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Conversion Services |
Steps
involved in the digitization
process at HMSi
- Identifying customer
needs and the intended
use of the digitized
records.
- Translating customer
needs to digitizing
objectives by formulating
requirement specifications,
conducting system
analysis, and designing
the system for the
planned product.
- Developing a pilot
application of technology
for approval and testing.
Once the customer
approves it, a data
source chart for the
source material is
developed. The source
material may include
printed forms, images,
sounds, and video.
The printed format
requires maximum processing,
as other formats can
be easily converted
into digital form.
- Printing the documents
so that their accuracy
can be checked manually.
These are scanned
using special Optical
Character Recognition
(OCR) software and
the historical documents
are keyed in. The
output is checked
manually by proofreaders
before being converted
to the desired format
(ASCII, HTML, PDF,
and MS Word).
- Scanning the images
and recovering old
and faded images using
advanced digital correction
software. The sound
and video data is
captured through a
data capturing software
and converted into
digital form; the
quality of the digital
version may be enhanced
by filtering through
editing software.
- Integrating the
digitized data into
an easily accessible
form by incorporating
indexes and tables
of contents. These
are then authored
on CD-ROMs or other
suitable media depending
on the intended use
of the data.
- Achieving accuracy
through a double keying
system where every
coding entry is made
twice and automatically
compared with proprietary
software. Any discrepancy
is rejected and the
coding is done afresh
for the rejected set
of files.
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