> On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 10:27:01AM -0400, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have one? I have borrowed two large manuals.
> > > I'd like to scan them, as opposed to photocopying, but
> > > it would have to be quick and reliable (so I can get
> > > good results the first time and return the manuals
> > > in good shape).
> >
> > I don't know what Al does, but CDC manuals have "taint",
> > a small piece of paper that forms the outside edge of
> > that center, long-oval-shaped hole. The taint gets torn
> > by sheet feeders... so if you want to return them in the
> > same condition as you borrwed them, I'd have to recommend
> > against the sheet feeder.
>
> Hopefully Al will explain his methods soon.
Sheet-fed scanner for most stuff, he does use a hand-scanner
for bound stuff. Like Eric, I'm pretty sure he does most pages
as 600dpi line art. I just got doing the same for a section of
a CDC manual that's in hot demand; then used Kodak Imaging
to create a multi-page TIF from the individual TIF pages. Then
print to PDF using Adobe Acrobat 4.05's PDF Writer. Yields a
367kb PDF, whereas multipage TIF was 2.1MB.
> I don't see any taint on mine -- all the holes look the same
> shape to me. Can you give example titles? Perhaps they changed
> their methods after a certain date.
http://members.iglou.com/dougq/cdc/6000front.jpg
Should be obvious over on the left, center...
-dq
-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"]
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"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits
Received on Sun Apr 07 2002 - 16:54:19 BST
