MP Photo can scan small and large format originals in black/white and colour, in a choice of resolutions. From large format drawings, maps, microfilms, small documents, and photographs to slides and transparencies, scans are supplied in a variety of file formats. Digital images can also be cropped, deskewed and restored as required.

Once the originals have been scanned, MP Reproductions can organize and index the scans into a database for use in any electronic document management system.

Applications for these services include:

• Projects which require information from paper drawings and documents be transferred into a digital format for use in CAD or other imaging softwares.
• Electronic documents management systems that include information from archived documents that are on microfilm or paper.
• Intranet systems that permit information to be shared by multiple users and include data that exists only on paper documents and drawings.
• Recovery of floor space used for archival of paper drawings by transferring this information into digital format.

Services include:

• Large-format scanning of originals on paper, cardboard or film
• Scans of microfilms, small-format documents and slides
• Hollerith code capture from microfilm aperture cards for transfer into a database file
• Conversion from raster to vector for Autocad or DXF formats
• Indexation and database creation
• Archival of digital files on CD or other media
• Sale or rental of electronic document management and on-line planroom softwares

Please consult the Scanning Specifications Sheet for more detailed information.