Welcome to Relic

Your treasured memories in the palm of your hand.

Thank you for your interest in our services. Here, you can create an order request that suits your needs, balancing the size of your collection with the overall cost.

Begin with About the Process for a walkthrough from your original collection to your digital copies, then browse Services & Pricing to learn what we can preserve and what it costs.

Use our Price Calculator to try different services and quantities at your own pace—there’s no obligation to proceed. When you’re ready, or if you already know what you’d like to preserve, submit an Order Request. To learn about Relic Digital Preservation and how it began, visit About Relic.

Prefer a conversation? Call Gregg at (740) 930-0666.

An overlapping collage of handwritten VHS tapes on a shelf, an open album of black and white photographs, and a box of family photographs and videos.

FROM YOUR COLLECTION TO YOUR FLASH DRIVE

About the Process

A shoebox of photographs, a well-loved album, or a tote filled with pictures and home videos, this is the place to start.

Choose your memories—and how much preparation to do.

You can bring your whole collection or a portion of it as-is: a shoebox, an album, or a tote of mixed items. Sorting your photographs into the groups and order you want will provide more meaningful organization for you and may reduce preparation costs. This is not necessary if your focus is solely on digital preservation. Extra work such as album or frame removal and substantial sorting is Custom Care at $30/hour. Removing photos from albums ahead of time will avoid those charges. We’ll discuss that work and its cost before proceeding.

Photos in albums are scanned in album order. Loose shoebox photographs are grouped into like-sized stacks for scanning, so their sequence may change. We won’t know the people, places, or occasions in your photos; your labels and grouping help tell that story. If a particular order matters, please tell us so we can agree on a practical approach.

Explore at your own pace.

Use Price Calculator to try different services and quantities and find a collection that fits your budget. Add a few favorites, change your mind, or see what a larger project might cost. There’s no obligation, no payment, and no contact information required to explore.

Your selections can be saved in this browser on this device so you can step away and return later. Private browsing, clearing browser data, or changing devices may prevent your selections from carrying over. Nothing is sent to Relic until you submit an order request.

Send a request when you’re ready.

Review your selections and choose how you’d prefer to be contacted. We will review the request, confirm it or suggest revisions, and respond to discuss pricing, availability, and how to transfer your collection. The estimate is a starting point; final quantities and any additional preparation will be confirmed.

Your collection stays yours.

When your items arrive, we will inventory them and label them for tracking as needed. Your collection will be kept safe and separate from other clients’ materials. Agreed groups and labels will be kept together. Loose photographs may be regrouped by size for scanning, as discussed with you.

Pick up your originals—and your digital memories.

Your photographs and videos will be delivered as organized digital files on a small, portable flash drive, either supplied by you or purchased from Relic. You’ll pay at pickup and receive all your originals, with agreed groups kept together, along with your digital copies. Preserving your memories doesn’t mean giving up the originals.

Enjoy them. Share them. Keep a backup.

Your digital files make it easier to revisit favorite moments and share copies with family. The drive can be used with compatible computers and many tablets and phones, including supported iPhones. Some devices need an adapter or a suitable app. Tell us what you plan to use, and we can discuss the connection you’ll need.

Keep another copy of your digital files on a separate drive or a trusted backup service. A flash drive is a convenient way to carry your memories, but it should not be your only copy.

Prefer to talk about your collection? Call Gregg · (740) 930-0666

CLEAR PRICING. ROOM TO EXPLORE.

Services & Pricing

Start with what matters to you. Preserve a handful of favorites or work through a larger collection. Use the Price Calculator to see what fits your plans.

Standard photos

Clean, scan-ready photos. Meaningful backs included at no extra charge.

This includes photos in albums and frames.

1–100	$0.60 each
101–500	$0.55 each
501–1,000	$0.50 each
1,001+	$0.45 each

Progressive pricing: each rate applies only within its tier. Meaningful backs are included at no charge.
Standard Photo files are .JPG format with 600 dpi resolution.

If you’re not sure of the photo count, estimate one photo per frame. For albums, use an estimate such as 50, 100, 200, or 300 photos based on their size. The actual photo count will be updated during digitization. Removal and replacement are estimated separately under Custom Care.

Specialty photos

Delicate and/or smaller items and some Polaroid photos that require individual attention.

$1.25 per scan

Meaningful backs are charged as separate scans.
Options include meaningful backs, non-blank backs, or no backs.
Specialty Photo files are .JPG format with 600 dpi resolution.

Custom Care

$30 per hour

Extra preparation includes time required to remove and replace photos from albums, frames, etc.
Custom Care applies only to additional work needed to make your items scan-ready. Routine photo handling and preparation are included in the per-photo price. Any extra work and its cost are discussed before proceeding.

Home videos

VHS and VHS-C conversion from normally playable cassettes.

$30 per cassette

Any duration.
All Home Video files are .MP4 format with H.264 video and AAC audio codecs.
Original 4:3 aspect ratio is standard and recommended; 16:9 is available on request.
Unusual preparation is additional Custom Care.

Digital delivery

Your storage drive: no charge.
Lexar 64 GB dual USB-A / USB-C drive: $20, plus applicable sales tax.

Read the complete price list and terms ↗

THE PERSON BEHIND RELIC

About Relic Digital Preservation

Hi, I’m Gregg!

Relic Digital Preservation grew from my work digitizing my own family’s photographs and home videos. My focus was simply preserving and protecting decades of photos and home videos against loss, damage, and age. As I worked through all of those photos and cassettes, boxes and totes, and collections contributed from other friends and family, I learned how much easier it became to revisit and share the moments they held. I started Relic Digital Preservation to provide others with the same protection and a simple way to enjoy and share their favorite memories.

A collection can feel like a big project before you begin. Troves of archived materials from another generation can be overwhelming. I have experienced several of these collections and would gladly accept yours for digitization. Maybe you’d prefer to start small and that’s great too! You could start with a single album or a shoe box of loose photos. You have options and we can talk through what you have, what you’d like to preserve, and a manageable place to start.

I know that these collections are irreplaceable. I will treat your memories with care, respect the grouping and preparation we agree on, and return your originals when the work is complete. My goal is to ensure your memories are preserved and make it easier for you to enjoy and share those memories. I look forward to serving you!

Build your collection.

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Need a hand? Call Gregg · (740) 930-0666