Kodak Digital Science 4800 User Manual page 4

1 Introduction
Features
A-61038 July 1999
The Kodak Digital Science ™ Document Archive Writer, Model
4800, provides the capability of writing digital images to microfilm.
Image files are accepted from a host system and converted to the
selected film format, including image marks and optional frame
annotation. The resulting images are written to Kodak Archive
Storage Media.
The Archive Writer provides the following:
• Filming of bi-tonal digital images for long-term archival storage
• Accepts standard TIFF images (Tagged Image File Format)*
• Accepts Group III, Group III 2-dimensional, Group IV, and
JBIG** compression types
• Scales images from 20:1 to 60:1 reduction ratio
• Writes one or two rolls concurrently
• Accepts mixed image sizes
• Films in simplex, duplex, and 2-up formats
• Provides image marks and frame annotations
• Assigns image addresses for image indexing
• Allows certain features to be performed in off-line mode
• Provides audible and visual alarms
• Provides the ability to make a film leader
• Allows for manual film advance or run-to-end of film
• Displays the film remaining in one or both storage media
cassettes
• Indicates the device is busy (image being filmed) or idle
• Intelligent energy control — after a period of no use, the Archive
Writer can automatically switch to an idle state. The actual
power consumed drops to less than 5% full power
* Does not accept tiled and stripped images.
** JBIG compression type is available with Release 1.3 or later.
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