Another thought is scan the roll of images or the entire fiche as one image.
Most new scanners can do this. With a decent index you can find the
particular document when needed and still be assured all images are captured
and eliminate the need to keep the film on hand. The scanners can also now
capture bi-tonal and grey scale simultaneously.

On behalf of my fellow Vendors; If you have the budget we can do it.

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Savage, Jimmie <
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> We had our silver originals scanned on site using grey scale because of
> film quality issues. There were still images that didn't scan that are
> having to be manually rescanned as we find them. How big of a problem
> that will be for you depends to the quality of your film (stick as close
> to the original generation as possible), and the volume being converted
> (and/or conversion speed, i.e. high volume, high speed conversions will
> have more image quality issues).
>
> You will need to set up an audit process to make sure all images are
> scanned, or live with the fact that some will get lost in the
> conversion.
>
> These projects can be a challenge. Good luck
>
> Jimmie E. Savage, CRM
> Manager, Member Data Services
> (512)-542-6281
> [log in to unmask]
> Teacher Retirement System of Texas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of John Glover
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
>  Subject: Re: [RM] Converting Microforms to Digital Images
>
> Dwight;
>
> I would suggest you group the films based on image quality.
>
> Hopefully most of the diazo copies are good enough for a 200dpi -
> bi-tonal
> scan.
>
> If not reduplicate the masters and/or 300dpi - grey-scale would be the
> next
> step.
>
> Sending out the silver masters could be risky but if you need the images
> converted. Scan on site with a rental scanner or have the vendor come on
> site?
>
> Regards;
> --
> John R Glover
> 707-773-1257
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> www.linkedin.com/in/johnrglover
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM, WALLIS Dwight D <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi, folks - we are looking at the conversion of a fairly large amount
> of
> > 16mm and 35mm microfilm, as well as 105mm microfiche to TIFF images.
> > I've found some good examples of specifications on the internet, for
> > example, from the Library of Congress. Outside of our microfiche -
> which
> > is fairly consistent COM - I anticipate film quality that varies
> > considerably in density, splicing practices, and reduction ratio. The
> > office I am facilitating this for wants to send out only their diazo
> > copies for scanning. We are looking at negative > positive scans,
> mostly
> > bi-tonal, but with some potential gray scale issues as well (I'm not
> > entirely sure what we are scanning yet, but believe some of it is
> > hand-written).
> >
> >
> >
> > I prefer to send out the diazos myself, but wonder what kinds of
> quality
> > issues we might encounter in doing so. Is there anyone who can comment
> > on this, or perhaps point me to any standards or guidelines on the
> > subject?
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, if you have sent out silver originals for scanning outside of
> your
> > immediate geographic area, what kind of shipping/insurance
> arrangements
> > did you make? Or, is this simply too risky?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dwight Wallis, CRM
> >
> > Records Administrator
> >
> > Multnomah County Records Management Program
> >
> > 1620 SE 190th Avenue
> >
> > Gresham, OR 97233
> >
> > phone: (503)988-3741
> >
> > fax: (503)988-3754
> >
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