Digitalization
Physical materials such as photographs, books and newspapers deteriorate over time. Digitalization helps preserve their content in high quality and protects it from loss or damage. Digital copies can be easily viewed, shared, stored in the cloud and securely backed up.
Overview of the Digitalization Process
The first step is to assess the condition of the materials. For books and newspapers, this might involve carefully handling fragile pages, while photos may need cleaning or repairs before scanning.- For photographs, the service includes colour correction, contrast adjustment and retouching to restore and enhance the images. For books and newspapers, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is used to convert scanned text into editable and searchable digital text.
- Digitalized materials are carefully organized into digital folders or collections. Books and newspapers are converted into searchable PDFs, while photos can be categorized by date, event, or other criteria.
- Digitalized materials can be stored in cloud storage or on external drives. Maintaining backups is essential to prevent data loss.
Benefits
- Digital files do not fade or deteriorate, ensuring that memories and valuable documents are preserved indefinitely.
- Digital formats can be easily shared with family, friends, or colleagues through email, social media, or cloud services.
- Digital files take up no physical space, freeing up room in your home or office.
- With OCR, books and newspapers become fully searchable, making it easy to find specific information or passages.
Who can benefit from this service?
- Individuals who want to preserve family memories and create photo books, digital albums or e-books from digitalized materials.
- Companies and organizations that need to digitalize their archives.