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Kodak Document Archive Writer
 Your
organization has invested or may be considering investing in an
imaging system. A major question that has to be answered is how
you will back up that system. It sounds like an easy answer- just
back it up to magnetic or optical media or even to paper. Consider,
however, that the storage media you are using today will most certainly
change in the future. How would you like to have important data
resident on a 5.25" floppy disk? This information would be nearly
impossible to read today just a few short years after the data had
been recorded. To this date there is really no lasting standard
in magnetic or optical media. Another option is paper backup. There
is a question, though, as to how long toner-based printing will
last. What if a drawer is opened fifty years from now and all that
is left is blank paper and toner dust? There is a permanent archival
standard, however, that has been stable and consistent for nearly
eighty years now and will be long into the future- microfilm.
It's relatively easy to convert paper or microfilm into a digital
image suitable for an imaging system, but how do we reverse that
process? The Kodak Document Archive Writer rapidly converts digital
images to an analog format and film media for low-cost, long-term
storage and access. The Archive Writer accepts TIFF digital images
and converts them to images on 16mm silver halide-based film up
to 240 letter size images per minute at 40:1 reduction. Up to 18,000
letter-size images at 40:1 reduction will fit on a single roll of
film for storage that's extremely compact. The standard 215 foot
roll cassette length provides uninterrupted and unattended writing
and is easy to load or unload. Two rolls can be loaded and written
to simultaneously for additional redundancy and efficiency.
The system can be set up so that the Archive Writer automatically
backs up images to film during the scanning process which saves
time and the duplication of efforts. This is a diagram of how such
a system would work:
Two other components which can be part of the system are Kodak
Document Scanners and the Kodak Intelligent Microimage Scanner,
which allows you to convert film images into digital images which
can be put into an imaging system, printed, or e-mailed. Because
images scanned on a Kodak Scanner can easily be quality-controlled
before being processed and indexed, some microfilm-only users are
finding it more practical to scan images at high speed and convert
them to a microfilm system rather than using more traditional rotary
cameras. Because the scanner has created a digital image you would
also be ready for the time you switch to an imaging system.
Studies show that the necessity of retrieving documents reduces
as time goes on. By moving images to microfilm after their typical
retrieval life cycle, space for new images can be saved on the imaging
system.
Here are some specific capabilities of the Kodak Archive Writer:
- Connects via SCSI or Ethernet
- Appears as drive on system for easy integration
- Accepts bi-tonal TIFF image files; uncompressed or Group III
or IV compressed to support flexible input
- Accepts image resolutions of 100 to 600 dpi
- Scales images automatically from 20:1 to 60:1 reduction to readily
match your image apllication format requirements
- Adds image-mark coding to film to support rapid, automated retrieval
- Writes in simplex or duplex (front/back) formats
- Writes to one or two rolls of film for optional backup and security
Let the professionals at Mid-America show you how the Kodak Archive
Writer could fit into your overall records archival plans. Call
us today for more information.
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