Roll COM 16mm

If you are looking for an analog backup of information, 16mm archive microfilm might be the answer. Our Kodak archive writers are capable of creating excellent duplicates of previously scanned documents or digital files you provide us on 16mm roll film.

Some organizations, along with many government municipalities may require a microfilm backup of digital images (which can be created through document scanning or rescanned off an older microfilm roll). The digital to microfilm process is called archive writing, and it requires an archive writer along with a filming lab and the ability to work with chemicals.

16mm archive writers are widely used to produce a microfilm version of TIFFs or PDFs, for the purpose of long term protection and storage of information. For example, if disaster strikes and you’ve lost important digital documents you would be able to recreate those digital images by scanning them off of the microfilm.

At Doculynx, we film all of our work according to ANSI standards. Custom standards may be applied if necessary. Here is a list of our technical specifications. Data may be submitted for test samples so that we can find the optimal settings to fit your needs.

16mm Input:
• Digital images including PDF and TIFF
• Text files - 3211 Line Data
• Bitmap Images
• Hard copy scanning onsite

16mm Output:
• Image Reduction ranging from 24x to 72x
• Simplex or Duplex
• Positive or Negative
• Cine or Comic orientation
• Indexing (Blip marks) up to 3 levels for organization and use with film readers
• An index file (usually csv) may be required for advanced indexing
• 120, 240, 300 DPI (dots per inch)
• Total life expectancy of 16mm film is rated at 500 years

Recommendations:
• For front and back pages of similar size: 42x cine duplex
• For single sided (esp. with photos or maps): 24x comic simplex
• Borders may be included and are useful for positive images