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 multi page 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, hollerith punched aperture cards, non-hollerith punched aperture cards and diazo produced (duplicate copy) aperture cards.
What are the Advantages of Aperture Card Scanning?
Aperture cards are often used by companies to store engineering drawings, technical diagrams or plans. An aperture card is a standard card that acts as a transport for a single 35mm microfilm transparency slide.
Aperture card scanning and conversion to computer files eliminates time consuming retrieval tasks, which can save companies considerable costs. Once scanned, the aperture cards can be viewed, printed and shared from any computer quickly using a text search as opposed to searching through each individual aperture card to find your required document.
How does Aperture Card Scanning Work?
Engineering drawings maintained in aperture cards are scanned at high resolution in order to capture intricate details from the aperture card film. After scanning the cards, raw images are checked and corrected to ensure high 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 on-screen and printing purposes.
Once the scanning and enhancement stage are completed, the scanned images are then converted to the required electronic format this can be TIFF, PDF or JPEG. Aperture cards are then indexed as required by the client. Below are some common identifiers used to index aperture card files:
- Drawing Number
- Drawing Title
- Drawing Description
- Client Name
- Reference Number
- Date
Finally the 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, emailed or stored in a database.
In addition to 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.
How much does Aperture Card Scanning Cost?
This usually depends on the volume. To find out more about Aperture Card Scanning call Pearl Scan on 0161 832 7991 or simply request a FREE online Aperture Card scanning quote.
