Searching by ScanPro

Access to the Library's microfilm and fiche collection has improved with the purchase of the new ScanPro 2000. The buzz is for its ability to search via OCR.
With OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology it is possible to convert a microform image to word searchable text, to edit the image, and to save it to any output process. By selecting the Word-Search button and typing in your term in the box, the software will search for, and highlight that word where ever it occurs on that page, scroll forward and perform the search on subsequent pages with a single click.

The giant LCD 24" sized pivot screen - in portrait mode - allows you to read an entire newspaper page in a single view.

You can select information on the image and copy it to a clipboard as text for pasting into a document. It can also convert a microfilm image to a word searchable PDF document. There are a  range of available file formats to output to - PDF, JEG or TIFF.

There are the standard controls for - focus, brightness, contrast, straightening, and cropping. It also features automatic image adjustment, live editing of selected image areas, and an on-screen magnifier to inspect text or image detail at up to 500%.

The ScanPro 2000 is available at the Horsham Branch, and the ScanPro 1000 is at the Stawell Branch.