Photo Groups and Tags
Photo Groups is an optional paid add-on for your order.
With our Photo Groups add-on, you can organize your photos with bags or rubber bands and we will keep your organization digitally!
When scanning we will separate photos into digital folders for each group. This is perfect for keeping years or events separate and organized. These folders will appear on both your USB thumb drive and Cloud photos.
As a bonus, we also use the group title to add Locations and Dates to your new digital photos.
While grouping does keep similar photos together, we still cannot guarantee the order of photos inside those groups.
Group Requirements
Groups that do not follow these guidelines may be skipped or combined.
- Each group must be at least 60 photos (about a 1/2 inch stack).
- Photos inside each group must be sorted by size, from smallest to largest.
- Each group must be separated with a Title written on the bag, a sticky note, or index card.
Title Requirements
- Title Cards must be on the top of each separate stack.
- Titles can anything, from "A" to "bag 1" to "Mary's Wedding 1992".
- If handwritten, please print legibly and not in cursive.
- We will convert titles to UPPERCASE for compatibility.
- Titles cannot be longer than 30 characters.
- Forward slashes '/' will be replaced with a dash character '-'.
- You can have several bags with the same group title.
- All groups with the same title will be combined digitally (there is no need to add Part 1 unless you prefer it). This is perfect for large groups that won't fit in the same bag.
Photos in Groups still need to follow our photo preparation guidelines. Differently sized photos can be grouped together, we just ask that you stack smaller photos on top.
If there are a handful of Groups that are smaller than 60 photos, that is generally OK. Groups must always be separated by rubber bands, bags, or visible index cards.
Photo Tagging
Just separating your photos is a huge boost to organization, but we also sprinkle in some magic to enhance your Photo Groups. Here is how it works:
- Simple Title Recognition: When we scan a Photo Group, our system reads the title for Date and Location information.
- Let's say you have a Photo Group titled "July 1991 Tampa Reunion".
- Our system understands that 'Tampa, Florida' is the place where the photos were taken and 'July 1991' is the year and month.
- Extended Reverse Scanning: We automatically check the backs of your photos for more handwritten information and add this to the photo's tag. This is great for more exact dates or locations that only apply per-photo.
- Automatic Memory Tagging: We add all these neat details to your digital photos. It's like writing on the back of a printed photo!
- In the example above, your photo would now have a digital tag showing it was taken in Tampa, Florida, in July 1991.
This process makes it easier for you to find your photos later. You can look up photos by the place they were taken or the year, just like flipping through an old photo album, but on your computer. It also helps you remember when and where your cherished memories happened.
Photo Group tagging is compatible with most Photo apps, like Apple Photos, Google Photos, and Samsung Gallery.
FAQs
Q: Do I need to purchase Photo Groups for each Cavernous Crate of my order?
A: No, having the Photo Groups add-on applies to your entire order, regardless of how many boxes you have.
Q: How much is Photo Groups?
A: The add-on fee for Photo Groups depends on the service you choose. It's typically a 30% additional charge on top of the base box cost. For our Bring Your Own Box program, Photo Groups is an extra $0.03 per photo.
