Records that do not meet these criteria should be used with a manual feed scanner. Outsized materials or those requiring color images will require more sophisticated hardware and software. Depending on the volume and nature of such materials, a decision to outsource some image capture functions may be warranted. All image capture hardware and software should support industry standards for image capture. As with image capture, image processing also involves a mix of hardware and software.
Image processing allows for the compression, manipulation, and indexing of files.
The use of standard compression formats is requisite in most document imaging applications. Indexing will vary as a function of the projected uses of records. Retrieval capabilities are dependent on adequate indexing of image files. The text of an imaged document can then be manipulated using a range of software tools. The ability to store document images is crucial to systems success.