaper
How it works:
  • Drop off your printed memorabilia to be scanned and digitized at our store.
  • A few days later – return to pick up your digital storage device (DVD, USB drive, external drive, etc.), which will contain each scanned/digitized image as a .jpg file.
  • Prints are scanned at the original size of the print with resolution of 300dpi.
  • Front and back scanning is available.
  • Your memorabilia is cared for by our trained archiving experts, who will treat your materials with the utmost care.
  • Your items never leave our property or get shipped away.
  • All original items are returned to you after the process is complete.

Copyright Note

Our policy is to make every effort possible to protect the rights of professional photographers.
Work that is clearly copyrighted will not be scanned without the written permission of the photographer/creator.

Keeping your memories safe + local.

The Print Refinery® has been professionally preserving memories for over 20 years.
Using a trusted local expert is the safest way to digitize home movies & photos.

Using a trusted local expert is the safest way to digitize home movies & photos.
Therefore, all digitizing services are completed inside our Louisville, KY facility.

For more information, please contact us.

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