Date:         Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:59:52 -0500
Reply-To:     "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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From:         "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Micro Fiche Reader
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Dear Brent,

Been there, done that. Don't bother with a drum scanner -- the scratches on
the fiche will read as data (I actually tried this). What you need is
"soft" lighting from behind -- just like a fiche! (or light table for that
matter)

Frankly, photographing the screen of a fiche reader would be cheaper and
provide a more-readable result.
Another possiblity is using an EXTREME closeup lens, with bellows, to
photograph each "page" separately.

Cheers,
MJS


At 01:47 PM 1/27/00 -0800, BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote:
>I just got an e-mail back from my brother the graphics expert.  He says that
>by using a "drum scanner" it would reproduce a photographic-quality image.
>The cost is about $40 per scan and can be done at a "service bureau"
>
>I'm going to do a bit more research.  If I can put something together, I may
>ask for fiche volunteers...
>
>Brent Christensen


Michael J. Sullivan

author "Make Your Scanner a Great Design & Production Tool"
web: http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning/book/book.html