31 Jan
2002
31 Jan
'02
9:47 a.m.
On Jan 31, 13:14, Tothwolf wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
> How about using something like a (photograph)
slide scanner type
> setup? I would say just try it.
Well, the problem is that a scanner does not have
enough resolution to
scan the reduced microfiche images. The only way to get a good print is
to
optically enlarge them (which is part of the printing
process), then scan
the enlarged version.
I don't think David meant the sort of backlight arrangement you use to scan
slides on a normal desktop scanner, I think he meant a proper 35mm slide
scanner. Now a 35mm slide is roughly 2-3 times the size of a microfiche
page (in both dimensions) but I think it might be worth a try if you could
actually get the fiche into it.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York