Preserving a lifetime of precious memories.
WHO WE ARE
Digitizing by Rachel is a local small business devoted to helping you protect and preserve your most meaningful memories by creating digital copies of your photos, videos, audio, and more.
Services
Photos, Documents, and Slides
Have boxes full of family photos, documents, or slides? Let us digitize them so you can keep them safe and share them with the people you love as digital files.
Video and Audio
Old video and audio tapes are getting more difficult to watch and listen to as the technology goes out of date and tapes erode. Save those beloved memories with digital files.
Photo Albums and Journals
Photo albums and journals contain the stories of the lives of the ones we love. Keep them safe for a lifetime.
Testimonials
FAQs
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A TIFF file is a large file(approx. 7x larger than JPEG) and does not compress the image. The larger, less compressed file can maintain the finer details of color, contrast, and sharpness. Best to use if photo editing.
A JPEG or JPG is a smaller compressed file. This kind of file takes up less space on a drive/cloud and is easy to use when sharing photos. Many sharing sites/apps do not allow TIFF files to upload. Best to use if sharing and basic printing.
Still unsure which file type is best for you?
Check out this blog post by Artful Printers, they do a great job of breaking it down.
Additional Pricing for TIFF files can be found here.
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We recommend storing your project items in plastic bins if possible.
We ask that you organize your items with labels that state how you would like the files/folders on the drive to be labeled. These labels should be attached to the corresponding bundles as securely as possible to avoid them getting lost or mixed up or moved around during transport and processing. We do not recommend putting tape or Post-its directly onto the side of the items being scanned.
All documents need to have any staples, pins, or clips removed. We may remove any pins, staples, or clips during processing if needed. If a document or album page has post-its, tags, or other items adhered to them we will scan the page as is.
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We offer free pick-up and delivery for projects of $750+. For all projects under $750, there is a pick-up/delivery fee.
Washington DC; Silver Spring, MD; Chevy Chase, MD; Bethesda, MD - $35
Montgomery County between Gaithersburg and Bethesda, MD; Arlington, VA - $55
North of Gaithersburg, MD; Alexandria, VA - $100
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We have a $200 project minimum. The project must have enough items to meet the $200 minimum; all projects with under $200 of items will be charged the $200 minimum.