Memories Renewed Reviews
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Chosen as the “Best Photo Scanning Service” by Wirecutter
We’ve spent 80 hours of research and testing to figure out that the best place for most people to get their photos and film scanned is Memories Renewed, an online scanning service based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We came to this conclusion after researching 37 different scanning services; shipping out slides, negatives, and prints to the 12 most promising contenders; and then submitting a set of damaged family photos in need of restoration to our final three picks. Memories Renewed consistently delivered great-looking digital files throughout our testing process, offering the best combination of price, quality, and turnaround time of any service we tested. Their order process was simple, communication was prompt and personal, and our originals were safely packed for return, things we couldn’t say for all of our contenders.
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I had a large collection of old VHS tapes, DVD’s, as well as casettes of my children growiing up and other family members for over 30 years. I was told by various companies that they didn’t have the equipment needed to work with some of the older formatts. I’m so grateful that I found Memories Renewed- they converted virtually everything. I struggle to keep up with technology and I asked a hundred questions throughout the entire process. Their patience and kindness were exceptional. They’re easy to reach on the phone and they call right back if needed. They made the whole project possible for me.
Lynne
White Plains, NY
Wow! Service, quality, customer focus – it’s all there. My slides were 50 years old and the digital files looked like they were taken yesterday. All those memories came rushing back. It was overwhelming.
Mark
Sudbury, MA
A few days ago I received my box of slides and thumb drives of digitized copies, and I am immensely happy with the results. What a tremendous job they did! The pictures themselves may not all have been great, but the memories certainly are. I am also impressed with the way they organized and labeled them on the thumb drive and the ease with which I can access them. All together, it has been a great experience, worth every penny. High recommendation!
Tom
Kensington, CA
Professional, clear communication and the digital video was of excellent quality.
Dan
Woodbury, MN
I had around 100 or so 35mm slides scanned from a trip I took trekking in Peru in 1996. They were in excellent condition, always kept in a slide storage box. My plan was to put the photos in a Shutterfly photo book. The first quote I received for the job was from a local company that wanted around $7.00/slide. Although I really wanted to do this project, that was way over my budget. As luck would have it, Consumer Reports did a review of photo archiving companies. From that, I contacted Memories Renewed and obtained a quote to have the photos digitized and sent to me on a memory stick. I couldn’t be more pleased with the result. Color rendition was excellent and the slides were properly cleaned (mostly just dust) before scanning. The Shutterfly book is wonderful and captures that adventure at 16,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes! I highly recommend Memories Renewed.
Charles
Silverthorne, CO
I highly recommend Memories Renewed to anyone who values a job well done, excellent customer service, quick turn-around times
and fair pricing. From the very beginning, every staff person I interacted with was helpful and patient. I did A LOT of research before deciding and I can honestly say choosing Memories Renewed is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!
Jessica
Chicago, IL
Memories Renewed is Consumer Reports’ top choice – and with good reason! I had some old family slides digitized with truly outstanding results. I had done it myself using a DIY digital capture device and wasn’t happy with the results. I’m really glad I tried Memories Renewed. The pictures came out with lighting and colors adjusted amazingly well for old slides. And their process for handling the slides and providing a link to the digitized results was flawless. The people there handled some special requests I had without a blink. Overall, things couldn’t have worked out better.
Dana
Lake Elmo, MN
Super professional video transfer. I paid for a link in Dropbox and a USB stick. Quick turnaround, very very nice.
Brandon
Minneapolis, MN
I received my digitized slides from Memories Renewed two weeks ago. Considering their age (50+ years) and storage conditions – severe summer and winter temperature swings, dust and humidity – they turned out fantastically. By coincidence my daughter, and her family were visiting from Montana. It was most enjoyable for us as a family to view the photos together. Thanks to you and your staff for the time, tedium, and dedication to their craft that we now all enjoy.
Henry
Dallas, PA
Order completed way ahead of schedule. Image quality superb. Cost more than reasonable.
Frank
La Crescent, MN
Upon re-discovering several reels of Super 8 film from the 80s, I decided I had better digitize them before they deteriorated further. I chose 4k output to get the very best rendering. Color balance and clarity are excellent–true to the original film. On top of that, it is nice to be able to watch the films anywhere. I loaded them onto my home media server and can watch them on my TV. Also, they are easy to share with family in cloud storage. Great job!
Paul
Shoreview, MN
I brought in an order that needed a quick turn-around time (two weeks), and got it back well ahead of schedule! The digitalized photos/slides are beautiful, and the originals were returned in perfect condition. Doug and Julia were both very helpful. Thanks!
Kirbie
Saint Paul, MN
I chose Memories Renewed because Consumer Reports recommended it. As always, my faith in Consumer Reports was justified. The service was quick, high quality, reasonably priced, and my email interactions with the staff were friendly and responsive. In short, I am delighted with Memories Renewed.
Trygve
Everett, WA
After reviewing 50 year old slides that we kept saying we want to have prints made, we saw the wonderful review of Memories Renewed in Consumer Reports. Like everyone else, we were concerned about sending these memories to a site we had no experience with. Memories Renewed kept us aware every step of the way, when received, when processed in jpg photos, and finally when the flash drive and our original slides were on their way back home. The end pictures are beautiful. Memories Renewed took great care every step of the way. What a great company!
Warren
Buffalo Grove, IL
Excellent customer service! They kept me informed throughout the entire production process from receipt of my 35mm negatives right up to the shipping information. Very easy to use their service.
Ken
South Hadley, MA
At first, I was nervous about sending my family photos out to be scanned since I had no idea if my photos would be treated with care. BUT, after doing this entire process with Memories Renewed, I can 100% vouch for their professionalism. I swear to god, not a single photo was returned to me out of their original order! They did an absolutely amazing job caring for my family memories, and I will be sure to use their services many more times. Thank you so so much!
Josie
Anaheim, CA
They provided quality work at a reasonable price, and a link that I could share with family. The albums consisted of family pictures that my mother had gathered and preserved for many years. This was an absolute treasure!
Nancy
Brooklyn Park, MN
Great customer service. Very happy with the results. They literally run to take care of their customers.
Steve
North Saint Paul, MN
They did such a good job converting home videos, VHS’s from the early 90’s to digital. Literally brought back my childhood. Worth every penny and inexpensive. I would have gladly paid more, in fact they probably don’t charge enough!
Brandon
Spring Lake Park, MN
I sent to Memories Renewed a collection of VHS, Video 8, and Mini DV tapes of original movies that my mother wrote, directed, and produced between 1989 and 2004 featuring her grandchildren.
The folks at Memories Renewed were incredible at every stage of working with me to digitize the movies, including collaborating with me in deciding on which source material to supply, reviewing multiple sources for a single movie to determine the best one to use, creating a separate file for each movie, and custom titling each file with the movie date and name.
The digitized movies are fabulous. We were surprised by the quality given the condition of the source material. Here is what I wrote to them:
My mother and I and our family want to thank you guys for a job incredibly and professionally well-done!! It was a true pleasure working with you, and we are thrilled with the results.
I can’t believe how you graciously coped with all the materials we supplied and gave us a beautifully done final product with perfect file separations and titling.
Susan
San Francisco, CA
Thank you for respecting and safe handling my 60 year old slides. The digital files are great. My order was finished much quicker than expected. I’m so glad I found this amazing place.
Brenda
Mounds View, MN
I had the immense pleasure to work with Julia and Doug on my very small job. They answered all of my questions with very obvious concern and caring. My job was completed the day after I dropped the slides off. Great job and I would highly recommend this business!
Sue
Brooklyn Center, MN
Absolutely Tops in caring and competent customer service! I had clumsily glued photos into a collage and Memories Renewed turned it into a archive treasure! Beautifully handled from phone call to finished job. Many thanks!
Shawn
Robbinsdale, MN
Great company to work with! Exceeded my expectations. I will be working with them for my future jobs for sure!
Gregory
Dover, DE
Exceptional service! I had slides from the 1950’s scanned and the quality of the resulting images was truly amazing. My order was also completed quickly. I absolutely recommend Memories Renewed and I will not hesitate to use them again.
Lea
Minneapolis, MN
Absolutely amazing customer service. They fix a childhood VHS tape and converted it. They saved all those amazing moments. I have now dropped off more items to be converted. Definitely don’t hesitate. They are amazing.
Jim
Blaine, MN
I brought quite a few old slides that my mom had given me about 40 years ago. I didn’t have a slide projector so I never knew what was on them. I noticed them on a shelf and thought I would see if I could have them made into photos. I brought them to one place and they were put on a USB. I was disappointed because they weren’t clear but I was surprised to see that there were pictures of me and my husband when we were first dating, we were teenagers, pics of prom, our wedding and some of my oldest daughter. these were made so precious to me because my husband passed away in April and I didn’t have any of these kinds of pictures except for wedding pics. I brought the slides to Memories Renewed and told them about my previous experience at a different place and they assured me they would do their best. First off they did the job much quicker and I can’t begin to express how wonderful the new USB was. I put it into a digital frame and it brought me so much joy and comfort to see all the beautiful, clear pictures of my husband. And there were new ones that weren’t on the USB from the other place! You can tell they care enough to do such excellent work. I will forever be grateful to them and if you are looking to have a project done, don’t hesitate to Have Memories Renewed do it. You won’t be disappointed!!
Roberta
East Bethel, MN
Thanks all at Memories Renewed! This was the first time to have you scan photos. Can I say “WOW”. They were beyond what I could have imagined! I don’t know how you do it but I’m very glad for your collective expertise.
Deb
Twentynine Palms, CA
This company is top notch in every way! I was so impressed with the professionalism of the customer service and the quality of their product is awesome! They are very prompt as well. I received my order back much sooner than was estimated. If you’re looking for audio digitizing services, Chris and his crew are the ones to use, period. Memories Renewed is a breath of fresh air indeed and they have my highest recommendation.
Jeff
Christiansburg, VA
Terrific job digitizing 100 year old photo negatives! You would never know you could get this type of quality looking at the negatives.
Heather
Crystal, MN
This is the best scanning /restoration service I have ever used. Other companies may be cheaper – but you get what you pay for. The digital files I received were top quality. I was especially amazed at the vivid colors, resolution and clarity of the photos. Many of my negatives were more than 35 years old and had not been stored correctly. They were able to correct the scratches and dust spots with precision. They have truly given me back some wonderful childhood memories…which is priceless!
Amy
Guymon, OK
Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did with our slides. The memory stick makes them come alive and look like new. What wonderful memories. My three children will be delighted and enjoy having all those pictures together and easy to see.
Thank you again. Having the pictures restored and in one place is one of the best purchases I have ever made.
Dorothy
Skillman, NJ
First thank you for a wonderful experience. You are a very professional and courteous company that is committed to customer satisfaction and this is one very satisfied customer. Your attention to detail including confirmation emails, update emails, and then follow up has been top notch. Plus the transferred videos look stunning. The fact that we could not play back these videos for years means we have time to sit down and watch memories on our screen. I highly recommend Memories Renewed to anyone looking to preserve video content. Thank you!
David and Teresa
Petoskey, MI
I’m very, very pleased with the work you’ve been doing for me over the past months—namely, digitizing family slides, photos, and other memorabilia. Excellent quality product, and wonderful responsive and helpful customer service! It’s been so heart-warming and meaningful to our family to have ready access to the digitized images (which look better than the originals!) so that we can relive happy memories of the past at any time. Thank you!!
Carin
Spring Lake Park, MN
What a wonderful job your crew did with my project. This will be such a blessing for my family for years to come. Thank you to your entire team for their effort and care.
Keep up the good work!
Brian,
Franklin, TN
I just wanted to say thank you to you and your team. From the great communication throughout, the high quality work, and the quick turnaround time, I was extremely impressed with my first experience with your company.
I will certainly will be sending more of my old family photos your way to be preserved.
Robert
Portland, ME
All of the scans are just incredible. They are better than the original prints, the first prints, from these negatives back in 1977!! The arena was poorly lit and the photographer did not use a flash but you were, somehow, able to bring forth some really great photos from this batch.
Please give everyone involved with this process a huge THANK YOU for all the work that was done. I have been using your service since 2016 and I have always been very pleased with the results.
Derek
Slocomb, AL
When my mother passed away I inherited her collection of family slides. I wanted to be able to share these images with my brother and our kids, but didn’t want to spend the money and time needed to buy a slide scanner and learn how to use it. Memories Renewed turned out to be a terrific alternative. They responded immediately to my inquiry, provided careful instructions on how to send the slides, and returned them in good shape. Best of all, the images are perfect! No dust, great resolution and nicely adjusted. I am very happy with the results, and will certainly use their services again and recommend them to friends.
Marie
Storrs Mansfield, CT
I highly recommend Memories Renewed to anyone who values a job well done, excellent customer service, quick turn-around timesnand fair pricing. From the very beginning, every staff person (Chris, Julia, and Andre) I interacted with was helpful and patient. I did A LOT of research before deciding and I can honestly say choosing Memories Renewed is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!
Jessica
Ramsey, MN
Terrific quality, price, communication, and results. I have had Memories Renewed process two batches for me, one medium amount, one large, and both were processed and returned in fast time. I will also use their USB drive every time.
Elizabeth
Hull, IA
I just want to say thank you for the work y’all did. I received the slides yesterday and I went through each folder that was created. The images your team were able to create are phenomenal. I can not wait to share these with my family and have them feel what I did last night. Again, thank you for what you have given us.
Fred
Rock Hill, SC
These guys are good. Friendly customer service, and they do great work. A breath of fresh air for service and customer satisfaction. Thanks Memories Renewed.
Don
North Oaks, MN
My many, many thanks to all of your crew. The transferred films have been a revelation – a grandfather I never knew, my father the same age as my grandson, my parent’s wedding, and other family members now deceased. What treasures.
Barbara
Palm Beach, FL
Chris and his team are absolutely fantastic! I started by having Chris scan some images that we found at my Grandmas which were nearing 80 years old – the results were AMAZING! He and his team have strong attention to detail, a fantastic ability to “touch up” photos, and a passion for helping people preserve their memories. After scanning just a few, we knew we need to get a much bigger batch done. Chris and his team went out of their way to help organize the effort and always delivered the highest quality result. THANK YOU Chris for helping to make our memories accessible to the entire family and preserved for generations to come!
Daron
St. Louis Park, MN
Thank you so much for completing this project early for me, and for doing such a wonderful job. I’ve not had time yet to go through all the folders, but from those I’ve seen, the photos and slides look great. It’s an emotional process viewing them.
Thank you also for the great communication throughout the process. Your company has been superb to interact with.
Best regards,
Christine
Palto Alto, CA
I wanted to thank you for your work in digitizing our pictures/videos. They look fantastic and we are really pleased! I am sure it was a great deal of work, and I appreciate not only the extremely high quality, but the fact that I can very easily sort through the digital files. Thanks again!!
Best regards,
Kevin
Santa Rose, CA
Memories Renewed scanned and restored or edited over 100 images (photos from the 19th and 20th centuries and similarly aged documents). The result was clear, crisp images–details could be readily seen. Both black-and-white and color photo restorations were high quality. The value was excellent. Chris Fure was easy to work with and willing to advise knowledgeably on options and questions. I look forward to seeking Memories Renewed’s service for additional projects.”
Mike
Takoma Park, MD
This is a much-belated thank you for the excellent job you did scanning my mother’s photographs and memorabilia. I am grateful for the obvious care you showed in handling the irreplaceable materials I sent you and the high quality of the scans.
Sincerely,
Leo
Bethesda, MD
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your hard work. It was amazing to get to hear my great grandfather for the first time and was such a joy for my mom to get to hear his voice again.
Thank you so much!
Amanda
Omond Beach, FL
I received the slides and memory stick today. You and your team did an excellent job – I can’t thank you enough. Your work is exactly as I had hoped and then some. Thank you again for everything you did!
Heather
Birmingham, MI
Everything looks fantastic!!! The pictures look wonderful and the resolution is exactly what I was looking for. I have been trying to do this myself for years without success. I know it took some time but still less than it would have ever taken me.
I couldn’t be happier with the results! Thanks for everything.
Galen
Fairvield, OH
I just wanted to let you know what an excellent job you did on the transfer of our old home movies. I know they were very old and not the best, but you did a great job of preserving the few memories we did have.
Thanks so much.
Pam
Austin, MN
I received the box of films and DVDs the other day, and I want to thank you for your excellent work in preserving our family films. The DVDs are so nicely organized, clearly labeled, and carefully packaged – it’s easy to see that it was all treated with care. From start to finish, it has been a pleasure working with you.
With our sincere thanks,
Barb
Springfield, IL
We’d like to thank you, Chris, for restoring a 15-year-old Polaroid that marked an important day in our son’s life. I came across it when sorting through a box of photos and realized the time was now or never to try and recover what remained of the image. Magically, you managed to color and detail lines that had disappeared. We were able to give him a framed gift of his first solo flight.
With deep appreciation,
Debbie
Elk River, MN
Thank you sooooo much!!! The slides are wonderful. I can’t wait to share them with my family. It really does bring back memories.
Jan
Breckenridge, CO
I can’t thank you enough. Some of the materials simply brought tears to my eyes and others took me back to being a kid.
Wonderful!!!! Bravo!!!
Gil
Hoboken, NJ
Wonderful. Can’t say enough good things. Had a tight timeline for a family event. Great photo editing, professional, thoughtful. Will use again and recommend.
Jeffrey
Saint Paul, MN
I had several tapes to digitize and create DVDs. They were quick, professional, and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend.
Deb
Fridley, MN
Memories Renewed and Chris were fantastic. He was thoughtful, caring and the work was great. I transferred 8mm film of my Grandparents wedding day from 1940. The film was very old, somewhat deteriorated and very brittle. Chris spliced where he needed to and carefully did the transfer giving me digital stills of each frame along with an uncompressed copy of the video file on a memory stick. Perfect for what I wanted and all at a very reasonable price. This was the only 8mm I thought I’d transfer but given my experience I’m starting to think of other movies I should bring into him. I don’t give many (any?) 5 star reviews, but Memories Renewed is a rare exception!
Brooke
White Bear Lake, MN
Brought my family’s 8mm & Super 8 film in dating from 1950-1979. Above and beyond all expectations. I work professionally with video, so my expectations are extremely high, these guys delivered a truly high quality result that is extremely meaningful for me and my family. As a fellow tech geek, these guys know their stuff. Would absolutely recommend using Memories Renewed.
Brad
St. Louis Park, MN
Chris worked on a couple of other projects for me and he has always been very accommodating in getting them done in a timely manner. Always helpful, informative and I appreciate his collaborative working style.
Patricia
Columbia Heights, MN
Chris was easy to work with and very prompt with responses to my emails which is very appreciated! The photo project turned out amazing.
Liz
Crystal, MN
Wow, working with Chris was a great experience. I had some family photos restored, scanned and uploaded into new albums. The photos had been water damaged and Chris was able to not only remove the damage but to clean up the old tape marks and damage to the album pages too. He guided me through the decision process and overall exceeded my expectations. I would not hesitate to recommend Memories Renewed.
Mary
Maple Grove, MN
I had Memories Renewed transfer a few thousand feet of old home movies dating back to 1977-1981 to a hard drive. The owner was very friendly and easy to work with, and gave me an overview of the process and the state-of-the-art equipment that they used. Transfer quality looks very good, considering the age and condition of the film. They cleaned the film before transferring for the best image quality possible. They allowed me to preview their work on line before I picked up the final product, and even provided options for how to present the 4:3 aspect ratio of the films in the 16:9 aspect ratio of the high definition transfer. I would definitely use this firm again.
Doug
Plymouth, MN
You are incredible! Thank you so very much for all your help, and for such prompt completion of the project. You really helped alleviate some of our last minute stress around the wedding! We know our guests will love and appreciate the project. I will most certainly be recommending your company to family & friends.
My sincerest thanks again for all your time and effort!
Paul
Rochester, MN
I wish I could give a higher rating than just A. Maybe A times 10 for this business. Working with Chris Fure is such a pleasure. You will always know the status of your job. He worked with me on 2 pictures that were odd sizes and came up with some beautiful reprints. One of the 2 had to be sent out of state for printing and then sent across the country for delivery. That was all done within a week. And the other 4 pictures were in one frame. He had to remove the back of the larger frame to get to the individual pictures. The original pictures are back in the frame and the frame sealed shut. You wouldn’t know looking at the front that they had been removed. I can’t wait to find more work for Memories Renewed.
Barb
Blaine, MN
I have used Memories Renewed over the past several years to digitize hundreds of my 35mm slides. All the work has been outstanding. I highly recommend them. They were able to extract great images from some old Ektachrome slides that were very faded.
Peter
Dayton, OH
I could not have asked for more, Chris exceeded my expectations with preserving slides that would otherwise have been lost. Turnaround time was great especially since the Christmas holiday fell immediately after I dropped off the slides. The result was nothing short of amazing, and after I shared with my family, we are now talking about many more projects to save family treasures from being lost. I could not be more pleased with the results. I will most assuredly be a repeat customer.
Ian
Woodbury, MN
Customer service was great and Chris seems very knowledgeable and skilled in his craft.
Mary
Andover, MN
Great customer service and quality. I came in a day or two before Christmas with hundreds of photos to be converted and Chris went out of his way to get all the photos scanned and uploaded to their site so I could view them with my family on Christmas day. The images look great, high resolution and great quality, and they offer plenty of organization and storage options. I would highly recommend Memories Renewed to anyone looking to digitize old photos, videos, etc.
Adam
Minneapolis, MN
Chris knows how treasured your photos, slides and videos are and it shows in the quality of his services! He converted all of our tapes, then scanned all of the old family slides. Couldn’t be happier with the finished product! Next project will be to bring him all the old photos to get them scanned. Would recommend Memories Renewed to all!
Becky
Plymouth, MN
These guys do a great job!! We had lots of old tapes laying around of various types – VHS, mini DV, Hi8 and more. I was worried these would deteriorate if we didn’t do something. I didn’t even know what was on most of the tapes. I sent the whole box to Memories Renewed and they put the videos on their web site so i could look at them and see what i had before i decided what to do with them. Ultimately, I had Chris do a little editing and we put things in chronological order. Then I had him put all the info onto external hard drives ( so i could make movie projects and do some more editing if i wanted to ) and also had him put the video onto DVDs which can play on TV or computer. He made labels for the DVD’s and the DVD cases. The DVD cases had little photos of all the thumbnails of the video content so you could see what is on the DVD at a glance. I would highly recommend this company!
Brenda
Mendota Heights, MN
On short notice I showed up to Memories Renewed on a Saturday with a box of 515 35mm slides I had been attempting to scan into digital format myself for some time. Due to unfortunate family events, I needed professional help with this process and am very glad I came into Memories Renewed. Chris, the owner of Memories Renewed, was able produce from these 515 slides a timeless, excellent product that I have already shared with many family members. I explained to Chris that rush processing would be appreciated and was satisfied with the time-frame of by the upcoming Friday. On that Monday (in less than a business day) Chris let me know that the slides were ready for pickup; excellent customer service! The slides turned out great and afterwards Chris was quick to respond to follow-up my emails I had with the DVD copying process. I plan to go back to Chris with another box of slides when time becomes more available.
Joe
Minneapolis, MN
I had over 6,000 negatives scanned here. Exceptional communication and service! And the quality is perfect, using the high-end scanning devices a normal household can’t afford. Well worth the money spent, saving me hundreds of hours of time trying to scan the prints.
Dave
Fridley, MN
I emailed Chris a scan of a badly damaged photograph from 1950 asking for an estimate. Chris promptly replied with a very reasonable estimate, considering what I had obtained from other places. I then dropped the photograph by the Memories Renewed office and received the proofs within the timeframe that we had agreed upon. Once I checked the high quality of the work done by Chris I decided to have my other photographs restored and the old slides scanned. The quality of all the work was outstanding. Very professional and friendly.
Jorge
Golden Valley, MN
Memories Renewed took a box of random Super 8 film footage and converted it into digital format for me. Not only did the resulting video files look great, they labeled the reels and files so I was no longer stuck with a random assortment of film reels. I’ll be back as soon as I can find all my old photos!
Eric
St Paul, MN
Chris is phenomenal to work with. He scanned about 4000 pictures that were in photo albums (he removed each one), he kept me updated during the process, and the end result is amazing – all of my photos digitized. I would highly recommend working with this business.
Matt
Minneapolis, MN
I wanted to make digital copies of our photo albums for safekeeping, but the thought of tediously scanning them one at a time was something I just couldn’t bring myself to start. So I brought them in batches to Chris over several months. The quality is better than I would achieve at home (600 dpi) and he offers several levels of service. He’s also personable, accommodating and very easy to deal with. I started with the regular albums, but I keep finding boxes of antique irreplaceable photos in storage and I just bring them straight to Chris.
Glenn
Blaine, MN
We were extremely satisfied with the work done by Memories Renewed, specifically Chris Fure. Our first project was to scan very old black and white photos and get them onto a DVD. This project was a very quick turnaround and the results were great. We then had Memories Renewed convert all of our family movies, (from assorted tape sizes) to DVDs. Each DVD is clearly labeled for the contents. What a relief to have these memories preserved. Chris also saved all of the projects onto a portable hard drive that we plan to put in the safety deposit box. The cost for this priceless project was very reasonable. We would highly recommend Memories Renewed.
Amy
Plymouth, MN
Chris did an amazing restoration and conversion to digital of VERY OLD family photos. Some of these photos were curled and faded from being in a damp basement and we now have beautiful digital photos that we can print or view in online photo galleries. Chris even put up all of our photos on a secure Internet page for us to view! One of the best and easiest transaction ever. Chris (the owner) is a super guy!
David
Edina, MN
I took all of my photos to him (thousands upon thousands), and Chris digitized them for me. This was a fantastic company to work with all-around! Chris is honest, quick, and does a great job overall. He’s efficient and he has a nice business. He really takes a lot of pride in his work and I would highly recommend him!
Cathy
Wayzata, MN
Many thanks! I look forward to sharing the digital images with family – so good to see these pictures again after years in a box!
Betsey
Northfield, MN
We are very impressed and happy. Thank you so much for making this so easy for me! I really appreciate it. I am keeping your info on hand to refer to friends and will come back to you for any future photo needs.
Emily
St. Paul, MN
Thank you for the Memories you provided for us…our Dad (now deceased) is in the film, and it’s the only “movie” we have of him. So this is very special to a lot of people!
Lori
St. Louis Park, MN
Thank you!! I am telling my friends about your fast, wonderful service!
Morgan
Eden Prairie, MN
You are a true professional! I am thrilled with your service and will definitely be referring you to friends and family! You have made our family feel comfortable in putting years of memories in your hands.
Again, thank you for all of your hard work!
Katrina
Plymouth, MN
I am amazed at what you were able to do with those first two photos. Outstanding work!! The rest of the pictures look wonderful too. Thank you so much.
Scott
Rosemount, MN
We had a chance to look at the movies off the hard drive. They are WONDERFUL! and the thumbnails are so helpful. Thank you for making these accessible to us, for doing such a good job, and for getting them done so quickly. Your expert advice and lots of options on how to do the next step of my project is an added bonus.
I want to post raving reviews everywhere – Shout out to everyone – IF YOU HAVE OLD FAMILY VIDEOS GO SEE CHRIS – He’ll take good care of you and treat those videos like the precious, important treasures they are to you. It’s like getting our memories back again – I guess that’s why your “Memories Renewed” is the perfect name.
It’s so nice to find a person with passion for his work and care for his customers, a person who goes the extra mile. I’m so glad I found you.
Julie
Rogers, MN
Absolutely great to work with. Fast and great quality. Highly recommended.
Charley
Minneapolis, MN
I’m really pleased with the quality of your work Chris, It’s a great comfort to know it’s done right and I won’t ever have to worry about it again! Thanks!
James
Hopkinton, MA
The photos you scanned and touched up are fabulous. There was one photo that I hadn’t even noticed before that you brought back from the dead and I literally was able to see it for the first time. Thank you for providing such an important service. I will be hauling up some more photos for you to work your magic on!
Thanks!
Andrea
Rochester, MN
The scans look great and put together in the slideshow using iPhotos Scrapbook feature the whole thing is really fun! I’m glad I had you do this and thanks again for your patience in explaining all of this to me.
Lea
Minneapolis, MN
It has been a pleasure to work with Memories Renewed. Over the last two years we sent three hundred binders and had its 50,000+ photos digitized. A momentous job. Yet all binders were accounted for and we don’t know of even one single photo missing.
Because of the nature of our craft, which is publishing an international magazine, we are constantly in touch with excellent professionals that we can recommend. Over the course of this project we discovered, Chris Fure is one of them.
Kauai Aadheenam
HinduismToday Magazine
Kapaa, Hawaii
It is so fun having those old 8mm films in digital! I showed them to my Aunt and Uncle and they almost died of nostalgia! Thanks again!
Sophia
Minneapolis, MN
Thank you, Chris, for the awesome work you do. The photos of my grandma turned out beautifully, and we are excited to celebrate her 100th birthday on Thanksgiving Day!
Lora
White Bear Township, MN
Thank you very much for all the work you have done for me. It will give me something to do and many good memories in my old age! You do an excellent job and I hope you have been and continue to be successful.
Sigmon
LaCrescenta, CA
I wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying my father’s slides that you scanned for me. I am thrilled with the quality of your work! Every day I am doing something with them; viewing a section of the slides, changing the background on my computer to another favorite slide and re-living the moments that I shared with my wonderful parents. Thank you for your conscientious work. Both Tom and I will be so happy to recommend you to family and friends.
Liz
Minneapolis, MN
I just finished looking at the pictures online. All I can say is Thank You. They turned out wonderful. I can’t wait to show my parents who are 84 and 86 pictures they haven’t seen in years. They will be delighted. Again, thank you so much. By the way, when I have some time, my next project will be old photographs on a DVD.
Diane
Elkhorn, NE
Thanks for the fantastic job! Now we can finally get rid of those slide carousels!
Nicole
Minneapolis, MN
THANK YOU!!!! The photos are amazing! You did such a nice job. WOW! It is so great to have all those photos in one place. Thanks again. I’ll be in touch with more memories for you to renew!!!
Cathy
Minneapolis, MN
The slides look great! Thank you so much for doing this so quickly. I really like what you did. I feel as if I’ve gotten back some of my past.
Elizabeth
Minneapolis, MN
Thanks for the great work on my slides. The quality of the images far exceeded my expectations. I have been telling others at work about your service. Thanks again for the great work.
Pat
Loretto, MN
Thank you. It’s nice to deal with a company that is quick and efficient. Looking forward to seeing the files next week. I’ve got another load of images I need to send to you in the next couple of weeks. I’ll start putting that together. Thanks again!
Steve
Malborough, MA
All I can say is WOW! You have done a fantastic job with the negatives. It brought tears to my eyes.
Peter
Charleston, SC
Bringing up all the pictures on the PC. It is wonderful the way you have them set up on the computer. I sent a lot of pictures to my Brother, and very easy to send via e-mail. Very happy with your work, and looking forward to sending more pictures to have processed in the future. Thanks again.
Denny
Clarksville, AR
The jpg images you created from our old slides turned out great! My Mom and Dad loved their Christmas present. Thanks again!
Kevin
Minneapolis, MN
Received the package yesterday. You are to be congratulated on the quality of your work. I will not have to think twice to use your service again.
Sincerely,
Jerry
Payette, ID
Everything you’ve done has been fantastic, thank you so much!! Please let me know how much I owe you! Thank you for working with my assistant when it just became overwhelming for me- this was all just perfect!!! I look forward to working with you again.
Deborah
Los Angeles, CA
I just wanted you to know how happy I am with how the slides turned out. I’ve been having great fun looking at them all again. They are so clear and the color is greatly improved on so many of them. I’ve been e-mailing a few choice selections to my family over the past few days and everyone is thrilled. I’m currently working on a short Easter montage, set to Gene Autry singing ‘Here comes Peter Cottontail’, for our Easter gathering. What fun! Thanks for your help in this.
Beth
Rogers, MN
The slides arrived Wed. in perfect condition. They look SO cool!! My schedule has not allowed me to see them yet, but I am hoping to watch the DVD sometime today to preview it before our big sibling shindig on Sat. the 26th! I have sent payment by Paypal, you should probably have notice of it by now. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this. You must know how thrilled I am to have these pictures preserved. We are all so grateful. I’ll call if I have any questions about the CDs, how to download them or whatever. Thanks again!
Laurie
Benton Harbor, MI
The CD and DVD’s arrived and are just wonderful. I’m very impressed with how much improvement you made on the earliest pictures. My husband and I are thinking about all the other things we would like done by you…you’ll be hearing from us. Thank you so much. You can be sure we will tell everyone about our great “find” in using you.
Karen
Wayland, MA
Just opened my packet – everything is wonderful! I can’t thank you enough. They are better than expected and easily downloaded to my computer. I’m sending payment through PayPal right now. Thanks again.
Megan
Medford Lakes, NJ