Marvin, I feel your pain. I have many GE manuals on microfiche, and I have been trying to find a way to convert them into PDF files. I, too, have a microfiche reader that I bought for reading census films (for genealogy), but the only way to "get there from here" is to use the microfiche reader-printer at the local Family History Center to get hard copy, and then scan it into PDF. Very time-consuming and inconvenient. I tried taking a digital picture of the reader's screen, but the results were unsatisfactory. The human eye ignores the bloom in the center of the screen image, but the camera doesn't.
Since many building codes and manuals are on microfiche, you might try a commercial graphics shop that specializes in document and blueprint reproduction. The quality of microfiche images is already poor, and it is important to retain as much of the original detail as possible. That's why a one-step conversion (microfiche-to-PDF) is the ideal solution. I'm still looking for the best solution. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mmoss111 Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Talking about pdf and scanners what about microfiche?? I have some microfiche that I want to convert either to pdf or a 8 1/2 x 11 format but my scanner will not work on the tiny panels. I have a microfiche reader but the only thing I can think of is to take a digital picture of the screen. Getting the proper exposure might be tough though. Has anyone converted microfiche to usable pages that you can read? Any ideas? Thanks, Marvin
