Message-Id: <mailto:199407020143.UAA20697@library.wustl.edu> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 21:11:04 -0400 From: MikeMAPS <mailto:mikemaps@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: Screen Scan -- Comments To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>
In article <mailto:CMM-RU.1.4.773087643.psgraham@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, Peter Graham <mailto:psgraham@GANDALF.RUTGERS.EDU> writes:> I recently saw a demonstration of a product called Screen Scan
> (manufactured in Michigan) which converts microfilm images into
TIFF > files. It consists of software, a blue box, and a plate that hangs
on > the front of the microfilm machine. Does anyone have any comments
I recently saw this attachment device at ALA. I spoke to the sales manager Barry Nelson. The Screen Scan device mounts on your existing scanner, has a display screen, and it scans the screen to produce a digital file. It sounds like an interesting device, but if I want scanned images from microfilm (and I do, it's my business after all), I'll probably go with something that scans directly from the film, i.e. Mekel, Sun Rise for bilevel; Leafscan, or Photo-CD or slide-sized grayscale or color. On the other hand, I'm open to all possibilities and have invited Mr. Nelson to visit our facility. He has promised to arrange such a visit within a month or two. At that time I may be able to share more specific information. By the way, a listserve such as this has long been needed for the library community, and I'm looking forward to a busy exchange of ideas herein. Mike Riley Senior Systems Analyst Preservation Resources mailto:MikeMaps@aol.com