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Re: Micro Fische

Phil Payne wrote:
> 
> In message <35B17106.A3D5C9A4@mail.msy.bellsouth.net> nscbarry@mail.msy.bellsouth.net writes:
> 
> > Checked with the folks at hte camera shop today about scaning the fische
> > and putting it onto disk,CD. They had these thoughts, first due to the size
> > of the print, diagrams, etc on the fische, they feel that it might not be
> > possible to get a good image using a scanner, and enlarging such a small
> > area so that it is readable.
> 
> BTTTDT.  You need a scanner with a resolution of at least 10,000dpi.
> 

I bet you can get by with a little less than that. Unfortunately for
some, the file size may still be unmanageable. Probably several hundred
megs per film. How many films per set of fiche are there anyway?
Wolff