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Free USB driveOld analogue media won't last forever. Convert your negatives to digital now and view your unique memories with family and friends on TV, your computer and tablet.

We've got a gift for you! Take benefit and you’ll receive a free USB drive for your scanned negatives. The promotion is valid until 31/05/2025.

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Price per negative
up to 500 negatives
€0.24
501-1.500 negatives €0.20
1.501-2.500 negatives €0.18
from 2.501 negatives €0.15
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Scan negatives:
Your benefits

  • Best price guarantee
  • Quality guarantee
  • Proven customer satisfaction
  • All slide formats and magazine types
  • Professional image inversion
  • All formats and film types
  • Negative scans with up to 6,200 dpi
  • Negatives on DVD, USB drive or as a digital download

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How we scan negatives to digital

After you’ve delivered your negatives to us by mail or in person, we’ll digitize them

  • in high quality for easy viewing on PC, TV and smartphone.
  • on a storage medium of your choice or as a direct download.
  • with the greatest possible care and GDPR-compliant.

Choose how you would like to receive your digitized negatives back:

  • on a USB stick or hard disk, for viewing on the computer
  • as download link, accessible with multiple devices
  • or on DVD, for viewing on TV

If you want, we’ll make additional copies for your friends and relatives.

You have several options for delivery and pickup:

  • by post
  • in person in one of our collection points
  • Need your negatives extra fast? With our priority services, your negatives will be ready for shipment in 5 business days.

Digitize negatives at the highest quality

Digitized negative in Standard+ quality

The Standard+ quality has an outstanding resolution of 4,250 dpi. When zooming into the image, you can see tiny details like lettering or the individual branches of a tree in the background. Prints up to A3 format as well as displays on 4K monitors are possible without any problems.

Digitized negative in Premium quality

With its 5,000 dpi, the Premium quality meets the high demands of professional photographers. The results impress with sharper images and improved color reproduction. They allow prints up to A2 format as well as a very good display on 4K monitors.

Digitized negative in High-end quality

Do you want to scan negatives at the highest possible quality? Then choose the High-end quality. With its resolution of 6,200 dpi and a density range of 4.5, you will get a high color fidelity as well as a very high dynamic range. With this quality level, you can print your pictures up to A1 format.

A negative is an image in which the colors and brightness are reversed: light areas appear dark and dark areas appear light. If you want to scan your negatives and obtain the correct colors and brightness, you need to convert the negative into a positive. This conversion is known as inversion. Negative strips also have a typical orange-brown color. Our standard inversion improves the colors and is included in the digitization process. For very old and pale-colored negatives, however, we recommend our Premium-inversion with the following advantages:

  • Higher detail accuracy: By storing more extensive image information, the Premium-inversion effectively corrects the typical orange mask in negatives.
  • Color optimization: Color casts und discoloration are eliminated, providing better results compared to conventional post-processing methods.
  • Revitalisation of faded tones: Faded colors are restored, leading to great results, especially for old negatives.

The images below show negatives in three stages: first, directly after scanning (without inversion), then with standard inversion, and finally with our Premium-inversion.

We colorize your black-and-white negatives, using a specialized AI for colorization. Discover the main advantages of this innovative technology:

  • A big surprise for family and friends: your black-and-white negatives are colorized with a powerful AI tool. Your family will be surprised to see their ancestors in color.
  • Before and after comparison: You receive both the original black-and-white photos and the colorized scans, so you can see the difference for yourself.
  • We keep the analogue negatives as they are: Your negatives remain intact in their analogue form. Only the digitized images are copied and colorized.

Our professional dry cleaning removes dust from your negatives. We recommend to book it to improve the end result. Here are the main benefits:

  • Dust reduction: our professional cleaning service significantly reduces dust on your negatives.
  • Cleaner digital images: You no longer have to worry about annoying dirt on the digitized photos.
  • Easier post-processing: By reducing dust and dirt, you will spend less time editing and improving your photos afterwards.

Make request

First make a non-binding request. Your request does not constitute an order. You will then receive an order form, which you must sign and enclose with your packaged media.

Deliver your media

Pack your media ready for transport. You can then drop off your media in person or from a post office of your choice.

Digitization

Now it’s our turn. Sit back while we digitize your negatives. We complete over 90% of orders in as little as two to four weeks.

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Do you still have old negatives of special moments with your family? Birthdays, holidays and other occasions used to be captured on negatives and later developed. But paper photos are often lost, damaged, or start to fade. You may still have the negatives, but they won’t last forever! In fact, negatives start to show signs of age after only 20 years*. Scanning your negatives is the best way to save them.

*Source: Wilhelm, Henry (1993): The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs

Why you should digitize your negatives:

  • Fading colors: The first sign of age. Saturation and brilliance start to lessen.
  • Color casts: The material starts to decay with time, leading to color casts — when colors start to shift in another direction.
  • No optimal storage conditions: Negatives should be stored in a relatively cool environment. This is often hard to achieve, meaning your negatives fade faster.
  • Wrinkles and scratches: When viewing or restoring your negatives, they can easily get damaged.

Viewing negatives as they are isn’t much fun. The image is too small and you can’t see the real colors. That’s why they just get stored away for years.

When restoring negatives, you receive the inverted image back, opening up a world of possibilities:

  • Share your digitized negatives with friends and family around the world.
  • Easily enjoy your scans on TV, tablet or projector.
  • Create as many duplicates and backups as you want.
  • Archive the memories of you and your loved ones safely and reliably.
  • Design and share special pictures as a photo gift.
  • Print your shots as a high-quality wall print.

Any questions? Contact our customer service for free advice!
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  • Convert your negatives to digital with the market leader
  • More than 95 collection points in Europe
  • Personal advice by phone, e-mail or on-site
  • We scan all negatives format and film types
  • Perfect colors by Premium-inversion via raw data
  • Negatives on DVD, USB drive or as a digital download

Negatives to digital – overview of your benefits:

Price-performance: Best price guarantee
Quality: Test winner at n-tv
Advice: By phone / e-mail / on-site
Delivery: 95 collection points / by post
Formats: All types of formats and films
Storage: Negatives on DVD, USB drive or as digital download

How much does it cost to digitize film negatives with MEDIAFIX?

MEDIAFIX digitizes your negatives starting at €0.15 per photo. With our best price guarantee we promise that you’ll always get the lowest price for your desired resolution and quantity.

How can I deliver my negatives?

You can deliver your negatives by post or drop them by personally in our head office in Cologne or even in one of our 95 collection points.

Does it even make sense to have old negatives scanned?

Yes, indeed, the older your negatives are, the more it makes sense to scan them before it’s too late! With our additional services such as dry cleaning or Premium-inversion using raw data, you can obtain excellent results.

In which file format will my digitized negatives be saved?

By default, we save your digitized negatives in JPEG format. For special requirements, we can also store them in TIFF format.

In what resolution will my negatives be scanned?

Depending on your desired quality level, we can scan your negatives in 4,250, 5,000 or 6,200 dpi.

Do I get back a digital negative or an inverted negative?

You will get back your negatives inverted.

How should I package my negatives?

Envelopes or sleeves are the most suitable packaging.

Is it better to scan negatives or photos?

In most cases, it’s better to scan the negative because we can achieve a higher resolution in the resulting image.

Should I remove the paper strips from the negatives?

No! We’ll take care of that in the scanning process.

Should I clean my negatives before scanning?

We absolutely recommend a cleaning. You can either do this yourself or let us do it professionally for a little extra charge.

Is it possible to only scan selected negatives?

No, MEDIAFIX will scan all the negatives on a strip.

Which negative formats can MEDIAFIX scan?

We scan image media of all types. Just start a request and we’ll find the best solution. You can find the most common formats in the overview:

Negative format Properties Price per negative
35mm
(24x36mm)
  • the most common negative format
starting at €0.15
Medium-format
(4×4 to 6x9cm)
  • more sharpness and higher resolution than the 35mm format
  • still popular today among professional photographers
starting at €0.84
Large-format
(9×12 to
20x30cm)
  • excellent image quality
  • only for highly specialized purposes, for example architecture
starting at €2.49
Minox & pocket format
(11×18
17x13mm)
  • exotic formats
  • image quality is generally low
starting at €0.45
Half-format
(24×18
24x24mm)
  • same film type as 35mm format
  • exposed in the classic silent film format 18x24mm
  • extended by AGFA to 24x24mm
starting at €0.33
Instamatic
(28x28mm)
  • easier to insert into the camera
  • very popular due to its square format
starting at €0.45
APS film
(16.7×30.2mm)
  • stands for Advanced Photo System
  • has a film status indicator to avoid double exposures
starting at €0.25

How does digitizing with MEDIAFIX work?

Digitizing negatives with MEDIAFIX is easy: Just call us on our phone number +49 221 / 67 78 69 34 or start an online request with our contact form. Add the signed order form to the package.

IMPORTANT: Without the signed order form we can’t process your order! You can send us your package by post. When your order is finished, we will of course return your negatives.

Can you scan undeveloped negatives?

We do not digitize undeveloped negatives. You can develop your films at photography shops. Once your negatives are developed, we can digitize them.

Still got questions concerning negative scans?

For free individual advice, just call us or start your non-binding online request using the contact form. You can reach us by phone from Monday to Friday from 09:00 – 17:00 o'clock at our phone number +49 221 / 67 78 69 34.

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