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

Florida Microfilm Scanning Services

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Microfilm Scanning And OCR Rescues Researchers

News articles describing modern time libraries talk about the roll they serve in today’s technological advanced age. The roll microfilm scanning serves is significant but is sometimes misunderstood. While libraries consider that they meet the needs of most people, there are advantages that will inevitably create a demand for further advancements. This includes microfilm scanning and OCR processing. The common thought is that regardless of technological advancements, people still like to read something they can hold on to, like a book.

While this may be true in some cases, and I happen to like reading a hard copy book in certain occasions, most of the time people just need to get information, and they want to get it as fast as possible. Here is where microfilm scanning helps. When it comes to searching for information, whether

a student researching for homework information, or a historian searching or a genealogical research looking for ancestors, they do not what to waste time reading books. Instead, they want the fastest way to specific information. Here is where OCR and microfilm scanning can really be beneficial.

OCR is the process of creating a text version of an image after microfilm scanning or some other image. Microfilm scanning takes microfilm and creates plain images like Jpeg. But you need OCR to facilitate quick searches. Imaging you are looking for a persons name within a book. What page? And How often does it appear? With microfilm scanning and OCR, you could just type the name in the computer and have the software find it for you.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Microfilm Scanning Joins Efforts With Libraries

Microfilm scanning saves the day for another library. A library in Tennessee that holds records dating back to the 1800′s took the step of microfilm scanning their microfilm containing a collection of records, that will allow them to make the information available on line. The microfilm scanning was followed up with OCR to enable text searching on the images.

A recent news article published on the internet outlines a movement by government to fund microfilm scanning conversion of library records. The microfilm scanning will be necessary to digitize all records that currently exist on film only. The goal is to allow online access to all this information making it easier for users to access the information and at the same time, reducing space and labor related to the maintenance of a microfilm system. In most cases, libraries are requesting a high resolution and gray scale microfilm conversion to make sure that data is not lost during the scanning process.

The OCR that follows the microfilm scanning process adds a great deal of value to the digital images. Before OCR, the images are just a digital picture of the documents. You could view the images and read the information on a computer screen and move around to look at other images. But with the OCR, the microfilm scanning project has much more functionality. This is due to the ability to electronically search for information within the image. This added feature reduces time and enhances the ability to find more information.

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Convert Microfiche to PDF

Thanks to the beauty of the internet, it has never been easier to finding a solution to convert microfiche to PDF. Damian Hospital and Dan Gandul have decades of experience with microfiche scanning and through the use of the internet can reach out to more people who need to convert microfiche to digital image (PDF, TIFF, or JPEG). Generation Imaging provides wholesale pricing and very low flat rate fees if you just have a handful of fiche or even for just one card.

Some potential clients are hesitant to send out their fiche in the mail, but Generation Imaging has never had a shipping mishap and your media is secure at G.I.’s office in Davie, Florida. Generation Imaging prides itself on meeting deadlines and its internal quality control methods. If you want to convert microfiche to PDF, you can rest assured your fiche are in capable hands. You can join other satisfied clients: Generation Imaging Testimonials.

The cost to convert microfiche to PDF, TIFF, or JPEG depends on the volume (number of cards + number of frames on the cards) and if there are any indexing parameters or image enhancements/processing (such as OCR- Object Character Recognition).

Generation Imaging does not engage in any “bait and switch” tactics, scanning subcontracting, overhype our capabilities to convert microfiche, or lies about due dates. If anything changes during the scanning process (like if the fiche wasn’t as described or some fiche were of a lower quality than the initial test) you would be notified immediately.

The final product can be of any format or filing system you’d like. When we convert microfiche, we can create single page images or multi-page images. Images can be scanned at any DPI resolution. Folders can be named however you’d like.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Microfilm Scanning Price and Microfiche Scanning Cost

If you are looking for microfilm scanning or scanning microfiche cards at a very low price, the timing could not be better. The cost associated with the conversion of microfiche and microfilm records is now less expensive, and Generation Imaging is the forerunner to make digital images at wholesale prices This means that all the cost savings associated with all of our microfilm scanning and microfiche scanning will be passed on to you. Your microfilm and your microfiche projects that have been hindered by cost can now be realized at a very low price. And if you are a reseller, you already understand that your profit line will sky rocket. Instead of been affected by the economy, it is even easier for you to profit more than ever have before.

Not all business have been able to adjust to the economy. Some companies were forced to increase the price of their services to cope with the economy. The changes have not all been easy to make. Some changes that result in favor of consumer satisfaction often end up helping all parties. Microfilm scanning and microfiche scanning, in addition to document conversion, is no different. Take care of your microfilm conversion now and save a lot of money at the same time. Speedy delivery of quality work at the lowest possible fees is what we can do for your microfilm scanning project.

Generation Imaging is pleased to inform you that during this summer for a limited time we will be providing additional discounted prices for microfilm conversion and microfiche scanning.

For example, qualified 16mm microfilm scanning projects can be performed for as low as $0.0075 per image. We have similiar savings for other types of film such as 35mm roll film, 16mm jacketed fiche, COM fiche, and step-and-repeat cards.

Generation Imaging has a nice low minimum fee for very small projects for researchers, hobbyists, and resellers that only have a handful of microfilm reels or one batch of microfiche.

Please check out Generation Imaging summer sales coupon, and send us your quote. Even if you may not require a microfiche or microfilm scanning quote right now, you can take rain check.

Also, if you even have any questions or need some help with landing a project, we can always assist you. Even if you have your own scanning capabilities, it doesn’t hurt to subcontract to us to beat a deadline or save on labor costs. If you are currently using another vendor, all we ask for is an opportunity to provide our services.

We look forward to partnering with you with various services such as:

• microfilm scanning
• microfiche scanning
• aperture card scanning
• microfilming
• archive writing
• Florida document scanning
• high volume color slides
• data entry and indexing
• image processing (PDF, TIFF, high quality OCR conversions)
• Paper blowbacks (printing)
• barcode extraction

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Convert Microfilm to Digital Images: Military Records

A 16mm roll film

Military records for public search can be available for you today. Did you know public archives contain historical records that can help you find valuable information concerning your past? The National Archives system has plenty of historical information on previous military activities we well. If you are interested in finding information about you or someone you know, you can research some of these archive systems or contact us for more information.

If you find historical records in the system, you can request a copy of the records for yourself. There is an enormous amount of military records kept on microfilm rolls. After you purchase the microfilm copy from the government agency, library, or independent company, we can transfer your military records to a digital image by scanning the microfilm. An advantage of microfilm scanning is that you can then store the images on a computer to find information and print records. It can be many times easier to read information from a digital image than from a microfilm roll.

After the information on microfilm is digitized, we can also OCR the images for you. OCR means Object Character Recognition. OCR will allow you to search for some specific information that is on the military records by using the search option that is available on all free PDF viewers. You may be looking for one specific name within a document that contains hundreds of other names, either way an OCR’ed PDF document allows to do a search to find the name you want.

Generation Imaging specializes in digitizing 16mm microfilm and 35mm microfilm. Many military records that you can get on roll film can be scanned and converted to digital format, like TIFF, PDF, or JPEG. We are geared up to perform this microfilm conversion method for you. If you have military records or any other type of record or information kept on any type of microfilm, contact us for a microfilm conversion. We can digitize your military records and OCR the images using state of the art equipment. Let us know if we can help you locate the records you are interested in.

You may be interested in one or more of the records stored in the archive system. You may be interested in locating information about an event you participated in and we may be able to assist you in the process. Send us the roll film and we will create a final product on a CD, DVD, or FTP. You can then store the historical information on your computer, make copies, e-mail the images, use them for a court case, print a book, or whatever you’d like.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

How to Scan Genealogical Records

Converting genealogical microfiche to PDF- it is easier now that in the past to find information about your ancestors. You can locate organizations that collect and provide genealogical information for you to research. However historical records are not always easy to get to. Many historical records and vital records like birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificate, and divorce records, are stored in a non digital format. Contact us for all your needs in converting your genealogical records from their original format to an up-to-date digital format, such as PDF, TIFF, or JPEG.

Most of us like to have more information about our ancestry and to know more about our own history. Building a family tree used to be limited to the information passes down from older relatives. Many people have spend countless number of hours gathering information to build their own family tree. But many times these information was very limited in-spite of their efforts. Companies that offer genealogical records to individuals that are looking for family history are looking for ways to provide more information for you. At Generation Imaging, we are experts at converting all types of microfiche records to digital format. In addition, we can perform OCR and create searchable PDF files. The advantage of a searchable PDF is that you can type a name into the computer, and the system will locate the name on the image for you. At Generation Imaging, we can help automate your genealogical microfiche records system by providing records scanning from your existing hard copy format. Genealogical research institution are becoming increasingly automated.

Contacting us for your microfilm or document conversion needs is easy. Generation Imaging is equipped to quickly and efficiently convert your genealogical records for you. Vital records often require special handling and care to preserve the integrity of old documents. We use the best equipment for the job. Our experience converting different types of microfiche such as 16mm microfiche, 35mm microfiche, step-and-repeat microfiche, microfiche jackets, COM fiche, old microfiche, and rewritable fiche is unmatched.

If you have millions of vital records that need to be digitized, or if you just a few microfiche cards, we can help you decide the best way to digitize the images, and we can provide you with the best options for you historical records.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Digitize aperture cards to PDF

Digitizing aperture cards has become standard practice for nuclear power plants or energy municipalities. Converting aperture cards to PDF or TIFF and linking the digital images to an Access database, custom made Excel form, or CSV file is a very efficient way of organizing your data.

Scanning aperture cards and creating a database is a specialized service and many power plants must outsource aperture card scanning. Another factor is how the indexing data can be extracted. More than likely the hollerith code data can be read or OCR’ed. Otherwise the data must be keyed manually from the headers or the images themselves.  Please contact us for an aperture card scanning quote.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC

Convert microfilm to image

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. If you have any microfilm scanning questions or needs feel free to drop us a line, and we will be more than happy to give you a microfilm conversion price quote.  Using the best microfilm scanners, This scanning company digital imaging processes include microfilm scanning services, microfiche scanning, aperture card conversion, document imaging, OCR, and more.Copyright G.I. Partners, LLC