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Digital Equipment Corporation - MicroFiche Underground

Lou,
I have tried to post a sample image however the resolution is automatically reduced to a point were the image is unreadable. What am I doing wrong?
Todd

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. That's just how this forum software works. To share large high-resolution images, I think you'll either need to place them somewhere else online and provide a link here, or to email them to folks who would like to see them.
 
Todd,

There is a choice of resolutions available when uploading images but the interface isn't particularly friendly. Since it looks like you can do fiches pretty nicely, maybe it would be worthwhile for me to come up with some samples and give the system a try. Would that work for you?

Jack
 
Todd,

Thanks for posting the image of your product with the fiche attachment. I suppose a compact commercial solution to move the fiche carrier may be as costly as you say. I did come up with my own for my crude (but functional) attempt at a fiche scanner. I used a stepper driven X-Y positioner to move the carrier on my compact fiche viewer. See here: http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/album.php?albumid=2&attachmentid=11357 . I wrote code on on a control computer to move the steppers and trigger the shutter release on a 1.8MP digital camera (good enough for letter size pages). The camera I used was old, so I also had to download and clear memory automatically after 32 frames. It did all work.

At 20 frames per minute, even manually guided, your machine is a good bit faster than the rig above.

Lou
 
Lou,

Pretty impressive! Very resourceful! We had always talked about adding steppers to control fiche carrier movement but never got around to it. We have a software package called Auto-Scan™ Pro. It is designed to work with roll film only. It is able to scan 50 images/minute. The vast majority of the scan time is film movement. You can see that motorizing x/y fiche carrier movement could be quite fast. Jack, if you are reading this, when you state "come up with some samples and give the system a try" are you asking if I would send you a unit or are you suggesting that you would send me some fiche? Either way would be OK however it would be good to be sure that you like the images. Do the document images have grayscale pictures or just line-art? If it is only line-art, the best image format to use would be group 4 tiff. Our binarize algorithm is fantastic and produces a very good lineart (1 bit) image and results in the smallest file size. I wish there was a way to upload a group 4 tiff file.

Todd
 
Do the document images have grayscale pictures or just line-art?

One problem with DEC fiche is they packed the images quite densely

Could the bed of your current model handle IBM service microfiche?
They are the size of an IBM punched card (7 3⁄8 by 3 1⁄4)
 
Al,
What do you see as the problem if the images are packed quite densely?
We have some samples of punch card size fiche and yes, the carrier will accommodate this fiche even though the glass width is 6". The strategy is to scan most of the images and then shift the fiche over to capture the balance. Not ideal, but, the quantity of film in use with these dimensions is very, very limited.
 
Hi, can't keep my mouth shut: I just got a automatic scanner working.
It's also a CNC x/y positioner tied to a Agfa reader.
The screen is photographed with a 16MBit CANON EOS 500D DSLR.
The images are transfered to disk automatically over USB.
No photos of the rig is available: I have only this one camera:)

I patched long with the control software:
Moving each fiche page exactly in the center is difficult and needs some calibration.

A fiche is now scanned automatically at 10 seconds/document page.
Project is a library of 300 DEC XXDP listings, approx 30.000 pdf pages.

See raw camera output of an example fiche at
ftp://u58104846-pub:open4you@ftp.j-hoppe.de

Next problem is post processing.
A Photoshop script with "invert, highpass, threshold" should yield usable results,
clipping has also to be programmed.
 
Joerg,

Very nice work. Please post a photo of the setup. It must be a very nice fiche reader.

5MB per frame is quite big. Even with the 1.5MP camera I was using, I thought the frames data size was too big. The real trick will be working out the photoshop procedure to get these to greyscale, and then resampling to a lower pixel resolution (but still readable.) If you figure that out, post that here as well.

Lou
 
Here is a video of my rig at work:
http://youtu.be/GCRr9sbHBnM

The Photoshop postprocessing chain is:

Enlarge picture to 200%
Invert
Highpass with 100-200 pixel radius
Selective sharpeness with radius 3 pixel
Threshold at 95 (of 255)
Remove spot and scratches (radius=2)

I'll take a look at imagemagick.

Joerg
 
Joerg,

Thanks for posting the video. Indeed you do have a very high quality fiche viewer. I noticed that the positioner always is commanded to overshoot and return back. I had to do this with the fiche reader I use as well (there is is a lot of play in the fiche reader's carriage mechanism). Again, this is a beautiful bit of work, and I think it's about the best that hobbyists can do at home from a speed standpoint.

I saw that you were scanning XXDP listings. Do have have a suitable lens for your reader to view the larger images of the print sets? I unfortunately do not have such a lens. I'm curious if the schematics are readable if the fill the entire screen of your viewer and are then photographed in one frame.

Lou
 
Larger formats could likely be dealt with using multiple exposures reassembled using something like autostitch. I'm thinking his framing software that appears to seek the upper left corner could be modified to seek the other corners as required without too much difficulty.

On another note, I'm figuring I'm not the only one with boxes of DEC microfiche sitting around. As this fiche-to-pdf-to-document technology gels, we're going to need to find some way to locate those sets that are unique before they're lost for good.
 
Lou,

thanks for that positive feedback!

The reader is an AGFA GEVAERT COPEX LP4.
There's a 21x, 45x and 50x lens.
The 21x is not used, so I could go 45x -> 21x and project bigger fiches onto the screen, right?
I have no FPMS fiche to test.

At the moment I'm producing 10 fiches / day.
I could need help in making the PDFs, as Al told me he's too busy for that.

Here's the list: 430 XXDP listings.
An automatic check against the bitsavers file tree (tolerant substring match) indicates
that almost all are fresh.

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PDP11-70#CEKBBF0#AH-7968F-MC#1/2
PDP11-70#CEKBBF0#AH-7968F-MC#2/2
PDP11-70/74#CEKBCD0#AH-0010D-MC
PDP11-70/74#CEKBDE0#AH-7972E-MC#1/2
PDP11-70/74#CEKBDE0#AH-7972E-MC#2/2
PDP-11-70#CEKBEE0#AH-7976E-MC#1/2
PDP-11-70#CEKBEE0#AH-7976E-MC#2/2
11/70-11/74#CEKBFD0#AH-7980D-MC
PDP11-70/74#CEKBGC0#AH-7984C-MC
PDP-11/70#MD-11-DEKBH-A#EP-DEKBH-A-DL
MJ11#CEMJAD0#AH-7991D-MC
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#1/6
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#2/6
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#3/6
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#4/6
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#5/6
MK,MJ,MKA11#CEMKAB0#AH-C6458-MC#6/6
PDP11-70/74#CEQKCE0#AH-7996E-MC#1/2
PDP11-70/74#CEQKCE0#AH-7996E-MC#2/2
RH70-A,C#CERHAE0#AH-8001E-MC#1/2
RH70-A,C#CERHAE0#AH-8001E-MC#2/2
RH70,RS03#MD-11-DERSA-A#EP-DERSA-A-DL-A
RH70/RS03/4#CERSBC0#AH-8017C-MC
RH70/RS03#MD-11-DERSC-B#EP-DERSC-B-DL-A
RH70,RS04#CERSDD0#AH-8026D-MC
FP11#MD-11-DFFPA-A#EP-DFFPA-A-DL-A
FP11#MD-11-DFFPB-A#EP-DFFPB-A-DL-A
FP11#CFFPCB0#AH-E1288-MC#1/2
FP11#CFFPCB0#AH-E1288-MC#2/2
PDP11/34#CFKAAC0#AH-8042C-MC#1/2
PDP11/34#CFKAAC0#AH-8042C-MC#2/2
PDP11/34#CFKABD0#AH-8047D-MC
PDP11/34#MD-11-DFKAC-A#EP-DFKAC-A-DL-A
M8268#CFKKAB0#AH-E111B-MC
KT11#CFKTGC0#AH-8052C-MC
PDP11/34#CFKTHB0#AH-8055B-MC
PDP11/04#MD-11-DGKAA-A#EP-DGKAA-A-DL-A
PDP11/04#MD-11-DGKAB-C#EP-DGKAB-C-DL-B
XXDP#CHQDPA0#AH-FG10A-MC
XXDP#CHQFSB0#AH-S867B-MC
XXDP#CHQUSG0#AH-F356G-MC-1
KDF11-B,DLV11-J#CJDLAA0#AH-S971A-MC
M8188,FPF11#CJFPAA0#AH-S441A-MC
M8188,FPF11#CJFPBA0#AH-S444A-MC
KTF11-AA#CJKDAD0#AH-F137D-MC
DCF11-AA#CJKDBD0#AH-F140D-MC#1/2
DCF11-AA#CJKDBD0#AH-F140D-MC#2/2
KEF11-AA#CJKDCB0#AH-F242B-MC#1/2
KEF11-AA#CJKDCB0#AH-F242B-MC#2/2
KEF11-AA#CJKDDB0#AH-F245B-MC
11/24#CJKDEB0#AH-F608B-MC#1/3
11/24#CJKDEB0#AH-F608B-MC#2/3
11/24#CJKDEB0#AH-F608B-MC#3/3
11/24#CJKDFB0#AH-F604B-MC
11/23/24/73,MICRO 11#CJKDHB0#AH-S433B-MC#1/2
11/23/24/73,MICRO 11#CJKDHB0#AH-S433B-MC#2/2
KDF11-B#CJKDIA0#AH-T054A-MC
KDF11-B#CJKDIB0#AH-T054B-MC
KDF11-B#CJKDJB0#AH-T039B-MC#1/3
KDF11-B#CJKDJB0#AH-T039B-MC#2/3
KDF11-B#CJKDJB0#AH-T039B-MC#3/3
LCP5#CJKL5B0#AH-T545B-MC#1/3
LCP5#CJKL5B0#AH-T545B-MC#2/3
LCP5#CJKL5B0#AH-T545B-MC#3/3
11/24#CJM9AB0#AH-T208B-MC
FP11-F#CKFPAD0#AH-F632D-MC#1/2
FP11-F#CKFPAD0#AH-F632D-MC#2/2
FP11-F#CKFPBC0#AH-F635C-MC
FP11-F#CKFPCD0#AH-F638D-MC-1/2
FP11-F#CKFPCD0#AH-F638D-MC-2/2
KD11-Z#CKKAAB0#AH-F620B-MC#1/2
KD11-Z#CKKAAB0#AH-F620B-MC#2/2
KD11-Z#CKKABD0#AH-F632D-MC#1/2
KD11-Z#CKKABD0#AH-F632D-MC#2/2
KD11-Z#CKKACC0#AH-F617C-MC
KD11-Z#CKKFAA0#AH-F640A-MC
KD11-Z#CKKFBA0#AH-F643A-MC
KK11-B#CKKKAC0#AH-F626C-MC#1/2
KK11-B#CKKKAC0#AH-F626C-MC#2/2
KD11-Z#CKKTAB0#AH-F611B-MC
KD11-Z#CKKTBD0#AH-F614D-MC
KD11-Z#CKKUAE0#AH-F629E-MC
SGB#CKSGBB0#AH-T090B-MC
TR79F#MD-11-DMQUF-B#EP-DMQUF-B-DL-B
TR79F#MD-11-DMQXA-B#EP-DMQXA-B-DL-A
MSV11-D#CNKMAA0#AH-T472A-MC
DEQNA,11/21+#CNQNAA0#AH-T852A-MC#1/2
DEQNA,11/21+#CNQNAA0#AH-T852A-MC#2/2
11/21+,RLV11,RL01/02#CNRLGA0#AH-T756A-MC
11/21+,RLV11,RL01/02#CNRLHA0#AH-T758A-MC
11/21+,RL01/02#CNRLIA0#AH-T748A-MC
11/21+,RL01/02#CNRLJA0#AH-T750A-MC
11/21+,RL01/02#CNRLKA0#AH-T752A-MC
11/21+,RL01/02#CNRLLA0#AH-T754A-MC
11/21+,RD51,RX50#CNRQAA0#AH-T760A-MC#1/3
11/21+,RD51,RX50#CNRQAA0#AH-T760A-MC#2/3
11/21+,RD51,RX50#CNRQAA0#AH-T760A-MC#3/3
RX02#CNRXDA0#AH-T474A-MC
RX02#CNRXFA0#AH-T478A-MC
KDJ11-B#COKDAE0#AH-T854E-MC#1/3
KDJ11-B#COKDAE0#AH-T854E-MC#2/3
KDJ11-B#COKDAE0#AH-T854E-MC#3/3
KDJ11-B/BF#COKDAF0#AH-T854F-MC#1/3
KDJ11-B/BF#COKDAF0#AH-T854F-MC#2/3
KDJ11-B/BF#COKDAF0#AH-T854F-MC#3/3
KDJ11-B#COKDBA0#AH-T869A-MC
KDJ11-DA#COKDOA0#AH-FG68A-MC
KDJ11-DA#COKDOB0#AH-FG68B-MC
KTJ11-B#COKTAC0#AH-T876C-MC
RK06#MD-11-DTR6A-A#EP-DTR6A-MC
TC11#MD-11-DTTCA-B#EP-DTTCA-B-DL-A
TM11#MD-11-DTTMA-B#EP-DTTMA-B-DL-A
PDP11#MD-11-DTVDA-B#EP-DTVDA-B-DL-A
AAV11#MD-11-DVAAA-A#EP-DVAAA-A-DL-A
DLV11J#CVDLAB0#AH-E189B-MC
DRV11J#CVDRCC0#AH-F758C-MC
DRV11-J#CVDRDB0#AH-F761B-MC
DLV-11#CVDVAD0#AH-B151D-MC
DLV-11F#CVDVCC0#AH-E007C-MC
DZV11#CVDZAD0#AH-A878D-MC
DZV11#CVDZBD0#AH-A939D-MC
DZV11#CVDZCB0#AH-A942B-MC
DZV-11#MD-11-DVDZD-A#EP-DVDZD-A-DL-A
LSI-11#CVKAAC0#AH-8187C-MC
11/03#CVKABB0#AH-S366B-MC
LS-11#CVKACC0#AH-8196C-MC
PDT-11/LS-11#CVKADC0#AH-8200C-MC
DLV11#MD-11-DVKAE-B#EP-DVKAE-B-DL-A
DRV11#CVKAFE0#AH-8207E-MC
LSI-11#MD-11-DVKAH-A#EP-DVKAH-A
LSI-11#CVKAIB0#AH-8216B-MC
LSI-11#CVKAJB0#AH-8220B-MC
LSI-11#CVKALA0#AH-F013A-MC
MSV11-J#CVMJAA0#AH-U136A-MC#1/3
MSV11-J#CVMJAA0#AH-U136A-MC#2/3
MSV11-J#CVMJAA0#AH-U136A-MC#3/3
MSV11-J/L/P#CVMJAB0#AH-U136B-MC#1/3
MSV11-J/L/P#CVMJAB0#AH-U136B-MC#2/3
MSV11-J/L/P#CVMJAB0#AH-U136B-MC#3/3
MNCAD,MNCTP#CVMNAC0#AH-B086C-MC
MSV11-DD,LF,PK,ED,LK,PF,PL#CVMSAA0#AH-S437A-MC
MSV11-DD/LF/PK/ED/LK/PF/PL/R/QA/QB#CVMSAB0#AH-S437B-MC
PDP-11,11/73#CVMSBB0#AH-T588B-MC
DEQNA#CVNIAA0#AH-T586A-MC
RLV11,RL01,RL02#CVRLAC0#AH-B108C-MC
M8061,RL11,RLV11/12#CVRLBB0#AH-S827B-MC
DHU11#CXDHUA0#AH-T803A-MC
DEC/X11,DHV11#CXDHVD0#AH-T674D-MC
DJ11#CXDJAL0#AH-E723L-MC
DL11#CXDLAL0#AH-E711L-MC
DEC/X11,DL11-E,DLV11-E#CXDLBC0
DEC/X11,DL11-E,DLV11-E#CXDLBC0#AH-F000C-MC
RA60/80/81,UDA50A,KDA50Q#CXDUBD0#AH-S915D-MC
RA60/80/81,UDA50,KDA50#CXDUBE0#AH-S915E-MC
CD11#CZCDAD0#AH-8403D-MC
CD11/CD20#MD-11-DZCDB-B#EP-DZCDB-B-DL-B#1/2
CD11/CD20#MD-11-DZCDB-B#EP-DZCDB-B-DL-B#2/2
DMR11,DMC11#CZCLKC0#AH-F593C-MC
DMV11,DMP11#CZCLMC0#AH-F599C-MC#1/2
DMV11,DMP11#CZCLMC0#AH-F599C-MC#2/2
CM11-F#MD-11-DZCMB-B#EP-DZCMB-B-DL-A
 
What's needed to accomplish the final to-PDF step?
Don't know, therefore I'm asking!

Process is this, with steps 2-4 TODO:

1. I deliver optimized TIFF's, one per document page.
I put them on some server for access, ordered by fiches.
For many weeks, the pile of TIFFs there will grow.

2. All pages of a fiche are reduced in size whithout impacting image quality.
Then they must be packed into one PDF.
If the fiche is multipart ( like "1 of 3", "2 of 3", "3 of 3"), all part go into one single PDF.
The PDF name is generated from meta data in the "label.txt", which I produce for each fiche.

3. It would be very niche if some inital OCR is performed,
and the result is overlayd over the PDF to make a "Searchable PDF".
http://www.morethantechnical.com/20...tools-ghostscript-hocr2pdf-and-tesseract-ocr/

4. For the resulting PDF a place in the bitsaver tree must be found and it must be handed over to Al.
 
Don't know, therefore I'm asking!

Process is this, with steps 2-4 TODO:
...

2. All pages of a fiche are reduced in size whithout impacting image quality.
Then they must be packed into one PDF.
If the fiche is multipart ( like "1 of 3", "2 of 3", "3 of 3"), all part go into one single PDF.
The PDF name is generated from meta data in the "label.txt", which I produce for each fiche.
...

See Al's notes at the bottom of: http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/

- Post-processing is done using Lemkesoft's Graphic Converter (http://lemkesoft.de/en/index.htm)
- TIFF to PDF conversion is done using Eric Smith's tumble (http://tumble.brouhaha.com/)

??
 
Don't know, therefore I'm asking!

Process is this, with steps 2-4 TODO:

1. I deliver optimized TIFF's, one per document page.
I put them on some server for access, ordered by fiches.
For many weeks, the pile of TIFFs there will grow.

2. All pages of a fiche are reduced in size whithout impacting image quality.
Then they must be packed into one PDF.
If the fiche is multipart ( like "1 of 3", "2 of 3", "3 of 3"), all part go into one single PDF.
The PDF name is generated from meta data in the "label.txt", which I produce for each fiche.

3. It would be very niche if some inital OCR is performed,
and the result is overlayd over the PDF to make a "Searchable PDF".
http://www.morethantechnical.com/20...tools-ghostscript-hocr2pdf-and-tesseract-ocr/

4. For the resulting PDF a place in the bitsaver tree must be found and it must be handed over to Al.

I'm in the middle of completely redoing my workspace at the museum, so I just got to the point where the page scanner and the new blueprint-sized scanner
are set up. And there was the whole thrash for a few weeks with the bitsavers server move and getting all the mirrors going again.

TIFF -> PDF is easily done with Eric Smith's Tumble program, it can generate bookmarks for each page with the -b %F option. I can take care of OCR in a batch,
I just don't have time right now to build the pdf files.
 
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