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Gifting family memories

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Turn home videos and vintage family photos into modern-day digital files that can be viewed on TVs, computers, and devices! Host a holiday viewing party and reminisce with the entire family!

 

Digitize your analog memories are safely preserved long-term.
GIFTING TIP: Get digital copies for grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins and your own children. Additional copies of your files are extremely affordable and great for gift giving!
Surprise your family with this meaningful gift! We can digitize nearly any analog media type including photographs, VHS tapes, home movie reels, slides, negatives, documents, scrapbook pages and so much more!
IMPORTANT: Plan ahead for this meaningful gift idea! We need a few weeks to complete this service in time for the holidays!

This holiday season

KEEP YOUR MEMORIES SAFE + LOCAL!
Never ship away your precious memories and irreplaceable home movies; because it’s just too risky! Use a local professional photo + video archiving expert for the best possible result.
STOP-IN OR SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT!
Collaborate with a professional consultant, in-store or virtually, to discuss your project!

FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY MEMORIES.

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STEP 1: SORT

Take pictures out of albums, frames and boxes so you are working with only loose prints. Choose the photos you want to keep. Remove duplicates and poor-quality shots. Keep only the most meaningful images and toss the rest if you are working to downsize or eliminate clutter. At this point, you could stop and move on to Step #3.

 

STEP 2: ORGANIZE

If you want to get your photo collection truly organized, then continue sorting. Separate pictures into piles by subject, people, theme or year. Whatever makes most sense to you. Then, label those piles in chronological order. This will pay off when you move on to Step #4 and eventually share copies of your images with family members. Advanced sorting will make specific photos easy to locate on a computer or device later on.

 

digitize and save media to a reliable source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP 3: DIGITIZE

Box up your printed memorabilia and bring them to a trusted local photo preservation expert (like us!) for scanning. The key word here is “local”. We never recommend shipping your most precious possessions across the country! Each print will be professionally digitized and saved as high-resolution JPG files. We can even create labeled folders to keep your sorting efforts intact. Your newly digitized images will then be safely saved to a media device of your choice, a cloud storage location and/or to any other location that you request. 

who needs a copy

STEP 4: COPY + SHARE

At this stage, you’ll have various options for what to do with your digital image files – including how many copies to share. This is the fun part! Think about who would like a set of the scanned images – even if they may not completely appreciate them today. (IE: children and teens.) Once the images are scanned, duplicate media copies are extremely affordable – so be generous and share freely!

 

Your story is meant to be shared – and now is the perfect time to do it! Don’t wait until it’s too late to protect those photos of your grandparents, your high school prom and that family vacation to the Grand Canyon. 

WHY EVERY FAMILY SHOULD PRESERVE THEIR HISTORY.

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In 50 years, will you be able to reminisce? Will your grandchildren know if they’ve inherited your good looks? Will you be able to show them your childhood home? The answer to these questions is largely dependent on how you store and archive printed images today. After all, we’re not simply talking about pictures and home movies. We’re talking about your childhood, your wedding day, your entire family history – your life.

no more clutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO MORE CLUTTER

Storing a digital version of your memories takes far less space in your home. Plus, no more digging through closets and flipping through albums looking for a single photo! Archived images are easily searchable in their digital state.

peace of mind

PEACE OF MIND

Aging photo albums, boxes of prints and home movies are at risk for deterioration, misplacement and destruction in their current state. Archiving is also insurance for loss due to water damage, fire and other environmental hazards.

convenient enjoyment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVENIENT ENJOYMENT

Once your photos and home movies are digitized, the files can easily be viewed on almost any device.

one less family battle 

ONE LESS FAMILY BATTLE

Each and every family member can have their very own digital copy of the files. This is especially helpful in the case of a divorce or death in the family.

pass it on

PASS IT ON

The digital files can easily be shared with family members around the world. Email specific files and store your new digital library in the cloud so that others can access them. For redundancy, we recommend ordering multiple copies of the digitized images for children, grandchildren or siblings.

 

WHAT’S YOUR PHOTO MANAGEMENT STRATEGY?

Make a plan for your story. How do you plan to preserve all the meaningful events in your life? If you don’t have one, don’t worry. We provide tools, training and assistance so you can tell your story for generations to come. We’ll pair your lifestyle needs with the right photo management solutions, making it easy to keep up with your collection as it grows. Archiving is an important but never-ending process, and The Print Refinery is here to help you preserve your family’s history for future generations to enjoy and remember.

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