Hi Gisela, OpenBook's Automatic settings are limited to the brightness it uses. It won't automatically/optomize any other setting, so be sure to always experiment with the settings. You might try 400dpi if you aren't already. As well try despeckle in both settings, on and off. As a last resort you can try color scanning, but be aware that sometimes it is necessary to do a book in multiple files with this setting, I've been told OpenBook likes crashes while using this mode. HTH, Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: Gisela Vazquez To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:35 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: paper back scans hi Julie, Openbook has automatic settings that should find the best thing to use but it's not doing much. I just stopped because I was getting frustrated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005