[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning paperback books
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 16:24:31 -0400
You know, I've heard that brightness has no bearing on grayscale before,, but I
could swear that changing it has affected the quality of my scans. I generally
do not use it for books, although the optimizer does go with it every now and
then, but when scanning difficult print, such as that on back covers of
paperbacks or inside flaps of hardcovers, grayscale can give better results
than static or dynamic. Maybe it's just random variations, but it seems that
changing brightness can influence those results. I've scanned over 400 books,
so I think I've gotten pretty good at noticing variations in scan quality by
now, and I don't think I'm prone to imagine something like that.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Lumpkin
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 3:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning paperback books
Hi amber. I'd like to respond to this.
Firstly, I never use grey scale because I find its results inferior to a
well-optimized scan in k1000. Grey scale produces an enormous image and is
pretty resource intensive. Brightness has no bearing on grey scale.
Secondly, a resolution of 400 dpi makes scanning very slow and, for me, does
absolutely nothing for most scans, paperbacks included. I don't think
recognition is improved at all unless you are scanning 6-point type or smaller.
Thirdly, I would use the k1000 optimizer and let that utility pick settings
for you. You don't have to keep them if the results aren't to your liking but
I find the optimizer very useful.
I find that I usually get a static threshold and brightness of 60 or so for
most paperbacks.
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 9:45 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] scanning paperback books
Hi all:
I have kurzweil V. 11.
I am trying to scan mass market paperbacks. However, the settings I have are
making my computer work super hard, and are causing it to shut down, it gets so
hot. This does not happen with other books.
My settings are:
gray scale will be used.
Scanner brightness is 50.
resolution: 400 DPI.
no image prefix is in use.
speckle is disabled.
Could any of these settings be causing super slow recognition of pages?
If so what can I change? What settings do you all use to scan mass market
paperbacks with out getting extraneous characters and scanos?
Many thanks.
Amber
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