Flexible Microfilm Scanning Services at Scanning360

Microfilm Scanning Service has become more affordable thanks to a unique combination of reliable business model and development plan structures offered by Scanning360. Most microfilm scanning services offer one solution for all. This method worked well in past times but many customers are finding it difficult in today’s economy. Our team of experts has identified various key factors that may enable just about everyone, the opportunity to make their microfilm to digital conversion a reality. A good way to explain this concepts is by illustrating some examples of how Scanning360 has been able to solve financial issues for our clients.

One of our customer had a large collection of newspaper articles as part a local community library. Needless to say, they did not have the funds required for a complete microfilm to digital conversion. In fact, the library had been trying to budget for the microfilm conversion to digital for years and where no better prepared now than in day one. The problem was that the the cost of the complete microfilm scanning service was always way higher than the available funds. Scanning360 offered a solution that made sense. We broke down the collection of microfilm into manageable chunks that the library could afford each quarter, and kept the price low. In addition, the library was given the opportunity to delay the process when needed. The extra breathing room made the difference and made a very happy customer. When others microfilm scanning service companies rejected the project, Scanning360 was there to help.

In another case, our customer had a large collection of sports magazines dating back to the early 1900′s all on 35mm microfilm. He had been trying to negotiate a workable microfilm scanning service price for the collection but was never able to reach a sensible solution. The customer needed part of the collection on line, but about half of the collection was to be digitized at a slower pace and as needed. Typically, a microfiche conversion to digital is best priced when digitized all at once, and is much more expensive if scanned on-demand. Scanning360 worked out a process flow where the fastest digital microfilm scanners where used for the large group, and a slower digital microfilm scanner was dedicated to the on-demand portion. Various processes were needed to optimize the on-demand microfilm to digital conversion and keep the price within limits. Not only was the microfilm scanning service a success, but our customer was able to introduce additional services that were made possible due to our expedient response.

If you are looking for an innovated solution to your microfilm to digital conversion, contact scanning360. Sometimes the best solution is not the fastest, but is one that meets all of the customers needs.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Types of Microfilm Scanning Services

Microfilm scanning services have many components and options. In addition to straight 16mm and 35mm roll film conversions, microfilm scanning services also include:

Quality control. Generation Imaging practices four phases of quality control: at the scanner operator level, a post-scanning audit, an intense quality control, and a final media check.

Indexing. The sky is the limit when it comes to naming images at Generation Imaging. Using proprietary software designed by Dan Gandul and Damian Hospital, and coded by a programmer who has over 10 years experience in the micrographics industry, your images can be outputted in any format. From breaking rolls by start pages or data entry by names, SSN, drawing numbers, dates, or account numbers, anything is possible. G.I.’s indexing program has multiple modules, including a QC program, which enables the modification of individual images.

OCR (Object Character Recognition). Using propriety OCR software, Generation Imaging can create OCR searchable PDFs, text files, or spreadsheets with the extracted data. Recommended settings: 300 DPI for typed text.

Image processing. From autocropping to duplex image splitting to quality enhancements to changing file formats, a microfilm scanning services company must offer all in one solutions.

Output. CD, DVD, USB stick, USB external drive, FTP, or filesharing are all possibilities.

If you require microfilm scanning services of any kind, please contact Generation Imaging for an estimate. Information needed: how many reels, their type, how many frames are on a reel on the average, file format, naming, and any optional processes. It’s okay if you don’t have detailed preferences:  Generation Imaging can help you decide which microfilm scanning services are best for you.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

35mm and 16mm Microfilm Scanning Services

Generation Imaging’s microfilm scanning services utilize the NextScan equipment – which is known as the very best roll film conversion devices on the planet. NextScan, and American company, was founded by former Sunrise Imaging employees and created innovative ribbon scanning software. This procedure ensures that a 16mm or 35mm roll of film is scanned in its complete form (including all of the spaces between frames).

Microfilm scanning services includes quality assurance. The quality control audit is carried out by a human operator. Compare this method to non-ribbon scanning, and you can see that non-ribbon scanning results in nightmare situations of skipped frames and cut-offs.

35mm microfilm scanning services: 35mm rolls usually contain blueprints, newspapers, architectural drawings, and engineering diagrams, although any time of document can be found on a 35mm roll. For example, 35mm reels are used for archiving historic documents and some deed records.

16mm microfilm scanning services.  16mm rolls can be in lengths of 100 feet or less or varieties that are double that length. Generally speaking, 16mm is width used for standard office-sized 8.5 x 11 inches (aka A4 documents).  16mm roll film can also contain checks, pay stubs, time cards, and driver’s licenses. Obviously, these frames are small, especially with duplex and duo 16mm rolls.  Spools of 16mm roll film can be enclosed in cartridges or in cardboard or metal boxes.

Please contact Generation Imaging for a microfilm scanning services price quote or for more information about the company. Daniel Gandul and Damian Hospital stand ready to assist you with your roll film project, no matter what the size is.

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A Microfiche Machine That Creates Digital Files

A microfiche machine can be described as a tool to view information from microfiche cards. One type of microfiche machine works by means of projection. In fact a microfiche viewer does exactly that. You place one microfiche cards under a glass, and a light bulb helps project the information to a screen in from of the microfiche machine. This magnified projection is large enough for you to be able to read the information.

Another type of microfiche machine called a microfiche scanner, will also work towards making the information readable, but instead of a projection process, this microfiche machine works by scanning the microfiche card and creating a digital image of each document in the microfiche card.

There are many advantages for using this scanning microfiche machine. For example, if you have the images digitized with the scanning microfiche machine and store the images on your computer, then you can view the information as many times as you want without having to touch the microfiche cards again. Images created with this microfiche machine can be sent a picture files, over the internet and can also be shared over a network.

Many organizations that store their data in microfiche cards, are required to use viewing microfiche machines and spend lots of time and effort maintaining and protecting the microfiche inventory, as well as  trying to keep them from getting scratched or lost. A microfiche machine that digitizes the microfiche cards work wonders in solving all of these problem.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Your Microfilm Scanning Company Is Available Today

This is the best time of the year to scan your microfilm. Generation Imaging is the scanning company that provides microfilm scanning services at reduced prices. There are times during the year when we get super busy and our scanning resources are at capacity. If you have been planning to convert you microfilm to digital, our scanning company can make room for your scanning project before the year ends. Our scanning company works around the clock to meet all of our customers needs and we have completed many of our projects. This is an opportunity for you to schedule your microfilm conversion with our scanning company.

The production manager at our scanning company has about a dozen projects penciled in but no real commitment to start as of now. This can change at a moments time and as always, there is no way to tell what tomorrow will bring. My recommendation is to call and reserve your spot as soon as you can. Topically, our scanning company will get busy near the end of the year. This is due to budgetary reasons]  and customers wanting to use the funding that was allocated for the project within the fiscal year. Our scanning company anticipates this process to start soon.

Our scanning company will guarantee you a priority spot in the production line if you notify us. Our goal is to keep our commitments to you. Therefore, we will not over-commit.  First come works well for our scanning company and makes it fair to our customers also. We do understand that last minute needs are part of the system. Our scanning company has the capacity to adjust to some degree, to meet your last minute need, but is best to schedule with time.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Information About Slide Scanning

Slide scanning is a term that describes the digitization of small slides to images. Although Generation Imaging’s core business is powered by microfilm scanning and microfiche scanning, we also do offer slide scanning services. So if you have done business with us you can trust us to take care of any color slide projects you may come across.

We can create high quality JPEGs, PDFs, TIFFs, or PNGs and name the images however you’d like.

Why use Generation Imaging instead of buying slide scanners on your own? Slide scanning is a very labor intensive process, and more than likely you will not be needing the slide scanners after your project has completed. The employees at Generation Imaging has tackled many slide scanning jobs over these last few decades, thus we can identify and overcome issues quickly.

In addition to slide digitizing, Generation Imaging can also convert your film negatives and photographs. If you simply don’t have the time or equipment to digitize slides, negatives, or photos, you may want to consider getting professional slide scanning services from Generation Imaging.

All photos and slides can be full color or greyscale. Why scan slides or photos? It’s a great way to preserve and archive media. You can put the images online and share them. You can easily copy and print them.

Many slides can contain vacation trips, magazine covers, sports photos, and almost anything that could have been captured using a camera.

Contact Generation Imaging for your slide scanning price quote today.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Scanning Company Saves Microfilm Records

Libraries do book sales all the time. These sales are not always limited to books though. They can include other stuff such as microfilm. If you are interested in information that is on microfilm but don’t know how to use it, this information can help you. A microfilm scanning company can take the microfilm and scan it for you. The scanning company needs to be equipped with microfilm scanning equipment and you need to get the microfilm to them. Our scanning company, for example, can transfer microfilm to digital images in one day.

When you get your microfilm, make sure you don’t scratch it. The information on the microfilm can come off if you don’t handle it with care. The scanning company knows how to handle the microfilm to protect the information. Once scanned, the scanning company will return the microfilm and a CD with the images. You can copy them to your computer where you can view them like any other picture. For  more information about what a scanning company can do for you, visit our information site.

Another option some people take is to check the microfilm from the library and send it to a reputable scanning company. If the microfilm you need is not for sale and the library is able to release it to you, you can send it to our scanning company and we will digitize the microfilm in time for you to return it. If you have some special requirements, call a rep. at our scanning company for free information.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

16mm Microfilm Conversion Pricing

The cost of getting a 16mm microfilm conversion project has decreased since the 1990s, due to faster scanner technology and increased competition. However the price of buying a 16mm roll film scanner has not decreased, so organizations still looking for a microfilm conversion solution prefer scanning service bureaus.

Why? Well, undertaking a microfilm conversion project involves buying heavy duty equipment, paying for maintenance, hiring or training labor, learning everything from scratch, creating new space in your office or getting a new office, and creating a new production workflow. In other words, a microfilm conversion is not something that an organization could just jump into by itself, and an organization must be understand what goes into one.

The most efficient way is to outsource the microfilm conversion to a scanning bureau like Generation Imaging, because it is hands-off, and the microfilm conversion price is not expensive.

Information about 16mm Roll Film

-16mm roll film has no enforceable standards in terms of how many images are contained on it. They are usually around 200 feet or 100 feet. On the average a 16mm roll film contains about 2,000 frames, although they can hold anywhere from just 1 image to over 20,000 duplex images.

- The nature of 16mm is more versatile than 35m roll film. 16mm can be duplex (two frames in one), duo, barcodes, and blipped. Duo roll film uses both sides of the film to contain more images, starting at one side and wrapping around at the end of the film and working its way back to the beginning, like a snake. Blips are small markers that group frames by document start pages. Barcodes contain computer data, and are used like advanced blips.

Contact Generation Imaging for a microfilm conversion price quote.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Microfilm Conversion

A microfilm conversion is another term for microfilm scanning, roll film scanning, and microfilm digitizing. Using a roll film scanner, 16mm or 35mm roll film is transferred from analog to digital. The scanner must be set up to blow the small frame back up to its original document size. Therefore the scanner operator must know the reduction ratio (similar to aspect ratio). Some scanners have auto-detect reduction ratio parameters, but nothing beats the careful supervision and instincts of an experienced scanner operator.

The other factors that a scanner operator must consider with a roll film conversion are frame detection parameters, quality settings, and output naming conventions. Each element requires a combination of technical skill, experience, and creativity. If the detection settings are not properly configured, the microfilm conversion would result in missing images and cut-off images. If the quality settings are not carefully created, the resulting images may be blurry, out of focus, too dark, too light, plugged, or improperly sized. Finally, incorrect scanner output naming settings will ruin the final product by misnaming the files, putting them out of order, or not meeting the client’s specification.

Generation Imaging has the experience, latest technology, and talent to perform any microfilm conversion project that comes our way. No microfilm conversion is too big or too small for us to process. The employees at Generation Imaging have performed thousands of microfilm conversion jobs over the decades, and know the correct way to set up and monitor the scanners. Contact us today for your microfilm conversion quote.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Is your Microfilm A Candidate For Records Scanning?

Records scanning can be the solution a a number of issues with your microfilm or microfilm system. To determine if your microfilm will benefit from a records scanning process, you can look at these three factors: First try to determine the age of the microfilm. Second, evaluate the frequency of use of the microfilm. And third, figure out if the value gain from internal and external customer service. Records scanning will improve all these areas.

Lets look at how records scanning will help each one of these areas in more detail. The age of the microfilm is a very important factor because of the potential of data lose. Microfilm can undergo a decomposition process where it will become dry and brittle. Records scanning should be considered way before this begins to happen. If you sense any smell from your microfilm, this could be the beginning stages of decomposition and you may want to talk to an export about records scanning.

The frequency of use of the microfilm can also be an important factor. Excessive use and improper handling can lead to scratches on the microfilm that may contribute to lose of data. Records scanning before the film is scratched is essential to capture all the information. Records scanning can also help reduce the time wasted from spooling and winding rolls of microfilm.

Records scanning is also noticeable in streamlining the process of storing and retrieving information. This will directly impact the service level to internal and external customers. Records scanning will allow for a completely automated system. For companies that want to improve customer satisfaction, records scanning will allow you to find information at a much faster rate. Records scanning will also allow you to share information without limitation to a roll of microfilm.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC