Microfilm Scanning Services - Convert Film/Fiche to Digital

Using state-of-the-art scanners and image enhancement software, MicroDocuments can digitize your existing microfilm or microfiche, producing images often better than the quality of the original film. Digital conversion of your microfilm eliminates the manual intensive nature of film retrieval. Images can be displayed with a simple keystroke and universally accessed via the Internet. The net benefit is that your staff becomes more productive when retrieval times are reduced to seconds. Additionally, space and staff dedicated to microfilm storage and retrieval can be redirected to core business processes.

Typical Microfilm Conversion Applications

• Local and State Government
  • Title documents
  • Maps, county circuit court, vital records, probate county recorder/register of deeds, records, court documents
  • Libraries and museum archives
  • Voter registration documents
  • Department of Transportation records
  • Student records
• Title Companies
  • Property records, prior policies
• Banks and Credit Unions
  • Applications, loan files, signature cards, checks, member files
• Commercial
  • Accounts payable, accounts receivable, human resource files
• Engineering and manufacturing
  • Plans and maps
• Hospitals / healthcare facilities
  • Medical records
• Insurance
  • Policy membership files, life insurance files, policy files, underwriting files claims, property files, casualty files, workers compensation

Film Types - Scanning and Indexing

• 16/35 mm roll
  • Various lengths: 100' and 215' most common
  • Blipped or Un-Blipped film
• Microfiche Scanning
  • Various types: Microfiche, COM Microfiche, Jackets
• Aperture Card
  • Various types: Hollerith Code, Non-Hollerith Code

Legacy or On-Demand Microfilm Conversion
MicroDocs can provide Microfilm conversion services in an on-demand environment or digitally capture your entire inventory of legacy microfilm. In an on-demand scenario, film is scanned as it is requested, ensuring that your most frequently accessed frames or rolls are digitally captured. The end goal is to reduce your cost per retrieval.