[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:21:26 -0700
Wildcat:
The age of the program is only 1 factor, & that not always an
important 1, in producing excellent scans. While the latest OCR
engines tend to be quite accurate if the font is a well-recognized 1,
& while it's true that later engines are hopefully better than their
predecessors, other factors that can be important are:
1) The quality of print of the book, if the scanner brightness is not
set properly for the quality of print, the recognition may be poor;
2) Holding the book flat against the scanner glass so all the text is
scanned properly;
3) Making certain the book is aligned w/the proper edge(s) of the scanner;
Depending on the book, sometimes settings need to be twiddled in order
to get a good scan. Sometimes, especially if the print tends to be on
the small side, it may help to increase the resolution from 300 to 400
DPI, & sometimes, again depending on the print, going from
blac-&-white to grey scale may be required. Figuring out the proper
settings can at times require some trial & error.
There is an audio archive on the friends of bookshare site
www.friendsofbookshare.org
which discusses scanning technique, & u would do well to give that a
listen, since it's clear you're interested in improving your
scans--good 4 u!
HTH.
On 3/20/08, Wildcat <p.wildcat1234@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi I am scaning a book and I want to know how to make where it can be
> exelent quality or at least good quality. I am using open book version 6.0
> Should I start over using a demo of openbook 8.0 to make the book be
> exellent quality?
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