Burley FamilySearch Center

Memory Lane

Digitizing options available at the Burley FamilySearch Center to preserve photos, film, audio, and video.

CZUR Aura Book Scanner
CZUR Aura Book Scanner

It will scan about anything including larger sized photos and documents that don't fit in our other scanners. With the software some adjustments can be made and then saved to word document, excel spreadsheet, tiff, jpeg, pdf and even a searchable pdf. Think of the possibilities! Come check out our newest addition. Auto page-curve flattening and OCR. We have two of these scanners. One available for checkout. There is also a lighted tent that you can use to take photos with your phone's camera for crisper images as well.

Bring your own flash drive to save your photos and documents.

Elgato Video Conversion
Elgato Video Conversion

Using the Elgato Software we can digitize any of your old movie formats. DVD, VHS, VHS-C, 8 mm cassette and the Mini DV cassettes. By using the VHS/DVD machine for DVD, VHS and VHS-C. Using the Canon or Sharp cameras for 8 mm cassette movies. Or using the JVC Mini DV for the mini DV. Each is hooked up to the Elgato convertor and the laptop. Movies are saved on the computer and then transferred to your flash drive.

Bring your own flash drive to take your movie home.

Epson FastFoto 680
Epson FastFoto 680

This scanner will scan hundreds of photos per hour. Sizes up to 8 1/2 x 36. There are automatic photo enhancement options as well. This is a sheet fed scanner, so photos much be out of the sheet protectors prior to loading into the machine. And it will also scan documents (both sides at once!), including turning multiple page family history copies into a single document. Formats include tiff, pdf, and jpg with customized resolution from 300-1200 dpi.

Bring your own flash drive to save your photos and documents.

Remove sheet protectors, tape or anything sticky.

Epson Flatbed Scanner
Epson Flatbed Scanner

This is an all in one scanner. It will scan photos, slides, negatives, documents, newspaper clippings, books, etc. With Digital ICE technology to remove appearance of dust, tears and fading on photos. Resolution options from 100 to 6400 dpi for high quality enlargements.

Bring a flash drive if you want to take your scans home.

Large Format Photo Booth

Scan large scrapbooks, photos, newspapers, heirlooms and more up to 36" wide and tall.

Bring your own cellphone to take the pictures with.

NAXA Cassette to Digital Convertor and Player
NAXA Cassette to Digital Convertor and Player

This converts audio cassette into mp3 digital files. Note: if wishing to upload to FamilySearch an additional conversion step is required and limit your recording to about 8-9 minutes to stay within the 15 mb file limit. Super easy with one click saves directly onto your flash drive. Bring your own flash drive. Reel audios or cassette tapes. This machine will digitize them and they can be edited using the Audacity software available at the center.

Wolverine 8 mm and Super 8 reels MovieMaker Pro Film Digitizer
Wolverine 8 mm and Super 8 reels MovieMaker Pro Film Digitizer

This machine does a frame-by-frame digitization of the old 8 mm or Super 8 mm movie reels. This is a stand alone machine (no computer required). As it is a frame by frame process, it takes about 25 minutes to complete a small movie reel. The resulting movie is about 3-3 1/2 minutes long. If you have the larger reels, plan on it taking 5-8 hours to digitize.

This machine uses a SD card (which is available for use at the center.) Bring your own flash drive so your movies can be transferred there.

Wolverine Titan 8-1 Film Digitizer
Wolverine Titan 8-1 Film Digitizer

This machine is a stand alone device (no computer required). It will digitize 35 mm, 127, 126, and 110 negatives and slides. This machine is really fast, each takes about 3 seconds. Although when modifications for color, brightness and contrast are made the process is much slower. We have two of these machines available and also have a fast feeder slide adaptor for them.

This machine uses a SD card (which is available for use at the center) Bring your own flash drive so your movies can be transferred there.