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Looked into this years ago. 2D barcodes have nowhere near the data density to encode several/multi-page documents that compactly. But I understand exactly why
by Kaibeezy 4y ago
Looked into this years ago. 2D barcodes have nowhere near the data density to encode several/multi-page documents that compactly.
But I understand exactly why he wants to do this. 35mm film is commonly available and inexpensive to process. Ilford XP2 would be ideal — black and white film that uses “C41” ordinary color processing.
Set up a stand and lighting, then click away for an hour photographing the printed documents. Send it off and you’ll have a very compact archive result in a few days.
Mount the negatives in slide holders and read with a slide viewer or projector. Or scan with a flatbed or film scanner. Or send them off for 8x10 prints.
- webmobdev 4y agoThis a great a suggestion that will certainly appeal to my neighbour!
- Kaibeezy 4y agoCool! I wonder if your neighbor is an aficionado of the Alger Hiss / Whitaker Chambers spy saga. A very big deal that no one remembers, but he’s the right vintage to have been captivated by it. The whole thing hinges on microfilm that was hidden in a pumpkin on Chambers’ farm. Oh, check out this cheap document photo box contraption. No reason it wouldn’t work with a little film camera… https://www.amazon.com/Scanner-Bin-Document-Scanning-Solution/dp/B00XM7LKZM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3 https://www.amazon.com/Scanner-Bin-Document-Scanning-Solutio...
- webmobdev 4y agoNo idea about the spy saga as we are from india (he did tell me about an old tale about an indian spy who went to Pakistan, married some Pakistani, joined the Pakistan Army and managed to rise up the ranks to become an officer before he was finally caught). That scanner bin is a very neat contraption - we could easily make one with a cardboard box at home. I think that, his digital camera or mobile phone and some service like https://www.colorslide.com/ https://www.colorslide.com/ might be a very practical solution for him.