3D Stereo Slide Repair Before Scanning

Some 3D stereo slides need a little prep so they scan perfectly. Loose black edge tape, warped holders, or glass mounts that won’t lie flat will cause scanning problems. If you don’t want to do the prep, we can do it for you; the repair time is billed at our current per-slide scanning rate, in addition to the scanning itself.

When loose tape must be removed

If the black tape around a glass-mounted stereo slide has lifted anywhere, the film assembly must be removed before scanning and the loose tape fully taken off.

3D stereo slide with loose edge tape that prevents the mount from lying flat — Loose tape = film assembly needs to come out prior to scanning.

Warped holders won’t scan correctly

The slide holder must lie flat. If it’s warped, we remove the film assembly from the mount. We don’t reinsert film back into a deformed holder.

Warped 3D stereo slide holder that cannot lay flat for scanning — Warped mount: we remove the film assembly for an accurate scan.

If tape is detached anywhere on glass mounts

When the perimeter tape on a glass mount isn’t fully secured, we must remove the film assembly from the glass and proceed without the glass sandwich.

Glass-mounted stereo slide with detached perimeter tape — Detached tape requires removing the film assembly from the glass.

Disassembling a glass-enclosed stereo slide

Many glass mounts come apart by lifting the edge tape. If a cardboard holder remains, we’ll secure the film assembly to that holder for orderly scanning.

Removing the film assembly from a glass-mounted 3D stereo slide — Film assembly removed from the glass.

Glass 3D slide disassembled with cardboard holder available — Cardboard holder available after removing the glass.

Film assembly taped to the cardboard holder down the center — We secure the film assembly to the cardboard holder to keep order.

Do not separate the stereo pair

Under no circumstances should the two films of a stereo pair be separated. They must remain together as a single film assembly for correct scanning and alignment.

Ready to send your 3D stereo slides?

Keep each left–right pair together as one assembly.
If your mount is warped or tape is loose, you can ship as-is—we’ll handle prep as noted.
Questions? See 3D Stereo Slide Scanning or start with the Order Forms.