Microfiche Copier 101

Video recorded with a Canon PowerShot S2IS digital camera at Queen's University Library.

Produced using Camtasia Studio software. Narration recorded as a separate track.

Note: Halfway through the demonstration, the audio for the narration track dropped considerably for no apparent reason and could not be corrected during production. Picture quality is good, however.

Video, narration, and production copyright the account holder.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Microfiche
• Demonstration
• Camtasia
• Studio
• Copier
• Academic
• Library

[Scottishsamurai545]

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

[Scottishsamurai545]

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.

[Scottishsamurai545]

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.

[scanRstore]

Nice video!

[congelio3]

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

[numbuh4heartstart]

This is a Minolta.

[PoorStudent84]

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