Microfilm Scanning, Microfiche Scanning and Electronic Conversion Service
Microfilm Scanning, Microfiche Scanning and Conversion Service
Pearl Scan's Microfilm scanning and Microfiche scanning bureau service specialises in all types of Microfilm scanning such as 16mm roll (contains A4 documents) and 35mm roll (can also contain larger size drawings/plans), Microfiche scanning such as COM fiche and COMBI fiche slides and also Aperture card scanning services;
If your scanning requirement is to scan the following microfilm/microfiche:
- Microfiche (16mm & 35mm)
- COMBI Microfiche (combination of A4 and plans)
- COM fiche (computer output to microfiche)
- Microfilm Roll (16mm or 35mm)
- Microfilm in Cartridges
- Aperture Cards (Microfilm in a single card, hollerith punched or non hollerith)
Pearl Scan can help your organisation with its scanning and electronic archiving, in the most suitable and cost-effective way for digitising any dated media storage format such as microfilm and microfiche which can be difficult and time consuming using a reader to retrieve documents in this format. It is always useful to check this link beforehand to ensure you know exactly what film based media you have.
Microfilm Scanning
The microfilm scanning process depends on the nature of your requirements and the type of microfilm or microfiche you have. By assessing the main purpose of your microfilm conversion to electronic format we can offer the right, cost effective service to suit your needs. For example, if you have a set of microfiche slides which you currently view using the microfilm or microfiche reader but feel that it is very time consuming then our microfiche scanning to CD service can fulfil your quick retrieval requirements. On the other hand, if you have a large archive of microfilms which contain archived records that need to be accessed frequently by different departments then our microfilm scanning and conversion to an electronic library of fully indexed and text searchable files would be ideal for this scenario.
The final scanned images (if originally microfilmed to a good standard) will be of the same high quality as the original documents. If some of that quality is lost we can apply our image enhancement techniques to these scanned files to try and improve the final scanned image as much as possible.
This type of film media storage can be risky in today's data sensitive world which is why microfilm scanning and microfiche scanning is now becoming a regular practice in businesses with many organisations jumping on-board to have their data electronically backed up long term, making them safe from loss or damage.
Microfilm/microfiche Scanning and Indexing Process
Further to the microfilm scanning and microfiche scanning process, all the scanned documents or drawings can be indexed conveniently for a fast and efficient document search and retrieval. For example, if required we can index your scanned microfilm or microfiche electronic files by the following categories as well as including fully text searchable PDF files.
- Film Reference Number
- Name, Surname
- Drawing Number / Part Name
- Title
- Date
File indexing helps users to identify and search for files using different categories listed above. Scanned microfilm and microfiche images can also be converted using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to text editable formats such as, Microsoft Word, Excel or CSV format and searchable PDF. This technique is very useful for companies who are in the Research, Legal, Pharmaceutical and Editorial fields.
Free Search, View, Print and e-mail Software!
To make the conversion process seamless for easy retrieval, we can also supply our FREE file search software on a CD as a part of our microfilm and microfiche scanning service to all our clients, so all you need to access your files is a PC.
Our file retrieval software is very user-friendly and is especially written for non-technical users. Once you receive the disk, simply insert it in your CD-ROM, a file retrieval window will appear on your screen, all you need to do is simply type in the file name or reference number you require and within seconds that specific file will be found and displayed on your screen. You can then view, print, share or e-mail and distribute the electronic files with great ease!
For further information on Pearl Scan's microfiche scanning and microfilm scanning solutions, please contact us:
Tel: 0161 832 7991
E-mail: sales@pearl-scan.co.uk
