Digitising collections of microfiche - Re: Looking for opinions...

[Toby Thain]

On 2018-03-30 9:21 AM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk wrote:
> On 2018-03-29 14:50, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> 
>> I would, of course, play with doing a few frames manually.
>> At least to get any idea of what SIZE the whole thing will need to be.
>> But, once that's working acceptably, a good mechanical system is
>> essential.  There are SO many cards to scan that an auto-loader becomes
>> worthwhile.  Otherwise, you are looking at MONTHS to scan a few hundred
>> cards.
> 
> Just as we talk about scanning hundreds of them. How do you guys clean
> the fiche before scanning? Some of mine spent some life in garages,
> boxes wherever, and definitely have dust & dirt on them ...

It should be possible to clean in the same way that oil-mounted film is
cleaned after scanning - often IPA (with minimal water content, say 99%!)

There are also some specialised products I found in a quick google:
* Kami http://www.aztek.net/kami-rc2001-film-cleaner-1-liter/
* Varn https://www.baypressservices.com/acatalog/Film-Cleaner-Varn.html
* Anchor
https://www.fujifilmdirect.com/index.php/offset-printing/prepress-1/film-chemistry/film-kleen-7065-anti-stat-5-gallon-pail.html
* https://www.rbpchemical.com/product/special-film-cleaner/
etc

--Toby