Introduction: Millions, if not billions of files are stored on microfilm. From small-town newspapers to bank records, marriage and death certificates, hospital records, legal records, and more have all been stored on microfilm for over 100 years. If processed and stored correctly, the film should have a life of nearly 500 years. But storage of […]
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Boise, ID, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Check Corp., including its divisions ST Imaging and nextScan, has been certified as System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 compliant in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). These include the availability and confidentiality criteria, in addition […]
It is a testament to the quality of nextScan microfilm conversion scanners because many have been running for decades with occasional maintenance. You couldn’t say that about most items you have purchased for the past 20 years. Generational advancements in electronic and computer technology have advanced in that time. Networks and security are at an […]
Using the right tools for the job is not only common sense. It is a necessity. This is particularly true in the world of microfilm scanners. There are two distinct kinds of microfilm scanners, each with its own variations. The key differentiator is how images are captured, a crucial factor in achieving the best results. […]
If you have made it here, you undoubtedly have worked with some sort of microfilm, but do you know all the different types? Within the world of microfilm there are many film varieties. As printing technology changed and processes advanced, so did microfilm production. Depending on the need of the company or organization, formats and […]
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Meridian, Idaho, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NextScan, a Digital Check company and the world’s leading maker of high-speed digital microfilm conversion equipment, has completed delivery of its new ultra-wide film scanners to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The groundbreaking Apex by nextScan™ machines, capable of digitizing film up to 10.23 inches (260mm) wide, […]
Rendering wide-format aerial film digitally is no simple task – and required inventing a new high-powered scanner to do the job By Brad Kvederis High-precision photography represents a unique anomaly in the digital age: one of the rare instances in which the modern, electronic state of the art sometimes struggles to keep up with its […]
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 […]
A recent installation of a FlexView 300 at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) has tremendously helped technicians increase microfilm scanning output. Records indicate that 207 microfilm rolls were scanned in November 2021 compared to 28 microfilm rolls scanned in November 2020. Learn more from the HMML article.