Microfiche Scanning and Conversion services

A Microfiche slide is a document storage method which was very popular decades ago as it was easier to store these documents on a microfiche slide rather than keep them stored away as paper documents.

Now that we are moving into the digital age it is becoming more important and significantly beneficial to have these archived files available electronically. With microfiche scanning it ensures these can be securely backed up electronically, multiple times and accessed instantly which is difficult to manage with microfiche slides.

You have to consider the repercussions if a cabinet full of microfiche was damaged and all the data was lost. For some businesses this would be catastrophic!

We scan and convert these microfiche images into convenient electronic formats such as TIFF, JPEG or PDF for ease of access and a more secure, convenient electronic method of storage.

A Microfiche is a 105 x 148 mm film holding many small images of singular archived documents. It is better known as a 16mm microfiche, a jacketed 16mm microfiche or a COM fiche. Microfiche either hold a maximum of around 60 or 270 images per slide depending on what type/size of microfiche you have.

The 3 types of microfiche

How will digitising my microfiche help me?

• With microfiche scanning multiple file backups can be made and one CD can hold many microfiche images. This offers peace of mind that the data is all securely backed up
  

• Locate any document simply using a text search rather than searching through each microfiche to find that one page

• Archived scanned documents can be stored on a network so that relevant staff can access electronic files at any time

• Documents can be distributed easier electronically via e-mail or online hosting eliminating the need to print, post or fax them which saves on costs

• OCR (Optical Character Recognition) conversion also makes any microfiche documents fully text editable and text searchable

OCR conversion for Microfiche scanning

When the microfiche are scanned in they can be scanned and converted regularly as flat images or they can be scanned in much more detail using OCR scanning which can read and convert any text on the images. Once converted this text can be used by anyone afterwards as a reference and the document then becomes text searchable so that any keyword can be instantly found throughout the documents' pages.

This adds further convenient access to the microfiche data and is especially useful if you need to use the documents for editing purpose in Microsoft Word or Excel.

Free Document search, View, Print and e-mail Software!

To make any microfiche or microfilm conversion process easy for document retrieval, we can include our FREE file search software as a part of the microfiche scanning service.

This user friendly software is available on the CD it is designed for non-technical users and will start up as soon as you insert the disk. By typing in any filename in the index search box it will instantly display any requested document on your screen. From this you can email, print and distribute any document which was all previously a long winded process when held on microfiche slides.

Microfiche Scanning and Indexing

As well as the microfiche/microfilm scanning process we also provide specific document indexing. The scanned files can be indexed to your exact specification or laid out just as the original microfiche/microfilms. Here are some examples of how documents are often indexed by:

• Reference Number
• Alphabetically
• Date
• Drawing Number / Plan Name
• Client Name

We also offer Document Microfiching!

If you are a strong believer that microfiche is a storage method that you prefer then that is not a problem either. We offer microfiche conversion of documents in case you would like to backup your archived documents efficiently for a long time and reduce storage space in the office.

For information on an electronic document management system which manages your electronically stored documents click here.

Call Pearl Scan on 0161 832 7991 for more information on our services and latest offers, or get yourself a FREE online microfiche scanning quote.