We at Video Labs specialize in media replication.  So why stop at just copying discs and videotape?

We now offer document archiving as well.  And we can do so with OCR scanning.

What does OCR scanning mean?

Well, you know what a scanner does.  OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition.

Think of the service as a way to reversing the process of working with documents.  Usually you write and edit in a word processing program like, Microsoft Word, and then you print out.

But what if you have a box full of old printed records that you would like to not only preserve digitally, but also be able to go back in and edit that digital info in a Word?  

OCR will let you do that.  

Now I’m not suggesting something nefarious like illegal “backdating” of records that we’ve heard about in the financial news of late, but imagine an occasion where you might like to add a header, or updated comments or footnotes, to the digital scan.

And another nice feature is the ability to handle a large volume of documents at a time using an automatic feeder.

Sure, there are companies out there that can do huge jobs of this, but if you are like many of my clients, you likely have several boxes of old records taking up space that you would just like to get out of the way.

Using our new scanning service might just be ideal for you.

Contact me at dryan@videolabs.net or 301-217-0000 x104, and let’s explore your particular situation further.

As always, I welcome your comments below.

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