PhotoGraphic Specialties currently uses Photoshop CS3 to create 35mm slides from either Windows or Mac Encapsulated Postscript files.

EPS files are vector files, and we have to convert them to flattened, RGB Photoshop files so that we can image them. Since they are vector files, we can rasterize them at any dpi desired; you can have extremely sharp slides output at 8K with superb detail or the standard 4K slides. The conversion, flattening, and checking for correct format requires an extra charge of $5.00 per file.

If you create a portrait (vertical) image, it will be automatically rotated to fill the 35mm slide, and you can rotate your returned 35mm slide to obtain the portrait image. Alternatively, you may request additional black or white background be added to the left and right sides to keep your image vertical in a horizontal slide.

To send a Mac file, you may want to use Stuffit (from Aladdin Systems) to produce a .sit file instead of a .zip file, if you want to compress your image.

Photographic Specialties is no longer producing slides and transparencies. I have been self-employed for 35 years, but looking forward to retirement since my wife died five years ago. With the decline of conventional photography and the recent recession, the availability of film and chemicals as well as the volume of work has declined to such an extent that it is no longer possible to have fresh chemicals to develop film. I hope that if you still need conventional slides and transparencies, you will be able to find someone who can produce them for you. Thank you for your orders over the years.