BS 5444:2008

This standard BS 5444:2008 Physical attributes of documents for microfilming or scanning. Code of practice is classified in these ICS categories:

• 37.080 Document imaging applications

This British Standard gives recommendations for the physical characteristics of original documents that might need to be microfilmed in accordance with BS ISO 6199 or scanned at a resolution of not less than 200 dots per inch. it applies to hard-copy originals and those computer generated for output on microfilm. For the latter, recommendations for print quality and post-printing feature do not apply. it applies to forms but not those intended for electronic processing of user-completed information.

NOTE 1 inch = 25.4 mm.