During digitization, the largest cost will be the per document or per image cost. These are the same guidelines that DataBank uses when estimating a price quote. Use this guide to estimate your volume or contact us for help.
Paper & Image Estimator
Create a preliminary volume estimate based on total pages, images, or boxes.
Standard Document Storage
3500-4000 Pages Per Drawer
Vertical File Cabinet
5500-6000 Pages Per Drawer
Lateral File Cabinet
1500 Pages Per Horizontal Foot
Open Shelving
Engineering Drawing (unfolded)
Popular Bound Document Storage
1" Binder
250-275 Pages Each
2" Binder
450-480 Pages Each
3" Binder
650-670 Pages Each
4" Binder
750-780 Pages Each
5" Binder
950-1050 Pages Each
2-Hole 2" Binder
450-480 Pages Per Inch
2-Hole 1" Binder
225-240 Pages Each
Plastic Coil/
Spiral Binder
175-200 Pages Each
Velo Binder
200-300 Pages Per Each
Microfilm Types & Estimating Images
24x
9.0mm wide & 11.5mm tall
Popular Filming Reductions
Approximate Image Size
Image Reduction
7.5mm wide & 9.5mm tall
31x
42x
5.0mm wide & 6.5mm tall
There are other reductions, such as 19x, 36x, 48x, or 54x,
but the above are the most common.
Film Polarity
105mm Duplicate Microfiche
Masters or Duplicates?
Identify by: No color stripe at the top of the film images. Always B/W on clear film.
Identify by: Color stripe at the top of the film and images can be blue in color.
Identify by: Images always black, thicker film, and usually in a black plastic or paper film box.
Identify by: Blue images, thin film, loaded into a C-Clip, 3M style, or other type of cartridge.
Microfiche Images Per Fiche/Jacket
Identify by: Images are cleanly spaced, straight and clean. Can contain portrait and landscape documents.
Identify by: Plastic sleeves with strips of 16mm film inserted into 5 or 7 horizontal pockets and a typewriter-style title.
Identify by: Images are perfectly straight, same size, and evenly spaced very tightly with rows.
Multiply rows and columns for an image count.
16mm Images Per Roll
Labels usually report the number of images. Approx. 2000-2400 8.5"x11" images per 100' roll.
Labels usually report the number of images. Approx. 2500-2800 8.5"x11" images per 100' roll.
Labels usually report the number of images. Approx. 4000-4300 8.5"x11" images per 100' roll.
35mm Aperture Cards
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