What scanning resolution do I need? It depends on what your budget will allow and what you intend to do with the scanned images that we create for you.   For slide and negative scans:  Customers who simply want to digitize their family's slide collection at the lowest possible cost opt for the 2000 dpi scan.  Professionals and serious amateurs usually opt for 4000 dpi.  Everyone else falls in the middle at 3000 dpi.  If you want to view your images on your PC or a DVD Slideshow and want to print up to a 6x9 a resolution of 2000 dpi would be great for you!  If you would like to be able to print an 8x10 or want to be able to cut certain portions of the photo for printing then our 3000 dpi would be what you would want to select.  If you simply want the best possible resolution for your photos then you should select the 4000 dpi scan.  We have created a table that will provide additional details about each scanning resolution for 35mm slides and negatives.  Click here to see the table For photo print scans:  Printed photos provide a much larger original to scan from than either slides or negatives.  Therefore, the scanning resolution required for prints is much lower than slides and negatives.  For example, a 35mm slide scanned at 2000 dpi will produce the same size digital image as a 6x9 print scanned at 300 dpi.  In almost all cases, it makes very little sense to scan photo prints at a resolution higher than 300 dpi.  Scanning photo prints at higher resolutions tends to accentuate imperfections and texture from the paper as well as dust and scratches. We have created a table that will provide additional details about each scanning resolution for printed photos.  Click here to see the table