Océ 3050 microfilm scanner gives archived treasures a golden future
Aperture card scanner integrates microfilm documents into digital workflow
Venlo, the Netherlands, 21 February 2007 — Océ has introduced a new microfilm aperture card scanner that allows legacy documents archived on this medium to be efficiently integrated in today’s digital document workflow. The Océ 3050 microfilm aperture card scanner incorporates numerous features for a productive, time-saving document conversion process.
- Efficient digital workflow integration of documents archived on microfilm aperture cards
- Batch processing for productive conversion or archived documents to digital images
- Direct, concurrent scan-to-print for quick output eliminating waiting times
- Automatically reads Hollerith punched card index data.
The Océ 3050 microfilm aperture card scanner is one of the w
ays in which Océ enables organisations to integrate legacy documents into today’s all-digital document workflow processes. While documents archived on microfilm are time-consuming to physically locate and retrieve, the Océ 3050 offers a high level of automation in converting these documents into digital form. They can then be stored in a secure digital archive. This minimises risks of loss or damage, assures continuity of information availability and supports enterprises in meeting their legal and service obligations.
Thanks to batch processing, the Océ 3050 makes digitisation of any number of microfilm aperture cards?from just a few up to a complete archive containing thousands of cards?quick and efficient. The system scans the aperture cards, processes the images, cleans up poor quality mages and generates digital files in TIFF or Cals raster formats.
Integration with any of the Océ range of wide format colour or black & white printers allows files to be printed directly from the scanner. This can be done at the same time as cards are being scanned, eliminating delays and waiting time.
Automated scanning or printing with minimal operator intervention
Up to 250 aperture cards can be handled in a single operation with the 250-card auto-feed input. These are then scanned, digitised, stored in digital form or printed with minimal operator intervention. Scanned drawings from microfilm aperture cards can be archived in a digital document repository which is optionally available from Océ for secure storage and efficient later retrieval. They can then be accessed conveniently whenever needed using a secure web-based interface.
High quality of scanned files is ensured by the involved scanning software which ensures optimum digital images even from difficult, low-contrast aperture cards. Scanning is at resolutions of up to 400 dpi, with automated image zooming and framing to the chosen resolution and format, as well as image enhancement using a variety of techniques including background compensation, use of up to 256 grey levels, special filtering and error diffusion.
Log files with data for each individual aperture card are automatically created during continuous scanning. The Océ 3050 can read Hollerith punched index data on aperture cards and set itself up automatically for reading those cards.
For more information contact:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Océ Technologies
Tel.: +31.77.359.5628
Email: nick.gale@oce.com