We do not base scan pricing on the size of the output file, but instead base it upon film size and resolution
and other optional services.

Scan Resolution	Usage Note
4000	Maximum resolution - for capturing maximum image detail.
2500	Very good details available.
700	Useful for printing
72	Useful for web or image sharing

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Scan Pricing
Scan pricing per image. Price is for scanning to an image size of the film, larger scan sizes are shown below.
(discounts are available for multiple images scanned on one order  - 10% for 2 - 9 images, 15% for 10 to 19, 20% for 20 or more)

Film Size	Notes	4000 dpi	2500 dpi	700 dpi	72 dpi
35mm	Mounted slides, unmounted transparencies or negatives in strips of no more than 5 images.	$8.00	$8.00	$6.00	$6.00
6 x 4.5	Unmounted transparencies or negatives in strips of more than 4 images.	$10.00	$9.00	$8.00	$8.00
6 x 6	Unmounted transparencies or negatives in strips of more than 3 images.	$10.00	$9.00	$8.00	$8.00
6 x 7	Unmounted transparencies or negatives in strips of more than 2 images.	$12.00	$11.00	$10.00	$8.00
6x 9	Unmounted transparencies or negatives in strips of more than 2 images.	$14.00	$12.00	$11.00	$9.00

For scans in other resolutions, price to the nearest resolution on the above chart.

Additional scan sizes are shown below (along with extra charges)

Scan Size	Notes	4000 dpi	2500 dpi	700 dpi	72 dpi
up to 4x5	Scan will be sized as close to this size as possible dependent upon the proportions of the film size.	add $3.00	add $3.00	add $3.00	add $3.00
up to 8x10	Scan will be sized as close to this size as possible dependent upon the proportions of the film size (4000 dpi not available).	n/a	add $5.00	add $5.00	add $5.00
up to 11x14	Scan will be sized as close to this size as possible dependent upon the proportions of the film size (4000/2500 dpi not available).	n/a	n/a	add $7.00	add $7.00
up to 16x20	Scan will be sized as close to this size as possible dependent upon the proportions of the film size (4000/2500 dpi not available).	n/a	n/a	add $8.00	add $8.00

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Storage Media

Media to hold the scan output is extra if scanning less than 8 images. Standard media is CD-ROM. Media prices are:

CD-ROM	$10.00	Up to 650 Meg.
Zip Disk	$5.00	Up to 100 Meg (small images only)
Diskette	$3.50	Up to 1.4 Meg (small images only)

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Color Workspaces Available

sRGB standard workspace	sRGB is a standard promoted primarily by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. It reflects the standards for HDTV broadcast (Gamma=2.2, Primaries=HDTV, White Point=6500K). One of the reasons to use sRGB is that Hewlett-Packard is promoting a workflow in which hardware devices such as scanners, non-PostScript printers, and Web browsers will be optimized for RGB data in the sRGB space. If you are using such devices, sRGB will provide the simplest workflow. sRGB reflects the characteristics of the average PC monitor. If you are producing graphics to be viewed on the Web, sRGB will reflect what most viewers see. The downside to sRGB is that it has a limited color gamut and cannot represent as many colors as other color spaces. It is not a good choice for professional prepress users since too much of the CMYK gamut lies outside of it.
ColorMatch	ColorMatch RGB represents an idealized version of the Radius PressView monitor. This monitor is common in the prepress world and the space has a reasonably broad gamut. If you are working in a PressView based workflow, using ColorMatch RGB will provide a reasonably large gamut while also providing a fair amount of color consistency, even with ICC-unaware applications.
AdobeRGB	Adobe RGB (1998) provides a larger gamut than ColorMatch RGB and is potentially a better space for prepress work if you want to access a broader range of colors. The downside is that it also includes more unprintable colors (that is, colors that are outside the CMYK gamut).
AppleRGB	Apple RGB is based on the classic Apple 13" Trinitron monitor (Gamma=1.8, Primaries=Trinitron, White Point=6500K). This space represents many legacy files in the desktop publishing world simply because applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop used it as their default for RGB in the past. Its gamut isn't much larger than that of sRGB.
Wide Gamut RGB	Wide Gamut RGB provides a very wide range of colors by using spectrally pure primaries. The downside is that most of the colors in this gamut cannot be displayed on standard computer monitors or printed. When editing a file, colors are often forced into the display space (clipped) and, consequently, your color adjustments may not appear as visible changes on the screen.
Ektachrome Space J.Holmes	EktaSpace, designed by master photographer Joseph Holmes is a special RGB color space profile designed for high quality storage of image data from scans of transparencies without any clamping of image data. The profile's chromaticities have been chosen specifically to totally protect (just barely) all the colors present in an Ektachrome IT8 target. Only a very small bit (about 2%) of the most saturated darker cyans in a Fujichrome IT8 will be "smashed" to fit within this color space. (to order this workspace for yourself, email Joe Holmes at : jh@josephholmes.com)
Visual Workspace Gamut Display To convey the relationship between the various types of RGB, the illustration below shows three representative gamuts:  Wide Gamut RGB, sRGB, and Adobe RGB (1998). These are seen against the backdrop of the CIE XYZ Chromaticity diagram (which represents the whole gamut of color visible to the human eye)
Workspace choices	sRGB is the standard workspace that will be utilized for all scans unless one of the other workspace standards listed above is selected. There will be a $5.00 setup charge per job for changing to other than the sRGB workspace.

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Scanning Order Form

Open and print this order form to order scanning services. Send this form along with your images to Firefly Editions for scanning. Normal turnaround time from receipt of film is 3 business days. Click on this link to download the PDF order form : Scanning Order Form

The order form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this program, the link below will get you to the Adobe web site for a free copy: Acrobat Reader

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