First-class photo scanning & video transfer in Massachusetts
From VHS to DVD to 35mm slide scanning, Massachusetts families trust EverPresent
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EverPresent began as a small digitizing shop in Newton, MA – and has now expanded to over 130 locations. We serve clients in all 50 states, but the work itself is done right here by our 60+ person team in Massachusetts. Our company has offered digitizing services to families for over 30 years, scanning tens of millions of photos and slides to digital, and putting over 500,000 VHS transfers and home movie film transfers onto DVD or USB. Our Massachusetts clients benefit from having the nation’s best digitizing company right in their backyard!
Our goal has always been to help as many families as possible preserve their family stories. We know that a photo is more than just a picture; it captures a beloved moment in time and tells a story. Whether we are digitizing a 30-box archive for Harvard University or a single VHS tape for a family in Boston, we bring the best technology to the table for our clients. We would be honored to work with you on this project and welcome any questions you might have.
Digitizing services For our Massachusetts clients
Photo Scanning Service
Our scanning is at 600 DPI high resolution on professional-grade scanners. Whether scanning photos, frames, letters or oversized items, everything is cropped, oriented, optimized, labeled and kept in order.
Album & Scrapbook Scanning Services Available in MA
Our expertise here is nationally recognized. We scan the delicate albums other companies won’t touch. All photo albums are returned as they were once scanned, and you may pick from full-page scans or individually cropped images.
Slides To Digital
35mm slides and negative scans are most common, but we are also capable of scanning rare format transparencies like 220s, 127s, glass plates, stereo slides and more. Scanning up to 4,000 DPI includes dust removal and optimizing.
Video Transfer Service
Our video tape transfers are clean and predictably and affordably priced. We digitize tapes to DVD or USB, including VHS, Hi8/8mm, MiniDV, Beta and more. All video to digital files are Mac/PC compatible.
Audio Transfers Services Available in MA
Reel-to-reel audio and cassette tapes are the most popular choices for digital transfer, but we can also transfer vinyl, DAT and other audio formats. Audio correction is included, and you may choose .wav or .mp3 files to CD or USB.
Film To Digital
Film reels are captured on custom made transfer machines at up to 2K HD. We can deal with moldy reels, damaged reels or reels with sound for 8mm, Super8 and 16mm home movie film transfers. Digital files are available on DVD or USB.
Digital Organizing
Your entire digital media collection, de-cluttered, de-duplicated, and organized by our professional digital organizing technicians.
Unique Photo Book Design
Custom crafted and fully personalized photo book designs. Work directly with a designer with as much or as little involvement as you like.
Premium Event Slideshows
Slideshows combining a custom selection of photos, videos, music and more; personalized for any event by our team of expert designers.
Expert Video Editing
Turn hours of raw footage into something even more special. Perfect for creating highly videos, family documentaries and more.
Three Easy Ways to Work with Us in MA
HOME PICKUPS
Too many boxes to move on your own? Complimentary home and office pickups are offered throughout the East Coast for projects over $300.
LOCAL DROP OFFS
130+ locations available for convenient drop-off. See which store is closest to you. Our drivers personally transport projects to our local lab for digitizing.
FREE SHIPPING
We accept mail-in orders from across the U.S. We’ll email a pre-paid UPS label or apply a shipping credit if you ship on your own.
MASSACHUSETTS DIGITIZING DROP OFF LOCATIONS
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Massachusetts Home & Office Pickup Service
Safe, doorstep pickups with optional Zoom video prep sessions
EverPresent projects often have multiple moving parts, with media ranging across several formats and various stories to tell. Our team understands that trust is paramount. This is why many Connecticut families choose our personalized doorstep pickups. Doorstep pickups are easily booked by clicking the button below. You will get a call before your appointment where you can let us know exactly where you left your project (doorstep, porch, etc) and we will safely pick it up. Your VHS to digital, photo albums, etc. are packed in weatherproof bins and barcoded before being taken to our state-of-the-art lab for processing.
You can now opt for a virtual prep session. This is completely optional. One of our senior consultants will schedule a Zoom call with you to offer their expertise and to simplify the process of organizing and preparing for digitizing. Afterward, we will schedule a doorstep pickup to safely take the material to our lab and bring it back when the project is wrapped up.
A HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN MASSACHUSETTS – TRIVIA
What was the first aerial photograph of?
The first aerial photograph ever taken was actually of Boston, and was shot from a hot air balloon over the city.
Who was the first president to be photographed?
John Adams, the 6th U.S. president, and Massachusetts native, was the first to have his portrait taken. Who was the first person in your family to get their portrait taken? Converting photos to digital makes it easier to share and research your genealogical history.
Where did the Polaroid come from?
The original Polaroid company was officially founded in 1937 in Cambridge, MA, by an avid researcher named Edvin Land. These cameras were marketed from the 1940s until the 1980s. Though Polaroids were the first Instant camera, their unique formula means each photo can’t be replicated- luckily the invention of photo scanning means your #instagramworthy polaroid and instax film can still be shared online with all your friends.
When was the first digital photograph taken?
Russel A Kirsch, a graduate of Harvard and MIT, and his team made the first digital image scanner in 1957. They were able to render an image of his child that is attributed to be key in the development of digital photography. This monochrome image was just 1 bit of color depth, with the advancement of technology we scan your images with 24 bit color!
Who was Papa Flash? And what does he have to do with the Lochness Monster?
Harold Edgerton, an MIT professor of electrical engineering, was the inventor of the electronic flash. Additionally he worked on underwater photography technology that was used by Jaques Cousteau. He used this and his knowledge of sonar on an expedition to locate Nessie.
Why is a picture of milk listed on Time’s “100 Most Influential Images of All Time”?
At his lab at MIT in 1951, Harold Edgerton famously photographed a drop of milk: a perfect crown of splash circling the drop. This image represented a significant milestone in photography where a combination of strobe lighting and shutter speed made it possible to freeze action imperceptible to the human eye. Flash made it possible to take pictures in dim lighting, but if your photos suffer from red-eye ask about our image enhancement and retouching services.
When was the chocolate chip cookie invented?
Designing custom family recipe books, we know the importance of saving a good recipe to keep track of those secret ingredients. Did you know that the most classic and iconic cookies of all time were actually invented right here in Whitman, Massachusetts at the Toll House restaurant in the 1930s?
Who pioneered astrophotography?
John Adams Whipple, born in Grafton, photographing in Boston, and buried in Worcester, was one of the first successful night photographers. He produced the first images of stars (besides the sun), and won prizes for his moon pictures. He was also the first in the United States to manufacture development chemicals.
What were other important inventions that photography documented?
Southworth & Hawes, one of the first photography companies in Boston, were some of the most prominent early portrait photographers in American history. They documented the advent of general anesthesia.
We’ve scanned dental x-ray slides here at EverPresent, but we won’t scan your wisdom teeth!
We are proud of our small part in Massachusetts’ remarkable history of innovating the photo and video fields
The first Christmas card in the United States was printed in 1875. This happened at Louis Prang’s printing shop right in Boston, Massachusetts. Inspired by the work of Henry Cole 30 years prior, Prang simplified the design of the Christmas card. So, while Henry Cole invented the first Christmas Card in England, it was Prang that made the style of card we are familiar with today.
What was once a method to simplify the replying process evolved into a cherished method of wishing well to friends and family. We now have holiday cards of all types, and families everywhere have these mementos stored away. Digital media has made it easier than ever to send an email or text wishing a happy holiday. While that is nice, there is something to be said about the hard copy. A handwritten message on a card is a piece of history and is worth preserving digitally before it is lost forever to aging. We have helped clients preserve these exact kinds of memories, as well as create books that archive them. (Insert link/reference to photobook of christmas cards)
Massachusetts Fun Facts
- There is a house built out of only newspaper in Rockport, Massachusetts.
- The popular snack “Fig Newton” is named after Newton, Massachusetts.
- Norfolk County, MA is the birthplace of four US Presidents:
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Brookline, MA)
- John Adams (Braintree, MA)
- John Quincy Adams (Braintree, MA)
- George Herbert Walker Bush (Milton, MA)
- Springfield, MA is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- John Goodyear of Woburn, Massachusetts first vulcanized (hardened) rubber in 1839.
- William G. Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts invented the game of Volleyball in 1895. It was originally called “Mintonette”.
