Print to vMedia Introduction

03/2/2017 - Replaced an outdated screenshot on the Print to vMedia Introduction page.

NOTE: If your printer object has not been updated from ImageMaster to vMedia, you can continue to use the Print to ImageMaster printer object. If this is the case, use "ImageMaster" instead of "vMedia-BW" or "vMedia-Color" whenever vMedia is used in reference as a printer in a setup or procedural step.


Information from many sources can be converted into electronic files by using the ImageMaster printer object in Windows. The documentation regarding Print to vMedia explains how to set up and use the Print to vMedia features. The Print to vMedia printer object appears as a virtual printer in Microsoft Windows.

Any application that can print to a Windows printer can utilize Print to vMedia . When a print job is sent to the vMedia printer, vMedia converts the paper representation into an electronic file, saving the image as if the document had been printed to a physical printer and then scanned.

Once a document has been filed using Print to vMedia, there is no distinction between a Print to vMedia ("PTV") document and one that has been scanned through a traditional scanner.

Multiple Firm IDs in Barcodes

Completely independent of paper scanning, the electronic filing feature of PTV also has the ability to recognize and process barcodes.

vMedia's barcode features have been enhanced to handle barcodes from multiple firms in a robust way. This is helpful when users receive documents that already include barcodes from another firm. vMedia now provides ways to configure how these documents are processed when scanning and how to configure PTV to process them.

 

Print to vMedia topics include:

Using Print to vMedia

Completing the Document Filing Task

Viewing the Print to vMedia Document

Selecting Filing Databases

Advanced Concepts - Automating the Document Filing Task

Specifying a Specific Database to Receive the Document

Initial Configuration for Multiple Firm IDs for Scanning

Embedding the Filing String Within a Document

Example of Automating the Filing of a Reply to an Email Message

Advanced Concepts - Controlling the Image Attributes

Document Batch Tracking