As much as I have learned on this list, my ignorance is about to show again. I don't know what greyscale is. I have seen it mentioned here on numerous occasions, but my impression was that it had something to do with Kursweil so I assumed it did not apply to me so I didn't pay much attention. "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com/txtindex.shtml Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Old Mass Market Paperbacks Date: 5/21/2009 6:50:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end Do you scan in greyscale? I have to scan in greyscale or I get lots of junk characters using black and white. Also maybe bump up the dpi? I always use 300 but sometimes I have to use 400 if it is a stubborn page. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: Stories of Deliverance by Marek Hal www.michrxtech.com/books.html _ ************** Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002)