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Microfilm Scanning
Having created microfilm in the past,
we are well positioned now to convert
this media into electronic format.
We are able to digitize Microfilm, Microfiche and Aperture Cards, both roll film and fiche, in either 16mm or 35mm sizes.
This process allows the data, currently only accessed by ageing and obsolete readers, to be accessed by multiple users from their PC’s, and documents retrieved using our indexing service.

Microfilm Scanning Overview
Many of our clients tell us that although they know we digitize Microfiche, they are often confused as to which format is which, and what precisely can be done in terms of converting these microfilms and microfiche to digital formats, so here is a quick guide to help you:
Please call either Steve or Tim on 0121 486 2020 to arrange for a no obligation sample or site survey. A minimum charge applies to all orders.
 

MICROFICHE

These are postcard size (105mm x 148mm) sheets of plastic that were traditionally used to house computer output information as an alternative to printing out reams of continuous stationery (commonly known as computer printout in its day).
Typically they will hold around 250 'pages' or images on each fiche.
Also, they were often used to house Technical Manuals, of between 60 and 250 image capacity per Microfiche. Prices start from around £1.30 per fiche.
 

MICROFILM JACKETS

Again, postcard size, they look similar to the Microfiche, but are actually 2 sheets of plastic laminated together to form a number of channels to hold up to 60 individual microfilm images of original documents. They were commonly used to store HR Files, Correspondence files, Company House information as well as Accounts documents and other general office filing. Prices can be as low as £0.50 per jacket.
 

MICROFILM

This would be in 'open reel' form, contained within
a flip-top plastic box, or it would be encased within a hard plastic cassette.

In both cases the Microfilm was 16mm wide for Office documents (up to A3 size) and 35mm wide for Microfilms of Drawings (A2, A1, and AO size originals)

The Microfilm was normally 30 meters long and each one had a maximum capacity of 2,500 A4 size documents. This can increase with smaller documents. Prices start from £35.00 per film.
 

APERTURE CARDS

This was a similar size to a standard Microfiche, but held just one Microfilm of a Drawing.

The card itself was used to hold index information about the drawing, typically drawing Number, and perhaps and revision details. Pricing starts from £0.30 per card.

We are also able to index the digital images exactly as the Microfilm original, or in any amount of detail you wish. For the greatest possible ease and speed of information retrieval, we can OCR (Optical Character Recognition) the scanned images which give you a Full Text Search of your information, allowing you to find any word or phrase from thousands of scanned documents.

All of the above formats can easily be converted by us to a variety of digital formats, such as Tif, jpeg or PDF.
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