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Check imaging, which includes data entry, data balancing, and power encoding, can eliminate the need to manually store, encode, or render checks, resulting in drastically reduced processing time and cost savings. With image-based check processing, checks are scanned by a high-speed document sorter/reader. A high-resolution image of each check is captured and saved for further processing. Only 4 banks in the US and one in Canada have fully converted their check processing operations to image-based systems - Barnett Banks Inc., Comerica Inc., Huntington Bancshares Inc., Signet Corp., and The Royal Bank of Canada. Given the volume of checks in the system, postage savings are enough to defray a portion of the investment in the technology.