Comments on: Microfiche Copier 101

By: PoorStudent84

PoorStudent84 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:30 +0000

That’s a good …
That’s a good fiche machine, nearly as good as the one at my work place.

By: Scottishsamurai545

Scottishsamurai545 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:30 +0000

Note: The audio …
Note: The audio drops considerably after the title frame “Money Saving Tip!” The audio track was recorded separately and the issue could not be corrected in the production process.

By: Scottishsamurai545

Scottishsamurai545 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:29 +0000

A microfilm/ …
A microfilm/microfiche scanner, as would be used in a library, is quite an expensive product. When I shot this video of the older copier back in 2006, Queen’s University Library had one such scanner made by S-T Imaging – one of only a few such machines in Ontario – and it likely cost several thousand dollars. Canon also makes a scanner similar to the old microformat copier, but neither company lists the prices online. As far as I can tell from the library journal news articles online, these are

By: congelio3

congelio3 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:29 +0000

hey can you tell me …
hey can you tell me where i can get a microfiche machine that will convert to electronic files? or which brands perform this? thanks!

By: numbuh4heartstart

numbuh4heartstart — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:29 +0000

This is a Minolta.
This is a Minolta.

By: Scottishsamurai545

Scottishsamurai545 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:28 +0000

a major investment …
a major investment for most institutions. If you are considering one, try looking up S-T Imaging, Canon, or Minolta microfilm or microfiche scanners on Google. If you just want a few things digitised for personal use, your best bet is to print off the item(s) and then scan them with conventional flatbed scanner as PDF, jpeg, or similar types of files.