Cost to scan microfiche
Before you give a price for microfiche scanning, it is important to ask the right questions to your client. Here is a list of microfiche scanning questions:
What type of microfiche needs to be scanned? The different types of microfiche are COM fiche, jacketed fiche, step-and-repeat . You can take a ruler and measure the film width if you are unsure of roll film size.
Do the images need to be indexed? Generally clients just need virtual folders named by reel number or microfilm roll label, however other times they would need data entry from fields, like SSN, Names, or Case Numbers.
What is the preferred file format? Group IV TIFF, PDF, JPEG, Uncompressed TIFF, bi-tonal images, greyscale images, multi-tiffs, multi-PDFs, searchable OCR PDFs, or another image format? (Most clients used bi-tonal tiffs, but in recent years PDFs have become more popular). One one thing to consider: if you client is already using a document management system or you have your own document management software, you must comply to the requested file format.
What is the output media? CD, DVD, external USB hard drive, FTP, or flash drive are all options.
What is the microfilm scanning turnaround time? When does the film need to be shipped back, and at what priority? Can the film be released all at once or in waves? Is there a deadline to deliver the images?
The crazy thing about the microfilm scanning industry is that there were no true standards. However, it does help to perform this information gathering task for many obvious reasons. Pembroke Pines can assist you with microfilm scanning quotes, and scan microfilm at the lowest pricing in the industry.
Uncategorized | Admin | September 24, 2009
I have 1 – 4 1/4″ x 5 7/8″ Microfiche with about 69 images that measure about 5/8″ x 7/8″ each. They are informational slides on Lauson-Tecumseh gas engines. I tried to scan them in a large format on my scanner, but they still are blurry. I would be interested in a price on getting them into a digital image that I could download off of the internet. I have a wife & 5 kids, work a factory job, so I can’t afford a lot. But I would be interested in a price non-the less. Thanks