Jennifer, I assume you used a graphics computer output to microfilm
device to produce the microfilm images.

Can you be a little more specific on the type of device you used,
microfilm, settings, processor, chemistry, etc. ?

Thanks.

Fred
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Jennifer Snyder
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 16:46
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I have a microfilm question so I thought I would come to the experts for
advice. Our IT Department has given me a multi-page tiff image file
containing data from a Unisys database which they would like to write to
microfilm. I ran a test of the file to ensure the images were visible on
the film. Once the film was processed the images/borders on the film are
white however, the text is not visible.  I am wondering if anyone might
know why this is and what I could do to resolve the issue.  

I have been able to determine the text is renderable so I have
manipulated the file by trying several things; make it darker,
converting it to a pdf, changing the document to have a higher
resolution, converting the document to a pdf and saving to single page
tiff images then combining the tiffs to a pdf and running OCR.  One
option that did work is to invert the images however, this only worked
on 35mm microfilm and we would like to get the images on 16mm microfilm
as we obviously can get more images on the roll.

Any and all assistance would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance.


Jennifer Snyder
City of North Las Vegas
Chief Deputy City Clerk
702/633-1036

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