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Imaging Services Brochure (PDF)
Imaging Services can help state and local government agencies digitize their long-term and archival paper records, using various scanners depending on the project. We specialize in large projects that may be too complicated or fragile for smaller agencies to handle. We work closely with records management policies to offer the most accurate digital access to the important legal records in the state.
Imaging Services offers two digital services that, together, link analog (microfilm) and digital (electronic image) technologies.
Digital — Existing microfilm images can be converted to digital images and incorporated into a new or existing document management system.
Microfilm — Digital images can be output directly to security microfilm for a fraction of the cost of traditional analog filming. This service provides agencies with a microfilm security copy of computer-scanned digital image records for permanent storage and an inexpensive “insurance policy” against technology becoming obsolete and future conversion expenses.
List of Services (PDF)
- Conversion from microfilm to digital images
- Conversion from digital images and files to archival microfilm
- Conversion from paper documents to archival microfilm
- Conversion of large-format paper documents (maps & drawings) to digital images or archival microfilm
- Document preparation
- Microfilm processing
- Polysulfide (brown) toning
- Microfilm & Microfiche duplication
- Request for Duplicate and Scanning Microfilm
Note: Imaging Services is contracting with a Kodak-certified microfilm laboratory. All microfilm is treated with polysulfide (brown toned) to ensure compliance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) and Washington State Standards for the Production and Use of Microfilm standards.
Last Updated: April 2026