Microfilm scanning and conversion services are playing a big part in the preservation of documents that have been stored on microfilm for years. There is nothing wrong with microfilm storage, as it has served its purpose well over time. The issue is simply there is now a better way to store documents.
Microfilm storage requires a microfilm reader in order to access and obtain information from the microfilm medium. Now that digital storage makes it so much easier to access the information, microfilm has become the buggy whip of storage. Now the process of conversion is simply to copy the microfilm and save it to a PDF (Portable Storage Document) file.
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This sounds simple enough, but each sheet must be copied and catalogued properly in order to find them again. Of course, this could be done manually, but it would take forever. Microfilm scanning and conversion services that perform this function are the answer because they have special equipment that can do the copying automatically and catalogue the files as they go.
Think of the many files that have been saved over the years on microfilm. Libraries, banks, mortgage companies, government files, Universities, have historically stored huge microfilm files, and the list goes on. There is plenty of work to do, and it will go on for some time.
Digital files are accessible from anywhere there are computers and can be stored, transported, emailed and delivered electronically anywhere in the world by the click of a mouse. That is much easier than having go down to the courthouse, check in with the clerk, wait for the microfilm roll to be brought to the machine, search for your document on the roll – well, you get the picture.
Now the whole process is simplified. If you need to see your deed, for example, you can get right to the file, with proper security of course, and view what you need in 5 seconds. Hats off to the microfilm scanning and conversion services that perform the conversion of these files. They are doing a good job, yet they still have a long ways to go to get all of the files in the world converted.