Re: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche??
try this http://www.princetonimaging.com/scanning/pdfservice.html -- From: mmoss111 mm...@mindspring.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 6:46 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche??
There s an outfit on ebay that uses one of these http://www.nextscan.com/products/flexscan.html to scan microfiche to pdf for $33.00 a page... (ouch!) At 16:02 8/21/2009 -0700, you wrote: Marvin, I feel your pain. I have many GE manuals on microfiche, and I have been trying to find a way to convert them into PDF files. I, too, have a microfiche reader that I bought for reading census films (for genealogy), but the only way to get there from here is to use the microfiche reader-printer at the local Family History Center to get hard copy, and then scan it into PDF. Very time-consuming and inconvenient. I tried taking a digital picture of the reader's screen, but the results were unsatisfactory. The human eye ignores the bloom in the center of the screen image, but the camera doesn't. Since many building codes and manuals are on microfiche, you might try a commercial graphics shop that specializes in document and blueprint reproduction. The quality of microfiche images is already poor, and it is important to retain as much of the original detail as possible. That's why a one-step conversion (microfiche-to-PDF) is the ideal solution. I'm still looking for the best solution. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mmoss111 Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:47 PM To: mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche??
Marvin, I feel your pain. I have many GE manuals on microfiche, and I have been trying to find a way to convert them into PDF files. I, too, have a microfiche reader that I bought for reading census films (for genealogy), but the only way to get there from here is to use the microfiche reader-printer at the local Family History Center to get hard copy, and then scan it into PDF. Very time-consuming and inconvenient. I tried taking a digital picture of the reader's screen, but the results were unsatisfactory. The human eye ignores the bloom in the center of the screen image, but the camera doesn't. Since many building codes and manuals are on microfiche, you might try a commercial graphics shop that specializes in document and blueprint reproduction. The quality of microfiche images is already poor, and it is important to retain as much of the original detail as possible. That's why a one-step conversion (microfiche-to-PDF) is the ideal solution. I'm still looking for the best solution. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mmoss111 Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:47 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche??
I had the service manual for a Tektronix portable 'scope on microfiche, and took it to my local library that had 'fiche readers with built-in printers. Printed out all of the pages, scanned the prints, and built a PDF from them. Looks *almost* OEM... George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 - Original Message - From: mmoss111 mm...@mindspring.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:46 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche??
I have an old Hp scsi scanner here with doc feeder , driving Photoshop it easily scans the microfiche I had on hand outputting an image which converts to .pdf ( computer is powerful though being a quad xeon Ibm)all in software . guess it depends what you have on hand To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: ka3...@att.net Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:06:41 -0500 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I had the service manual for a Tektronix portable 'scope on microfiche, and took it to my local library that had 'fiche readers with built-in printers. Printed out all of the pages, scanned the prints, and built a PDF from them. Looks *almost* OEM... George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 - Original Message - From: mmoss111 mm...@mindspring.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:46 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin _ Need a new model in your life? Sell your car fast. http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2Fai%5F866383_t=758314219_r=carpoint_tagline_m=EXT
