[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Trade Paperbacks
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:52:54 -0700
Hello, Becky,
I recently scanned a book entitled "The Seat Beside Me." I believe it was a
trade paperback as it was the size you mention and had very thin pages. I got
a poor scan in that extraneous letters appeared randomly, such as carets,
capital i, etc., and I got di for th throughout the book.
Luckily Mike had saved a suggestion that was given by Monica Williard (THANK
YOU Monica).
She suggested turning off the following
despeckle
white on black
language analyst
These options are in the classic openbook menus under scanning. I rescanned
some of the worst pages from the book, and turning off those options made a
world of difference.
Also, someone suggested putting a piece of white paper between the pages when
you scan. I tried that but it made holding the book quite awkward. But if
your scan is really poor, you might try that.
But Monica's suggestions should really help. Please let us know how it works
out.
And, Monica, as you are in the Christian Fiction book chat, you might want to
consider "The Seat Beside me" for discussion; it was worth the troubleof
scanning--a very good book. And, while I'm at it; Lissi, thanks for the book
which is now in the collection!
Enough for now.
Cat Lover Lori
----- Original Message -----
From: Becky D.
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scanning Trade Paperbacks
I have done some scanning of what I think is called a "trade paperback",
which comes down to being a rather inexpensive paperback, about maybe 6 by 8
inches, like the Harlequin Romances are, for example.
I think the print quality isn't great or something because I can't get a good
scan. I'm most frustrated. Is there any way to improve the quality? I'm using
Open Book 7.02.
And, please, don't go too techy, or I won't get it! Thanks.
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