Digital scanning and conversion services can create digital images from microfilm or cartridges, commonly from 16mm or 36mm sources. Today’s advanced microfilm scanners can cost-effectively create high-quality representations of a single roll or thousands from archives at a rate of hundreds per day, round the clock, and on location.
Benefits of Microfilm Scanning
While at one time, companies considered microfilm, microfiche, and aperture cards to be a safe method of archiving documents, technology, and reference have changed. These existing documents may be stored in off-site locations that make retrieval and access to important material difficult. A scanning solution easily and affordably captures and verifies this information digitally so it can be conveniently retrieved and managed with referencing tools via a web browser.
Types of Microfilm and Microfiche
Conversion covers a range of medium types, including:
- 16 and 35mm rolls – common lengths are 100 inches and 215 inches, blipped film or un-blipped film.
- Microfiche – conversion covers multiple types, including 16mm, 35mm, jacketed fiche, COM fiche, ultrafiche and step-and-repeat fiche.
- Aperture card – scanning covers various types, including Hollerith Code and Non-Hollerith Code.
Industries Served
- Title Companies
- State and Local Governments
- Credit Unions and Banks
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Commercial
- Federal Government
- Insurance
- Healthcare Facilities and Hospitals
Cataloging Services
Microfiche and microfilm scanning provide a safe and reliable way to store digital images. These documents are also accessible through robust and secure search-engines, creating a more convenient management system while eliminating the need for old microfilm printers and viewers and providing a larger volume of superior imagery.