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Converting Microfiche to PDF

November 2, 2011
Converting Microfiche to PDF

Converting microfiche to PDF is most easily accomplished via a microfiche scanner. There are many different types of microfiche scanners made by various manufacturers and distributed by different resellers. Each type of microfiche machine has different quality settings. Using a flatbed scanner or photo camera is out of the question. Buying a microfiche scanner...

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What Are Microfilm Scanning Services?

October 20, 2011
What Are Microfilm Scanning Services?

At the most basic level, microfilm scanning services refers to digitizing roll film. In other words, it is the transfer from analog media to digital format. To break it down even further, it is roll film to tiff, pdf, jpeg, or other image format. The two types of roll film are 16mm and 35mm,...

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16mm Cartridge Microfilm Conversion

September 30, 2011
16mm Cartridge Microfilm Conversion

Microfilm conversion is pretty much a catch all phrase that describes transferring roll film to digital image, such as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. Most people visualize roll film as being like small versions of movie film in a mini-spool. Although the bulk of roll film is indeed like that, reels can also be...

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Microfilm Conversion Steps: How To Start the Process

September 29, 2011
Microfilm Conversion Steps: How To Start the Process

Getting Your Microfilm Conversion Started Identify the media for microfilm conversion. Roll film can be 16mm and 35mm. You can measure the width of the film to determine this. 16mm can be on spools or cartridges, while there are no 35mm cartridges. Roll film is not microfiche (small flat cards), aperture cards (PC cards...

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Florida Aperture Card Scanning

September 22, 2011
Florida Aperture Card Scanning

Aperture card scanning is the process of digitizing PC cards that contain a rectangular cutout with film pasted in it. Generation Imaging is a Florida aperture card scanning solution, although we accept aperture card scanning projects from all over the world. A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, PC cards containing microfilm...

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Computer Output Microfilm

September 17, 2011
Computer Output Microfilm

Computer Output Microfilm is the rarest of 16mm roll film types (ironically Computer Output Microfilm is a very popular form of microfiche). Because of the nature of most COM reels not having regular edges like normal 16mm roll film, converting COM rolls into digital image can be quite a challenge. Thankfully, Generation Imaging has tons...

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Microfiche Scanning for Vehicle Manuals

September 12, 2011
Microfiche Scanning for Vehicle Manuals

Microfiche scanning is a technique to digitize analog fiche that contain owner manuals, parts manuals, repair manuals, and technical manuals for various vehicles, such as motorcycles, automobiles, snowmobiles, trucks, SUVs, vans, and others to digital image. If you are a mechanic, hobbyist, owner, or researcher you may have noticed that getting manufacturer’s manuals for...

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Convert Microfiche to PDF

August 25, 2011
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...

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How to Scan Genealogical Records

May 18, 2010
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,...

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Genealogy Microfiche Scanning: Small Volume Microfiche Digitizing

April 26, 2010

Many microfilm scanning service bureaus overcharge ($250) for converting a few microfiche cards to digital image (PDF or TIFF). But let’s say you are a genealogy researcher, mechanic trying to read motorcycle parts microfiche,  or a small engineering firm that has a handful of microfiche to be digitized? What to do when you get...

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Need to Scan Microfiche (Just One or a Batch?)

April 26, 2010
Need to Scan Microfiche (Just One or a Batch?)

Do you have a genealogical microfiche, a motorcycle manual on step-and-repeat, or accounting COM fiche? Perhaps you have a historical microfiche sheet containing engineering drawings or want to digitize your military records? Whatever the case may be, Generation Imaging can help you view the microfiche images on your computer by converting them into digital...

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