TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Image Graphics Conversion Center
The IGI Conversion Center has been converting digital data (from magnetic media, optical disk, CD, DVD and over the Internet to its FTP Sites) into superior quality microimages on archival microfilm for Industry, Government, Libraries, and Universities for the past 10 years. IGI uses IGI manufactured, High Resolution, Electron Beam Film Recorders with 16mm, 35mm, 105mm (fiche) and 5 inch, certified Archival Microfilm and certified Archival Film Processing to create e-Beam Film which has become an archivists and records preservation standard.
IGI is a Certified Connecticut Small Business. The Company has 35 employees, including 15 electronic, mechanical and software engineers.
IGI leases 13,000 square feet of a 32,600 square foot facility in Shelton, Connecticut.
The Company has a TOP SECRET Facility Security Clearance for the Shelton Office, which includes a SCIF Class Vault for protection of sensitive classified documents, media and microfilm. Therefore the IGI Conversion Center can accept classified documents and med ia for conversion into classified microfilm.
Please contact John V. Grosso, Vice President of Business Development, (203) 926-0100, ext. 302 (jgrosso@igraph.com), for any technical or User Applications information or Alan R. Farber, Contracts Manager, (203) 926-010 0, ext. 303 (afarber@igraph.com) for any contractual matters.
Additional information about Image Graphics, its products and services is available on its Web Site: www.igraph.com.
2. e-Beam Film Application Guide
e-Beam Film enables Records Managers and Archivists the ability to convert and reformat digital reference data, vital records and rare documents into indexed collections of superior quality archival microfilm which meet and exceed all ANSI/AIIM and NARA standar ds required for 500 years preservation. The e-Beam Film may be retrieved and viewed directly by optical means or scanned and converted back to digital data for distribution or use with a computer databases.
This Applications Guide will help the User select the film size, the image format, reduction ratio, tonal characteristic (bitonal or gray shade) and resolution for specific applications. e-Beam Film will provide an exact photographic appearance of the document scanned, provided it is scanned at the correct resolution and gray level.
3. e-Beam Film Selection Process:
(a) Film Size, Reduction, and Resolution
Original Size Resolution Film Size Reduction
A, B, C 200 600 dpi 16 mm 24X 48X
A, B, C, D, E 200 600 dpi 35 mm 12X 30X
Mixed Formats 200 300 dpi 35 mm 12X 30X
Mixed Formats 200 300 dpi 105 mm 1X 24X
A, B 200 400 dpi 105 mm 24X 48X
Satellite/Aerial 27K X 35K dpi 5 inch 1X 10X
Gray Shade Microfilm: The e- Beam Film Process yields images of photographic quality with up to 256 gray levels. Gray Shade e- Beam Film should be used for digital camera imagery, scanned photographs, satellite and aerial imagery, medical imagery, rare b ooks and manuscripts, vital records, hand written documents, signatures, and printed books, magazines and newspapers with halftone pictures. It should be used whenever one wants to capture and preserve the texture and look of the original document on film. Gray Sh ade e-Beam Film should also be considered for preserving data and documents typed on onion skin paper and/or copied on carbon (pre dot matrix printers).
Bitonal Microfilm: The Bitonal e-Beam Film has much higher resolution with lines of sharper edge acuity that typical LED, Laser or CRT COM Recorders. Therefore, digital bitonal imagery can be recorded on archival microfilm at higher reduction ratios (24X , 42X, 48X, 72X) on 16mm, 35mm and 105mm Fiche. Record your high reduction ratio imagery, indexes, and headers directly on 105 mm Fiche and not on 16mm filmstrips put in jackets to create a fiche like microform.
Bitonal and Gray Shade image combinations, multiple reduction formats can be mixed for any of the film sizes. Multi formats on 35mm and 105mm film are often used for and engineering documentation and drawings, technical manuals, briefing charts, census data, an d cartographic charts and maps.
Bitonal and 256 level Gray Scale imagery can be recorded on 105mm film (4"x6") or 5 inch film (4 "x 6") for preserving satellite or aerial imagery, maps, digital photographs, medical imagery, certificates and rare manuscripts.
5. Government and Military Applications
Presidential Papers and Briefings
Legislative Bills
Judiciary Records
Financial and Budgetary Records
Federal Acquisition Contracts
Census Data
Homeland Security Records
Military Planning
Personnel Records including photographs and medical data
Battlefield Damage Assessment
Intelligence Documents (classified and unclassified)
Security Clearance Records
Medical Records including X-rays, MRI, CT
Satellite and Aerial Imagery
FEMA Records including photographs of disaster sites
Department of Energy Records, Engineering Documentation
6. Archive Digital Data on e-Beam Film
Electron beam film is a fine grain, silver halide film which is exposed directly with a computer controlled Electron Beam Film Recorder (EBR) and processed into archival microimages using standard Kodak Microfilm and conventional photographic chemistry which me ets all of the archival processing standards. No special, expensive films are required such as used in laser and LED recorders. The photographic like quality of the images recorded by direct exposure of a 4-6 micron diameter electron beam has a much sharper ed ge acuity than microfilm images recorded with conventional COM recorders, which use either cathode ray tubes, laser beams or light emitting diodes. The direct electron exposure process does not suffer from spot degradation caused by phosphor granularity and lens l osses in a CRT recorder, or the light scattering and reflectance loss found in a laser beam recorder or lower resolution and image size reduction limitations LED Film Recorders. This recording process also provides 256 level gray scale to record continuous tone mi croimages.
Electron beam image recording offers a cost effective methodology because it provides much higher volume production which lowers the per unit cost. The direct exposure energy of a 20,000 volt electron beam allows a 5 times higher recording rate than conventiona l COM recorders. The electron beam addresses the full image frame or fiche format. As a result, this eliminates any step-and repeat or movement of the film during the recording process and the need to reformat of process the input data prior to recording.
Electron beam gray scale image recording technology, which has been used for LANDSAT, SPOT, IKONOS, IRS and other space imaging satellites also enables the recording of medical images such as x-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), U S (ultrasonography), DE (digital florography), etc. These images are recorded at the radiologic image dimensions up to 4096 x 4096 pixels at 8 bit (256) gray scale levels.
Over the past 28 years, Image Graphics has been an innovator of specialized image capture devices, developing and manufacturing high performance, digital-to-film electron beam recorders for satellite and aerial imagery, cartography, micropublishing and cinemato graphy. IGI has applied this technology to the preservation of documents on archival microfilm.
9. e-Beam Film Performance Characteristics
Characteristics that differentiate e-Beam film from traditional microfilm |
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Characteristics |
e-Beam Film |
Traditional COM |
Film Resolution |
300, 400, 500, 600 dpi |
Enhanced 240 dpi, 300 dpi |
Film Formats (mm) |
16, 35, 70, 105 |
16, 105 |
Gray Scale (256 levels) |
Yes |
No |
PostScript Files |
Yes, 600 dpi |
No |
PDF Files |
Yes |
No |
Vector CAD CAM |
Yes |
No |
Group 4 TIFF |
Yes |
No |
10. IGI Conversion Center Capabilities
Image Graphics Conversion Center can cost effectively convert digital data into superior quality archival microfilm images. With a $3 million investment of capital equipment for data conversion, image recording, film processing and inspection, IGI can produce m ore than one hundred million images per year, using a networked conversion center with five networked high performance IGI electron beam film recorders and its proprietary Job Submitter and Workflow Software.
IGI patented electron beam image recording technology, proven across many high performance applications, enables Image Graphics to provide its customers with the highest quality image in the world. The recorders produce a variety of 16mm, 35mm, 70mm and 105mm f iche e-Beam Film bitonal and gray shade products. The e-Beam Film is ideal for specialty applications that require superior quality archival microfilm.
10. IGI Conversion Center Capabilities (continued)
The Image Graphics Recording Center has helped set the industry standard for Preservation Output Microfilm. The IGRC s patented electron beam film recording technology produces the finest microfilm in the world. In addition to the best quality image available on the market, Image Graphics has worked diligently to develop the e-beam film process to provide cradle to grave tracking of e-beam film production. The e-beam film process in conjunction with e-beam film quality provides our customers with sophisticated record s management solutions
In order to track production operations required to produce customers microfilm products, Image Graphics utilizes its advanced Production Control & Workflow System. The Production Control & Workflow System manages the production of microfilm projects f rom receipt at Image Graphics to shipment to its Customers. The following narrative describes the software interaction required at each operation.
The Image Graphics workflow software will examine the recording queues and determine production priorities, balance the load of projects between the five our Electron Beam Recorders (EBR) and create the information that needs to be recorded on microfilm. The customer will define the suggested priorities.
The EBR operator will select a recording queue and Electron Beam Film Recorder will write the following information on the project film leader.
Working in parallel, the Image Graphics Production Control & Workflow Software will begin printing out the required labeling needed in the shipping department. These labels will maintain the appropriate project bar codes and bin number as well as mailing information. Shipping clerks will begin putting labels on boxes and putting the boxes in their appropriate bin.
(e) Film Recording
IGI uses commercial silver halide microfilms on ESTAR base such as Kodak 2462, 2440, Imagelink HQ for recording original masters and Kodak Direct Duplication for first generation silver duplicates. All are manufactured with a life expectancy of 500 years (LE-5 00). Once the images are created by the Electron Beam Film Recorders, the Image Graphics Production Control & Workflow database will be updated with the following information:
During the Film Recording Process the Roll Number / Frame Number and File Name will be written on the Film. Other information can be specified by the customer if required.
(f) Film Processing
After the images are recorded onto the film they are moved into the dark room for film processing. Once film processing is completed, the Film Processor will update the work flow software with respective roll numbers that he/she processed. By recording the ro ll number, the Workflow Software will be able to determine if the project is ready for duplication.
(g) Quality Control
Once the Film is processed, it is moved into Image Graphics Quality Control Center. Depending on the level of quality control required for the project, the Quality Control Inspector will inspect the roll of film and fill out the proper inspection log. An insp ection report is kept for each roll of film regardless of the level of inspection selected. AIIM / ANSI standards are used as inspection guidelines. To insure consistent image quality, IGI sends Eastman Kodak quality monitoring samples monthly to analyze the proc essing fixer, perform methylene blue test and evaluate image quality.
The Duplication Clerk will make the appropriate duplications by referencing the number of duplications written on the film leader. The Duplication Clerk updates the workflow software
Once the Duplications are made they are staged in shipping and receiving. The Shipping Clerk will enter the project number into the production control & workflow. While all customer information is kept in a secure area, Image Graphics can utilize its Reco rds Vault to store all Media and Film until ready to ship.
(j) Shipping
As boxes are shipped, they are recorded as shipped in the Production Control & Workflow System. Electronic notification of all boxes shipped will be provided to customers as required.
For large volume customers, Image Graphics can provide on-line access for customers to track film production and film distribution by dynamically tracking the Project through production operations. The software is the second most important part of the production process behind only the electron beam film recorders.
917 Bridgeport Avenue
Shelton, CT 06484
Number of Images % Discount
Up to 500,000 17.25
500,001 1,000,000 21.25
1,000,001 2,000,000 26.25
over 2,000,000 31.25
2003 2004 e-beam film Price List |
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16mm List Prices |
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CCIT TIFF Bitonal and Greyscale Images |
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Digital Archive, Legislative, Presidential, Military, Judicial Records, Census Data |
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List |
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Image |
Price |
Catalog |
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24x to 48x Simplex Reduction Ratios |
Size |
Resolution |
Per Image |
Number |
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16mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.05 |
EF16-BS-200-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.05 |
EF16-BS-300-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.07 |
EF16-BS-400-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
600dpi |
$ 0.14 |
EF16-BS-600-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.12 |
EF16-GS-200-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.17 |
EF16-GS-300-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.25 |
EF16-GS-400-AC |
42x and 48x Duplex Reduction Ratios |
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16mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.04 |
EF16-BD-200-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.04 |
EF16-BD-300-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.06 |
EF16-BD-400-AC |
16mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
600dpi |
$ 0.12 |
EF16-BD-600-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Duplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.06 |
EF16-GD-200-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Duplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.08 |
EF16-GD-300-AC |
16mm |
Greyscale |
Duplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.12 |
EF16-GD-400-AC |
Limited Inspection |
Standard |
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4 Line Title |
Standard |
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Blip Sequence |
Standard |
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Frame Number |
Standard |
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File Name |
Standard |
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15 Day Turnaround |
Standard |
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Annotations |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.01 |
EF-16-ANT |
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Add per Frame |
$ 0.02 |
EF-16-CVT |
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100% Inspection |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.03 |
EF-16-100 |
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Text File ( File Name, Roll # & Frame # ) |
Add per Roll |
$ 10.00 |
EF-16-TXT |
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1 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
25% |
EF-16-P1 |
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2 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
20% |
EF-16-P2 |
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5 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
10% |
EF-16-P3 |
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10 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
5% |
EF-16-P4 |
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2003 - 2004 e-beam film Price List |
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35mm List Prices |
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CCIT TIFF Bitonal and Greyscale Images |
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Engineering Drawings, Technical Manuals, Medical Imagery, Rare Documents, Census Data |
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List |
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Simplex Reduction Ratios |
Image |
Price |
Catelog |
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12x, 14x, 16, 24x 30x |
Size |
Resolution |
Per Image |
Number |
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35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.13 |
EF35-BS-200-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.13 |
EF35-BS-300-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.25 |
EF35-BS-400-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-C |
600dpi |
$ 0.60 |
EF35-BS-600-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
D-E |
200dpi |
$ 0.20 |
EF35-BS-200-DE |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
D-E |
300dpi |
$ 0.35 |
EF35-BS-300-DE |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
D-E |
400dpi |
$ 0.50 |
EF35-BS-400-DE |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Aperature Master |
A-E |
200dpi |
$ 0.25 |
EF35-BA-200-DE |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Aperature Master |
A-E |
300dpi |
$ 0.35 |
EF35-BA-300-DE |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Aperature Master |
A-E |
400dpi |
$ 0.50 |
EF35-BA-400-DE |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.15 |
EF35-GS-200-AC |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.30 |
EF35-GS-300-AC |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.50 |
EF35-GS-400-AC |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Simplex |
A-C |
600dpi |
$ 1.00 |
EF35-GS-600-AC |
24x, 42x, 48x Duplex Reduction Ratios |
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35mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.04 |
EF35-BD-200-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.05 |
EF35-BD-300-AC |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.06 |
EF35-BD-400-AC |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Duplex |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.06 |
EF35-GD-200-AC |
35mm |
Greyscale |
Duplex |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.12 |
EF35-GD-300-AC |
Limited Inspection |
Standard |
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4 Line Title |
Standard |
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Blip Sequence |
Standard |
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Frame Number |
Standard |
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File Name |
Standard |
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15 Day Turnaround |
Standard |
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Annotation |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.01 |
EF-35-ANT |
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PDF, DXF, DWG |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.02 |
EF-35-CVT |
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100% Inspection |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.03 |
EF-35-100 |
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Text File ( File Name, Roll # & Frame # ) |
Add per Roll |
$ 10.00 |
EF-35-TXT |
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1 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
25% |
EF-35-P1 |
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2 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
20% |
EF-35-P2 |
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5 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
10% |
EF-35-P3 |
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10 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
5% |
EF-35-P4 |
0 |
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2003 - 2004 e-beam film Price List |
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105mm List Prices |
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CCIT TIFF Bitonal and Greyscale Images |
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Contracts, Financial Budgets, Legislative Documents, Personnel Records |
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List |
List |
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Image |
Price |
Price |
Catelog |
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24x Reduction Ratio |
Size |
Resolution |
Per |
Per Fiche |
Number |
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Image |
Master |
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Bitonal |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.04 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B24x-200-AC |
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Bitonal |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.04 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B24x-300-AC |
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Bitonal |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.07 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B24x-400-AC |
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Bitonal |
A-C |
600dpi |
$ 0.14 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B24x-600-AC |
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Greyscale |
A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.12 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-G24x-200-AC |
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Greyscale |
A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.17 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-G24x-300-AC |
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Greyscale |
A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.25 |
$ 1.00 |
EF105-G24x-400-AC |
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42x, 48x Reduction Ratio |
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Bitonal |
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A-C |
200dpi |
$ 0.03 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B42x-200-AC |
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Bitonal |
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A-C |
300dpi |
$ 0.04 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B42x-300-AC |
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Bitonal |
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A-C |
400dpi |
$ 0.06 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B42x-400-AC |
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Bitonal |
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A-C |
600dpi |
$ 0.12 |
$ 0.50 |
EF105-B42x-400-AC |
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Limited Inspection |
Standard |
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Bitonal |
Standard |
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3 Line Header |
Standard |
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Frame Number |
Standard |
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15 Day Turnaround |
Standard |
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Custom Header |
Add per Fiche |
$ 0.50 |
EF-105-HD |
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Annotation |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.01 |
EF-105-AN |
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PDF, DXF, DWG |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.02 |
EF-105-CVT |
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100% Inspection |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.03 |
EF-105-100 |
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Text File ( File Name, Roll # & Frame # ) |
Add per Roll |
$ 10.00 |
EF-105-TXT |
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1 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
25% |
EF-105-P1 |
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2 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
20% |
EF-105-P2 |
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5 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
10% |
EF-105-P3 |
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10 Day Turnaround |
Add per Roll |
5% |
EF-105-P4 |
Image Graphics, Inc Federal Supply Schedule |
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2003 - 2004 e-beam film Price List |
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35mm List Prices Universal Roll |
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Mixed Formats Document Image Sizes |
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Engineering Documents, Medical Records, Census Forms |
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List |
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Simplex Redutcion Ratios |
Image |
Resolution |
Price |
Catelog |
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12x, 14x, 24x, 30x |
Size |
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Per Roll |
Number |
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35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-E |
200dpi |
$ 175.00 |
EF35-BS-200-U |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Simplex |
A-E |
300dpi |
$ 200.00 |
EF35-BS-300-U |
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Duplex Redution Ratios |
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24x, 42x, 48x |
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35mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-E |
200dpi |
$ 225.00 |
EF35-BD-200-U |
35mm |
Bitonal |
Duplex |
A-E |
300dpi |
$ 275.00 |
EF35-BD-300-U |
Limited Inspection |
Standard |
$ - |
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Blip Sequence |
Standard |
$ - |
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Frame Number |
Standard |
$ - |
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File Name |
Standard |
$ - |
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15 Day Turnaround |
Standard |
$ - |
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Annotation |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.01 |
EF-35U-ANT |
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PDF, DXF, DWG |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.02 |
EF-35U-CVT |
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100% Inspection |
Add per Frame |
$ 0.03 |
EF-35U-100 |
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Text File ( File Name, Roll # & Frame # ) |
Add per Roll |
$ 10.00 |
EF-35U-TXT |
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1 Day Turnaround |
Add % per Roll |
25% |
EF-35U-P1 |
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2 Day Turnaround |
Add % per Roll |
20% |
EF-35U-P2 |
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5 Day Turnaround |
Add % per Roll |
10% |
EF-35U-P3 |
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10 Day Turnaround |
Add % per Roll |
5% |
EF-35U-P4 |
Image Graphics, Inc Federal Supply Schedule |
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2003 - 2004 e-beam film Price List |
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5" Film ( 4" x 5" Format ) |
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Satelite, Aerial Photos, Photographs, Maps and GIS Data |
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List |
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Reduction Ratio Applied as Required |
Resolution |
Price |
Catelog |
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Image |
Number |
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5" |
Greyscale |
200dpi |
$ 15.00 |
EF-5-GFF-200 |
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5" |
Greyscale |
300dpi |
$ 20.00 |
EF-5-GFF-300 |
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5" |
Greyscale |
400dpi |
$ 25.00 |
EF-5-GFF-400 |
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5" |
Greyscale |
600dpi |
$ 30.00 |
EF-5-GFF-600 |
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Minnimum Order |
$ 2,500 |
EF-5-FF-MO |
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Set Up Fee |
$ 1,000 |
EF-5-FF-SU |