Transfer Photo Negatives To Digital, USB and Cloud Storage

Film Negative Scanning

Unlock Hidden Memories: Professional Film & Photo Negative Scanning Service

Are you sitting on a treasure trove of family photos that you can’t see? Do you have envelopes of old film negatives—from family holidays to cherished milestones—just waiting to be enjoyed? Don’t let these priceless memories gather dust. At PipeWolf Media, we specialize in converting your film and photo negatives into high-quality digital images, making them accessible, shareable, and safe for generations to come.

We use professional-grade scanning equipment to carefully transfer your negatives onto a USB drive or secure digital download, giving new life to those classic shots that are otherwise trapped on film.

 

The Illawarra and South Coast’s Most Trusted Digital Transfer Service

 

Your family’s history is too important to trust to just anyone. PipeWolf Media has earned its reputation as the leading digital transfer service in the Illawarra and South Coast by providing reliable, high-quality, and local service.

Over 200 Five-Star Reviews: Our track record of customer satisfaction speaks for itself. With nearly 10 years of experience, we have countless positive reviews from local clients who have trusted us with their most cherished memories.

Nearly 10 Years of Experience: Our long-standing presence in the community gives us the knowledge and expertise to handle a wide range of film formats with the utmost care. We’ve seen it all and know how to get the best possible digital images from your old negatives.

Excellent Local Service: As a local business, we offer a personal touch you won’t find with larger, faceless companies. We provide a convenient and trustworthy service right here in the Illawarra and South Coast.

 

Our Comprehensive Film & Negative Scanning Services

 

We can professionally scan and digitize a comprehensive list of film and photo negative types, up to A4 size. This includes:

  • 35mm film: The most common film format, often cut into strips.
  • 116, 110, 120, 126, and 127 Film: Popular film formats from different eras, each requiring a specific scanning approach.
  • 616, 620, and 828 Film: Less common formats that require specialized equipment and expertise.
  • All Photo Negatives: We can also scan individual photo negatives and larger format films.

Ready to see those old photos again? Contact PipeWolf Media today to book an appointment for our film and photo negative scanning services and unlock the memories that have been waiting to be discovered.

We charge a $25 set up fee and $2 per negative.

Each negative is scanned at a high resolution and saved as a JPG file.

  • Payment is only required when the order is complete
  • 30-day satisfaction guarantee

Two ways to receive your digital photo files

USB/Harddrive

Supplied by you or purchase through PipeWolf Media.

Cloud File Download

We provide a shareable Dropbox link to your digital files (suitable for orders until 30GB in total, link will expire after 30-days).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do media transfers take?

To transfer your photo and film negatives we scan each slide individually. It’s a very manual process, ensuring negatives are scanned at the correct orientation and then inverting them in our editing software.

Each negative takes around 4-mins to scan, because we scan at a high resolution, so our clients can edit or print their photos.

Generally we’d allow a couple of weeks to complete an order of over 100 photo negatives, but smaller orders have shorter turnaround times.

If you need your film negatives transferred quickly please let us know ahead of time so we can accommodate tight deadlines

Is there are bulk discount for large orders?

Unfortunately we don’t offer a discount for large orders.

Can I print my photos out once the film negatives are scanned?

Yes, we scan each negative at a high resolution and you should have no problems printing photos out once we’ve scanned them.

We scan each negative at 4800ppi and, on average, most photo files are a bit larger than 6000px x 4000px.

What size USB do I need to put my scanned photo negatives onto?

Great questions – As a rule-of-thumb, most film negatives are around 10MB once transferred.

It’s important to keep in mind that the actual storage space on a USB or hard drive is usually around 80%, as a rule of thumb, of what was advertised. That means if you have an 8GB USB you may only be able to fit 7GB of data on there.

Do you develop rolls of film?

Unfortuantely we don’t develop rolls of film.
We can only scan film negatives that have already been processed.

How to get your film negatives to us

Step 1

Contact us to book an appointment.

All our drop off and pickups are by appointment only.
Our office is in Berkeley, a short 10-min drive from Wollongong.

When we’re not out filming, our office hours are 10am – 6pm Monday – Friday.

Call, text or email us to book a time to drop your photo negatives off to us at 7 Stafford Street, Berkeley.

We can also pick up film negatives anywhere in the Illawarra or orders can be posted to our office.

Step 2

Fill out our client form. 

Please fill out our quick and easy online form before you drop the film negatives off.

Step 3

Drop your photo negatives off.

Drop your film negatives off at the time you’ve booked. We’ll transfer everything and contact you when they’re ready for pick up.