From the Summer Issue of the NIRMA Online Magazine As Record Managers, you are very familiar that records come in all types of formats, sizes, densities, colors, and more. And while most are now created with a digital backup, there are still many documents on old analog file types. For the last two decades, the […]
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Beginning in 1998, with only five employees, FamilySearch set out to digitize their microfilm collection, which was estimated to take 50 years. At that time, nextScan was not even in business. Over the last 20 years, not only was nextScan formed, introduced the Eclipse, and has lead the advancement of high-speed scanning technology which has […]
What is a line scan camera? What’s the difference between a line scan camera and a regular camera? And why would you use one? As a maker of document-capture devices, we get these questions pretty often – especially since we manufacture products that use both kinds of cameras. Simply put, a line scan camera is […]
nextScan’s engineers work closely with feedback from clients and industry leaders to improve and develop hardware and software features that further enhance powerful workflow capabilities. Innovations and client feedback drive nextScan technology forward. nextScan offers unique software and hardware applications that won’t be found on any other scanner models, and we have customers like you to […]
While fiche is a great medium for long term storage of documents and files, retrieving the contained information can be challenging. Beyond the difficult nature of the medium, the three biggest challenges microfiche presents include the condition of the microfiche, how the documents were filmed onto the microfiche, and how the files should be sorted. […]
Microfilm archives typically contain unique historic data that can’t be found anywhere else. That means that converting it to digital records must be done in a way that ensures not only that the images are readable but that all the data on the film has been captured and not accidentally omitted. In this article we […]