Oakland California FamilySearch Center/Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving

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Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving

The Oakland California FamilySearch Center offers an array of scanning & digitizing equipment to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms, i.e. reel-to-reel movie film, slides, negatives, photographs, photo albums and over-sized documents, audio and video cassettes. Also, we have equipment to digitize microfilm & microfiche records, and a shadowless environment to photograph 3-D heirloom objects smaller than 16” x 16” x 16”.
Share these treasures with your family!


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Video Cassette Conversion

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Wolverine MovieMaker Pro


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SlideSnap X1
-Convert your VHS video tapes
to a digital format

-Video editing software included

-Save to your thumb drive







-Convert 8mm & Super 8 movie reels
to a digital format

-This unit handles reels up to a 9”
diameter

-A typical 3 minute (50 ft reel)
requires approximately 30 minutes
to convert

-Transfer your files to a thumb drive


-Convert your slides to digital

-Requires 3 seconds per slide

-Use your own Kodak compatible
carousel or ours

-Digital images can be edited
after the conversion process

-Save to a thumb drive

-Amazing quality!

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Kodak Scanza Digital Film Scanner

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Kodak Picture Saver PS80



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Marantz Pro Audio Cassette
-Digitizes a variety of films and slides
including: 35 mm, 126, 110, Super 8
and 8mm positives & negatives

-Connected to a large screen monitor
to enhance preview of slides & film

-Scan and save your files to a
thumb drive


-Digitize volumes of photos &
memorabilia quickly & easily

-Scan 50+ photos in just one minute

-Great image quality

-Cropping, editing and enhancements
available with included software

-Save your files to a thumb drive
-Converts your audio cassettes to
a digital .mp3 format

-Save to your thumb drive








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Plustek OpticPro
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SHOTBOX Light Box


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ScanPro 3000 Microfilm & Fiche
-Large flatbed scanner

-Handles items up to 12” x 17”

-Great for photo albums, books and
large documents

-Save to your thumb drive

-Provides a near-shadowless environment
for photographing your memorabilia with
your smartphone or tablet

-Can handle objects up to 16" x 16" x 16"

-3-D objects, photos, documents,
journals, scrapbooks

-Read, print, scan, and digitize
desired records found on either
microfilm or microfiche

-Copy your images onto a
thumb drive

-Voila!