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Article #16Re: Microfiche-tiff-pdf scanner
From: mgilmore
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:00
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I can second this message--I had seen screenscan a few years ago too and was impressed. We weren't in a position to purchase it, though. On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Stuart Glogoff wrote: > Dear Emil, > > Check out the ScreenScan product at www.screenscan.com (or > http://softwarefinesse.com/screenscan/) From its product info page, it > says: > > >The system scans at 400 dpi with 256 levels of gray per pixel. The unique > and > >patented image enhancement processor yields exceptional image sharpness > >and quality. ScreenScan allows direct image transfer to laser printers via > its > >proprietary ScreenScan video interface (without the need for a PC), or TIFF > > >images to a PC via ScreenScan's SCSI-2 interface. > > I've not examined it for a couple years, but what I liked was that the > product is designed to retrofit a scanning device to an existing > microfilm/fiche reader so you avoid having to purchase an entire machine > from a vendor. Let's you leverage your investment. > > Hope this helps. Regards, stuart > > Emil Levine wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > We are seeking information on a microfiche scanner that will output a > > tiff file. We are familiar with HF, Sunrise and Mitek, but understand > > some new products have recently been introduced that have a signficantly > > lower price. > > > > Should have 300 dpi and tiff group iv output. Speed should be similar to > > mf reader printer. > > > > Output will be converted to pdf for rapid document delivery. > > > > Emil Levine > > Head, INIS Clearinghouse > > IAEA/INIS > > PO Box 100 > > Vienna Austria A1400 > > 43-1-2060-22880/29882 fax > > e.levine@iaea.org > > > Matthew Gilmore __________________________________________________________ mgilmore@clark.net D.C. Public Library Washingtoniana Division and the Washington Star Collection District of Columbia Newspaper Project (202) 727-1213 "Celebrating the Bicentennial of the District of Columbia, 1791-2002"
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