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Microfilm Scanning and Microfilm Archiving

We all know that paper documents really can't stand the test of time. Many government agencies and state counties have laws that make preserving important documents on microfilm. Independent organizations and businesses with high volume paper see the need to create microfilm from paper documents, for two three major reasons:

• A roll of film (which can store thousands of documents) obviously takes up much less room than paper, rand reduces storage space needs by 95%.
• If stored and handled correctly, microfilm can last up to 500 years, and can be duplicated as well.
• Using a microfilm viewer or microfilm reader, agencies can search for records easier.

That being said, microfilm scanning (digitizing the microfilm images) has been the way to go since the mid-1990's. Now you can store millions of documents on a hard drive. They can be PDFs, JPEGS, TIFFS, or any type of image you can work with.

Of course, buying a $100,000 scanner and knowing how to operate is out of the question. If you need a microfilm scanning job or a paper document to film job, you have to find a competent company, like Advanced Imaging Solutions- The Microfilm Depot.

Labels: Microfilm Scanning

posted by DamianHospital @ Monday, June 30, 2008