Aperture Card Scanning
Aperture Card Scanning
Our aperture card scanning bureau provides the service of scanningScanning
The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on
a computer and converting aperture cards into any required
format, the most commonly used aperture cards conversion format is to
TIFFTIFF
A type of computer file used for storing pictures, these can be full color, grayscale or black and white. A multipage TIFF file can contain many pages in a single file. and PDFPDF
PDF is a very popular multi page file format that is used by many companies because it can be opened by almost anybody using free software most people have already on their computers. images. Our scanning bureau has a dedicated aperture card scanning section which specialises in the scanning of various types of aperture cards, for example, Hollrith punched aperture cards, non-hollrith punched aperture cards and diazo produced (duplicate copy) aperture cards.
What are the Advantages of Aperture Scanning?
Aperture cards are typically used by companies to store engineering drawings or plans. An aperture card is a standard card that acts as a transport for a 35mm microfilm transparency.
Aperture card scanning and conversion to computer files eliminates time consuming tasks, which can save companies considerable cost. Once scanned, aperture cards can be accessed, viewed, printed and shared from the computer.
How does Aperture Scanning Work?
Engineering drawings maintained in aperture cards are scanned at high resolution in order to capture intricate detail from the film. After scanning raw images are checked and corrected to ensure quality. Scanned images which are of poor quality or appear aged are processed through sophisticated image enhancement treatments to obtain the best quality images for both viewing and printing purposes.
Once the scanning and enhancement stage are completed, the scanned images are then converted to the required format this can be TIFF, PDF or JPG. Aperture cards are then indexed as required by the client. Below are some common identifiers used to index documents:
- Drawing Number
- Drawing Title
- Drawing Description
- Client Name
- Reference Number
- Date
Finally scanned and indexed images are written on to a CD, clients can view and print the required images straight from the CD. If they wish to share the files with other users, the CDs can be copied to an office network.
In addition too this, we can also provide free user friendly search software on CD which will help users to find the required images quickly at a click of a mouse.
What does Aperture Card Scanning Cost?
To find out more about Aperture Card Scanning or check prices click here to contact us or call one of our sales advisors directly on 0161 832 7991.
If you wish to discuss your aperture card conversion requirements, please contact our aperture card conversion section on 0161 832 7991.
