Category: Generation Imaging

September 8, 2022

UFO Microfilm Scanning

Generation Imaging is the go-to digital conversion company for UFO researchers for UFO microfilm scanning. The importance of the history of UFOs has never been more important as the United States federal government is taking the UFO phenomena seriously.

Many researchers understand the need for freedom of information, and are sharing Generation Imaging’s scanned images. Most of the UFO media Generation Imaging has scanned were from images on 16mm and 35mm roll film.

Located in South Florida, Generation Imaging has 16mm and 35mm microfilm scanners, microfiche scanners, aperture card scanners, document scanners, and color slide scanners.

The format of converted images can be JPEGs, PDFs, or TIFFs. Many researchers like to do their own image enhancements and processing, so Generation Imaging usually delivers raw format without additional compression. However, if requested Generation Imaging can run some image processing, OCR, or indexing.

Generation Imaging has scanned thousands of UFO related microfilm images which were originally from UFO magazines, UFO books, UFO newsletters, UFO government reports, and UFO civilian reports. Whether you are a believer, skeptic, researcher, or government official, please consider utilizing Generation Imaging’s scanning services to scan digital images.

If you have access to UFO collections and want to be more productive, feel free to contact Generation Imaging for a free scanning quote. Generation Imaging will never try to overcharge or take advantage of UFO researchers who are on a budget.

Generation Imaging values your privacy and will never share the UFO images or media with anyone, nor your identity without your permission.

September 18, 2018

Generation Imaging’s Microfilm Scanning Services

Generation Imaging is your one-stop microfilm scanning service company which can convert all types of roll film. Here is a list of the different types of roll film scanning services we offer:

16mm Microfilm Scanning

The most common type of 16mm rolls have around 1800-2400 images contained on a spool of film. However, some reels contain duplex images, are on thin film, or have odd images. Some rare ones even wrap around in a serpentine order (duo roll film). With that said, a 16mm roll of film could contain anywhere from a handful to 20,000 images (sometimes front and back, other times very small checks, receipts, or index cards to have such a large number.)

35mm Microfilm Scanning

35mm reels contain wider images- usually drawings, blueprints, charts, newspapers, and maps, but also journals, registers, Official Recorder (County) records. They usually have around 350-600 frames on them, however they could also fit 1000-1200 images at times.

Other Microfilm Digitization Services

Generation Imaging offers standard shipping services (USPS, UPS, or Fed-Ex) and secure packing methods for your microfilm. Before the microfilm is digitized, we will check the microfilm status and determine if the film has any abnormalities like microfilm vinegar syndrome.

We can name rolls by their labels and roll match to databases if you have one. Additional services include indexing at the image level, OCR to create searchable PDFs, creating a spreadsheet or text file, cropping, rotating, and deskewing. Don’t worry about negative or positive polarities: we invert from negative to positive.

File formats include PDF, PDF/A, JPEG, TIFF, and other types.

Please contact us for a free estimate with no pushy sales tactics or selling your personal info. All work is performed in the United States of America.

January 3, 2018

Generation Imaging’s Microfilm Scanning Workflow

Microfilm Scanning Steps

Generation Imaging has years of experience handling microfilm scanning projects. Here is a brief outline of our microfilm scanning workflow process.

-Gather Information: We will confirm the client’s requirements (DPI, file format, naming structure, delivery media, shipping, price, etc.) Suggestion: A greyscale PDF would probably eliminate the need to worry about poor quality documents. If the film is good, a bi-tonal tiff will do fine.
-Location: Generation Imaging will perform the microfilm conversion at our Florida office. There will be no subcontracting.
-Receive the microfilm. Either ship or drop off the microfilm to our office.
-Scan and name the microfilm by roll number.
-Quality Control, where we verify the project was scanned correctly.
-Creating an index is an optional step if the client needs images to be named by fields.
-Perform a Final QC Check so verify that the images were indexed correctly.
-Upload the completed images to an external hard drive, USB, burn to DVDs, or transfer via filesharing.
-Return the media via shipping company or pickup.

Utilizing high production/high quality scanners, Generation Imaging will convert the microfiilm to digital images in sequence order and name them by the roll labels. Each roll be checked to guarantee all images are captured using Nextscan’s Auditor software. Basically, a ribbon is created which contains a snapshot of the entire microfilm in a image. The experienced operator will then verify the frames detected and separated properly- and if they did not- the operator will manually select them. This guarantees no missing or duplicated images.

Regarding optional indexing: Generation Imaging can index specific fields from the images, if required. We can go over the specific details during the initial test.
The roll film will remain in our custody at all times. At no time will the microfilm be unattended during transport. We have a secured storage location area within their facility where the film will be stored when not being processed. Our office has an alarm system, password to enter the office, and video surveillance.

Contact Generation Imaging for a free quote, you will not regret it.

January 27, 2016

Florida Microfilm Scanning Service

Generation Imaging, a Broward County microfilm scanning company located in Florida, can handle projects from all around the world. However, local federal, state, county, city, or town governments should be aware that we can handle their projects with ease. Individuals in the following areas should also know that Generation Imaging is their local microfilm scanning service bureau:

Broward County Microfilm Scanning

City of Sunrise

Coconut Creek

Cooper City

Coral Springs

Dania

Davie

Deerfield Beach

Fort Lauderdale

Hallandale

Hollywood

Inverrary

Lauderdale Lakes

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Lauderhill

Lighthouse Point

Margate

Miramar

North Lauderdale

North Ridge Annex

Oakland Park

Parkland

Pembroke Park

Pembroke Pines

Plantation

Pompano Beach

Port Everglades

South Florida

Sunrise

Tamarac

West Hollywood

Weston

Westside Branch

Wilton Manors

Dade County Microfilm Scannning

Aventura

Bal Harbour

Bay Harbor Islands

Brickell

Carl Fisher

Carol City

Coconut Grove

Coral Gables

Flamingo Lodge

Florida City

Goulds

Hialeah

Hialeah Gardens

Homestead

Kendall

Key Biscayne

Ludlam

Medley

Miami

Miami Beach

Miami Gardens

Miami Lakes

Miami Shores

Miami Springs

Normandy

North Bay Village

North Miami

North Miami Beach

Ojus

Olympia Heights

Opa Locka

Perrine

Pinecrest

Princeton

Quail Heights

Seybold

Snapper Creek

South Miami

Sunny Isles Beach

Sunset

Surfside

Sweetwater

Trail Annex

Uleta

September 12, 2014

Florida Microfilm Scanning

Things have been extremely busy here at Generation Imaging these last two years- so busy that we haven’t been able to write many articles here. We are currently expanding due to the sheet volume of projects, and that is a good thing for potential clients because it means we have more scanners and more professionals to serve your microfilm scanning needs.

Generation Imaging has been Florida’s fastest growing microfilm scanning service bureau this decade. Our team is comprised of technicians who could handle the hardest type of microfilm. In fact we currently are converting many eclectic Florida microfilm scanning projects, such as:

16mm cartridges: These rolls are contained in a hard plastic. We utilize a special adapter to digitize this microfilm to digital images. Some companies are incapable of loading these rolls. These cartridges also contain 16mm reels with thick hard plastic, but we were able to actually convert this type whereas other companies would be forced to create out-of-focus images. A major reason why Generation Imaging is able to overcome such challenges is due to our expertise and enthusiasm to solve potential problems. Generation Imaging has a “never give up” attitude.

16mm/35mm combo microfiche: A potential nightmare for amateurs, Generation Imaging is currently converting combo microfiche. These infamous microfiche cards have both 35mm and 16mm strips on them. It may seem impossible, but we are able to convert them and keep the original order and group.

Aperture cards: Generation Imaging has doubled aperture card capacity this year due to demand. We are currently digitizing aperture cards with different sizes, odd Hollerith code structure, and variable quality. The quality has been outstanding.

In addition to those projects, Generation Imaging handles the “standard” projects with ease, and continues to service clients- new and old- who have “small jobs”, such as a batch of microfiche or a handful of rolls.

Although we are located in Broward County, Florida our in-house projects are from all over Florida, the United States, and other countries as well (we just finished some UK work).

We are sure you will be satisfied with our image quality and customer service and provide free microfilm scanning quotes. We know how hard it is to trust a microfilm scanning provider. We’ve heard the stories about companies working out of their basement and closing up after a few months, individual internet marketing gurus working on commission luring you in and then turning you over to someone else, and even established scanning companies not being able to meet deadlines because they aren’t organized. We assure you that if you give us a chance you will be satisfied. We are real microfilm scanning wholesalers with no subcontracting or sending film abroad.