23 Jun
2001
23 Jun
'01
6:55 a.m.
Bill Bradford <mrbill(a)mrbill.net> wrote:
I'm scanning them in as 100dpi grayscale GIFs,
then I will convert to
other format(s) and eventually to PDF. Scanning directly to PDF with
HP's software produces horrible output with compression artifacts.
HP's software? The stuff that came with my 6200 was disappointing: I
either got very lossy JPEGs or insufficiently-colorful GIFs out of it.
I installed FreeBSD, SANE, and the GIMP and was much happier.
-Frank McConnell