Scanners & Equipment
High-Resolution and High-Speed Scanning Equipment for Archiving Pictures, Slides, Periodicals, & OCR Conversion
Bring Your USB Drive!
Most projects require per session a USB drive with a minimum 16GB (32GB or 64GB is better) of memory capacity to store scanned files.
USB 3.0 drives are substantially faster and reduce scan times
It is safest to buy a USB drive from a Big-box (Walmart, Smiths, Best Buy etc.) and a reputable brand (PNY, SanDisk, Samsung, Kingston or Corsair)
NOTE: There are many counterfeit drives sold on Amazon and eBay containing a fraction of their listed storage capacity with slower transfer times and unpredictably creating empty (lost) files or blank spaces in saved data.
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Epson Rapid Photo Batch Scanner
This unit comes reserved with flatbed scanning - Station 1 and Station 2
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
Fastest scanner (85 pictures per minute @ 300dpi)
Best for scanning photos and documents
Scans front and back with optional enhancement feature
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Remove all material, dirt and sticky residue from photos.
Organize photos landscape orientation & upside down
Separate photos by size
Organize photos based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
Station 1 - Epson Small Flatbed Scanner with Epson Rapid Photo Batch Scanner
See the description of Epson Rapid Photo Batch Scanner to the left on this page.
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
Best for scanning small scrapbook pages and documents
Max size 8.5" x 11"
300-1200 dpi resolution
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Remove all material, dirt and sticky residue from photos and pages.
Organize photos, pages or documents based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
Station 2 - Epson Large Flatbed Scanner with Epson Rapid Photo Batch Scanner
See the description of Epson Rapid Photo Batch Scanner to the left on this page.
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
Best for scanning large scrapbooks (full page)
Max size 12.2" x 17.2"
300-1200 dpi resolution
Easy photo-fix software built in
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Remove all material, dirt and sticky residue from photos and pages.
Organize photos or pages based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
Station 3 - Kodak Rapid Photo Batch Scanner with Kodak Flat Bed Scanner
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
The Kodak PS80 Batch Scanner converts old and new photos into JPEG files in minutes. These digital images of color and black-and-white photos can be used to preserve memories and allow multiple options to share images. This photo scanner accommodates photos and documents up to 8-1/2 x 12 inches and scans up to 85 photos per minute. It will also scan both sides of the photo in a single pass to capture notes about the picture on the back.
Flatbed Accessory (right side of computer)
With the Flatbed scanner, multiple photos on an album page can be scanned and then saved as individual image files so there’s no risk of harm to them and album pages remain intact. This scanner can also be used for newspaper articles, documents, books, and various photos that will not properly feed through the photo scanner. The flatbed scanner will accept materials up to 12 x 18 inches.
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Remove all material, dirt and sticky residue from photos and pages.
Organize photos landscape orientation & upside down
Separate photos by size
Organize photos based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
Station 4 - Letter/Legal Document Scanner
Digitize standard paper size documents directly to USB flash drive.
1-hour time slot: 50 minutes for scanning, and 10 minutes for saving scanned items
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Organize papers by letter or legal size, single or double sided, into groups based on folders desired in your USB drive.
Station 5 - Record My Story Audio Recording Studio
This room comes with a private Discovery Station
Record your family's stories in our soundproof recording studio
Record from large screen, 5 minute Audio to FamilySearch person pages on your account.
Record from small screen, unlimited Audio to your flash drive.
A fun get-to-know-you group activity for 2-12 people
Fun Discovery experience for families
Record special events and stories, including major life changes to share with family and friends. Consider graduations, mission calls, promotions, and annual birthday or anniversary interviews.
1-hour time slot: 50 minutes for recording, and 10 minutes for saving recorded items
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (32GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Station 6 - VHS & SVHS Digitizer
Digitize VHS Tapes at playback speed
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
Equipment is provided to capture, in real-time, video from VHS and SVHS or Compact VHS-C tapes. The captured video files will be in MP4 format and will be transferred to the guest's personal USB drive to take home. A two-hour video will use about 4G of USB storage.
For a successful experience, consider the following:
Rewind tapes or set at start point before coming, if possible, to maximize time
Expect about two hours and 15 minutes of video content during a session with 15 minutes at the end to save video files
MP4 video files will be the result of the conversion.
Do not bring tapes with commercial content or copyrighted material, only family-related videos
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (32GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Station 7 - Kodak Negative & Slide Digitizer
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
This scanner converts 35mm, 126, 110 negatives and slides into .jpg digital files. It can be connected to a large screen monitor to enhance the preview capability during the scanning session. It will also capture still-shot images from 8mm film reels.
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (8GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Organize slides to maximize time on the scanner - orient them to Landscape view
Blow or brush dust off slides to ensure the best quality image
Organize photos based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
1-hour time slot: 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
Best for bound books and periodicals
Will photograph Small heirlooms such as buckles, jewelry, watches, and etc.
Page curvature software correction
Scans to JPG
Converts to PDF
OCR software conversion from JPG typed characters to Word and Editable PDF
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (16GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Organize pages, books or periodicals based on where you want them stored on your USB drive
Station 9 - 8mm & Super 8 Film Digitizer
Digitize Super 8 and 8mm reels at playback speed
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
This unit converts old 8mm movie films to a digital file. The captured files will be in MP4 format and will be transferred to the guest's personal USB drive to take home. You will monitor the conversion on a small screen. It takes seven minutes to convert one minute of film. For example, it will take fifty-six minutes to convert an eight-minute film.
For a successful experience, consider the following:
Rewind tapes or set at start point before coming, if possible, to maximize time
Expect about 15 minutes at the end to save video files
MP4 video files will be the result of the conversion
Do not bring tapes with commercial content or copyrighted material, only family-related videos
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (32GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
Station 10 - Cassette Audio Tape Digitizer
Digitize cassette tapes at playback speed with new easy equipment.
2-hour time slot: 1 hour 45 minutes for scanning, and 15 minutes for saving scanned items
This unit converts audio cassette tapes to a mp3 digital format. This is done in real time: 30 minutes of audio will take 30 minutes to capture. The digital files are stored directly onto a USB drive. Monitoring the audio is done with headphones during the session.
For a successful experience, consider the following:
Rewind tapes or set at start point before coming, if possible, to maximize time
Expect about 15 minutes at the end to save video files
Do not bring tapes with commercial content or copyrighted material, only family-related videos
Necessary Preparations:
USB drive (32GB+). USB 3.0 is strongly recommended.
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