[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bad pages in scan

  • From: Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:29:57 -0600

Shelley,  if you use grayscale there is no need to worry about brightness, 
 but with static threshold you also need to set brightness to the correct 
level.  It is possible that a couple of pages in the book may be a lot 
lighter or a lot darker,  causing a problem with static reco.  In general 
it is easier to get good results with grayscale than with static 
threshold.
With static threshold and an EPSON scanner,  the best brightness levels 
usually range from 73 to 75.
Guido


Guido Dante Corona
IBM Accessibility Center,  Austin Tx.
Research Division,
Phone:  512. 838. 9735.
Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web:  http://www.ibm.com/able




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I have noticed something while scanning books in two page mode.  Even with 

the confidence setting set at a reasonable percentage mine is at 97.5% It 
will confidently misrecognize it seems at least one page in the books I am 

doing.

I have been noticing this more as I do more books for Bookshare and edit 
them before submitting.
 Out of the last three books I scanned with two page mode, all of them, 
had 
one to  three pages I had to rescan.  I have ran across some books where 
this doesn't happen but they seem to be pretty rare.

I usually have columns on, two page scanning, and either static or 
grayscale 
threshold.  The pages it messes up on are usually text, no pictures.



And the really strange part is these particular pages are easy one's to 
recognize.

I do line the book up flush, and it is usually at an optomized setting, 
but 
it kind of bugs me as I have to go back later, and get the book to replace 

the pages.

I wonder why it is happening though.


Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

      -- Vance Havner 




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