The FHC I used to visit to read microfilm, had a yellow mylar sheet
that was helpful. Projecting onto yellow rather than white made the
writing easier to read. A yellow filter on a camera might help.
Patte Wood
Patte Wood
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> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:12:25 -0700
> From: Lee Anne Center <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: what camera equipment makes old faded ink on records easier
> to read?
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> Does anyone know if there is a filter or piece of camera equipment
> that =
> can help make old faded ink that is on old records easier to read? Or
> is =
> there, maybe, something that floureses the ink?
>
> Photocopies just don't do the trick and actually make things harder to
> =
> read, especially if there is bleed-through from the other side of the =
> page.
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> Thanks,
> Lee Anne
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> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:34:38 -0400
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> Subject: Re: what camera equipment makes old faded ink on records
> easier to read?
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> The only thing that I have found that "helps" (though not perfect) is
> to scan the document, then use the "photo negative" function in a
> graphics program - to make your white background black and the writing
> white. (reverse of normal)
>
> Many times things that I could not read - become readable this way.
>
> When there is "bleed" - I take the document to work - we have a copier
> that does "photo" mode - which tends to "erase" some of the
> background. Sometimes just lightening the document and then recopy
> the lightened document in a darker setting will also "erase" some of
> the background "bleed through". The second step of recopy in a
> darkening mode brings it back to a readable state again.
>
> Hope this helps! If anyone has some better ideas, methods, etc -
> would be glad to hear them myself!
>
> Beverly
> Casper, WY
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