15 Dec
2003
15 Dec
'03
6:39 a.m.
what do people
recommend for scanning in terms of resolution, format etc?
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400 - 600 dpi b&w Group 4 FAX encoded TIFFs
these can be converted simply to pdf's with Eric Smith's
"tumble" program.
I've scanned 1 million + pages with this encoding using
a Ricoh IS520 double-sided 30ppm scanner at 400dpi. All
of the documents at bitsavers.com/pdf are processed this
way now.
Pages with graphics are scanned as 100-200dpi JPEGS but
normally the text requires a bit of contrast enhancement
on these pages. tumble handles mixed JPEG and TIFF
documents.