What is microfilm?

When most people think of microfilm, they refer to 16 mm or 35 mm film. Roll microfilm is stored on reels or in 3M or Kodak hard plastic cassettes. The standard length for using roll film is 100 ft, which may contain around 2,000 frames (documents reduced in size). A 35 mm film may have around 600 images of large engineering drawings or approximately 800+ frames of newspaper pages. 16 mm film duplex film (a front and back side) or 16mm films containing checks may hold over 15,000 small documents.

The advantages of microfilm are numerous:

• Microfilming documents allows libraries or research institutes to expand access to collections without putting rare, fragile, or valuable items at risk of theft or damage.
• Obviously holding 2,500 document on a small 16mm reel saves storage space.
• Prints from microfilm can be used in legal proceedings.
  

Of course, microfilm scanning will digitize the microfilm to create a document that literally has no space/storage issues, and can be copied with no degradation in quality.

Kodak microfilm

Microfilm Depot is known for creating 16mm and 35mm Kodak microfilm for you to use. Many organizations, courts, cities, counties, governments, and businesses order Kodak 35 mm or 16 mm microfilm through us. MDepot not only serves Florida counties and cities, but also is a nationwide and global Kodak reseller and microfilm company. Additionally, MDepot has extensive expertise in Kodak film processing and duplication service.

Microfilm Scanning

It is very difficult to find a great microfilm scanning company that is quality orientated, can meet deadlines, knows what prices the market can bear, and is versatile enough to perform other services.

At Microfilm Depot, one of Florida's most reliable microfilm scanning service bureau, we provide paper document scanning, film archiving, microfiche digitizing, aperture card conversations, film duplication, and much more.

Scan paper, microfiche, microfilm to digital images, archive to microfilm

Having paper records can be cumbersome. Maybe it was okay to have an office filled with paper in 1965, but in 2008 it's time to convert your financial and accounting records, medical records, HR records, mortgage documents, insurance records, and engineering drawings to digital images. Not only does this save storage space, but it greatly enhances the preservation of the records (you can make as many copies as you want).

Storing documents on microfilm is a great archival storage method, especially for legal purposes. It doesn't hurt to have a physical backup in microfilm form.

Of course, if your organization is wasting valuable labor still using microfilm, microfiche, and aperture cards for searching for records (like policy numbers), it's about time you let Microfilm Depot turn those worn out film into digital images- without costing you an arm and a leg.

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Microfilm Scanning Quotes

The microfilm scanning industry is crowded with huge corporations, small businesses, middle-men, and independent technicians working out of their basements. If you have a microfilm scanning project, no doubt you've already searched the internet, made a few calls, and are trying to make heads and tails about the process and if you're getting scammed or not.

I've been in the industry for around 30 years, and sometimes I wonder if it should be called "microfilm scamming" instead of "microfilm scanning".

First of all, many so-called scanning companies on the internet are store fronts. Your microfilm rolls, microfiche, or data entry will get sent to India. This has been a "don't ask; don't tell" situation for years now. Granted, there are projects that simply can't be data entry indexed onshore cheaply, but companies need to be more upfront about sending things overseas. Sending actual film overseas is not only dishonest, but it's dangerous.

Companies overcharge, and mark up considerably. Others quote extremely low- like a penny per image to scan. Here's a rule of thumb, if you get a quote that sounds too good to be true, it's possible that very little quality control procedures are done to your project, no indexing or naming is done, it may be done overseas, and if you send them your project they will test it and double the price. You're also going to realize they didn't tell you about shipping costs, DVD, CD, or hard drive costs, or if you wanted PDFs or TIFFs. In other words, you're going to get marked up, and the work is going to be sub par.

At Advanced Imaging Solutions: The Microfilm Depot, your project is tested and handled with a personal touch. I am upfront with costs, and any possible charges. If the film changes or needs another process, I will call you immediately. The work is done here in Florida, and if you need advanced meticulous indexing, I have a trusted indexing partner who will perform it, and my QC team will look over the work. My company is totally transparent, with no scams.

If you need a microfilm scanning quote, call me or e-mail me today by checking out my webpage.

Microfilm Scanning

Most of the general public believes that microfilm is all about James Bond or old libraries, but the inside scoop is that microfilm creation, microfilm storage, and microfilm scanning are big industries in their niche markets.

I've been in the microfilm industry for decades, and have seen firsthand accounts of the benefits of converting paper files to microfilm for storage, backup, legal, and file access reasons. I've also seen how converting microfilm to digital images is even more efficient, and the wave of the future.

I will be personally blogging about ways to make document managing systems much more efficient, and what methods would be applicable to your own business needs. I will also be going over all the different types of microform available, and the different scanners that can digitize them.

As advances are made in the digital world, Advanced Imaging Solutions and The Microfilm Depot lead the way with solutions utilizing the long term storage and archive capabilities of microfilm, microfiche, aperture cards, paper scanning, color slides, data entry indexing, as well as digital records access.