... We have a free ECMS product that will possibly do the job. It's not open source, but it is a free license which is almost as good (possibly better). We use...
Following up on the Digitization Management Software thread, I posted a query to several lists over the summer and this reminds me that I meant to send out a...
... posted a query to several lists over the summer and this reminds me that I meant to send out a summary of the responses. Perhaps something here will be...
... You might find that setting up a Wiki will meet your needs both to orchestrate the digitisation efforts, and possibly also to actually be a platform for...
... posted a query to several lists over the summer and this reminds me that I meant to send out a summary of the responses. Perhaps something here will be...
Apologies to the list for those already familiar with digital -- most commonly, even if technically incorrectly, termed "electronic" -- records management...
I am on a budget and considering the Epson V300 with bundled ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus (either version 5 or 6). I just tried the FineReader 9.0 Professional...
... As the Epson V300 is a conventional flat bed scanner, it is not well suited for book scanning, particularly rare books. Requires far too much physical...
Dear Digital People: I have a book with the binding cut off. I want to scan one side into a file and then the other side into another file. I then would like...
Allen Kleiman
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Nov 6, 2008 1:10 pm
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I know Oxygen would do it - merging two text files together. But I'd assume Abbyy would have this capability too. Uri ...
Kolodney, Uri
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Nov 6, 2008 3:52 pm
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... With a duplex scanner such as the Canon DR-2080, 2050C or 2580C, you can scan both sides of each page in a single pass, and there is no need for turning...
Thanks for the response! I have an HP 5490C scanner. I have ABBYY Fine reader 9, I have IRIS v 8, and HP precision pro. The only one I can figure out to pause...
Allen Kleiman
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Nov 6, 2008 3:53 pm
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HHi Uri: Thanks for the info. Do you have a web address for 'Oxygen'? Thanks, Allen _____ From: digital-text@yahoogroups.com...
Allen Kleiman
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Nov 6, 2008 5:20 pm
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http://www.oxygenxml.com/ ________________________________________________________ Uri Kolodney Manager, Digitization Services University of Texas Libraries ...
Kolodney, Uri
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Nov 6, 2008 8:46 pm
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... The free IrfanView software package allows you to do this too (File Acquire/Batch Scanning). But I suggest numbering the files file0010, file0020, etc to...
... Let's be clear, I think we're talking about one text file containing pages 1, 3, 5, 7, ... 419, 421, and another text file containing pages 422, 420, 418,...
If anyone is looking for an inexpensive duplex scanner I can recommend the Visioneer Strobe XP 300. It takes a bit of time to learn how to get the best out of...
As promised I have written up a little article on how to use the inexpensive Visioneer Strobe XP 300 duplex scanner. For those not certain what "duplex" means,...
Dear All: Thanks so much for the tips. In the end I am scanning about 2 pages (1 2 sided page) a minute using the ADF on my scanner and ABBYY Fine Reader 9. I...
Allen Kleiman
allenk@...
Nov 10, 2008 4:38 pm
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I've encountered an awkward situation. An association I belong to just spent a sizeable chunk of cash with a service center to scan a large collection of...
... You might consider converting the TIFF files to DjVu files, which have all the benefits of PDF, without the stigma of PDF, which has patent issues. DjVu...
The reason for TIFF as a universal format is to prevent exactly what you proposed to your association; the rescan of the collection simply to get a more usable...
... Exactly. If the TIFF scans are good, create working copies from them that you like. But don't rescan just because they are TIFF, or because the PDFs are...
John - I'm a bit confused by a comment of yours... You say that PDF has a "stigma" due to "patent issues" - but PDF is an open international standard by the...
... I have software that can directly scan/save as a DjVu image, but I never go that route. I save the images as TIFF first and then convert to DjVu....
Dear Friends: I thought the quality of a scan depends on the scanner being used, the scanning software, and the person doing the scan rather than the output ...
Allen Kleiman
allenk@...
Nov 14, 2008 11:38 am
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... For starters, it was not always an open standard. That only happened this year, and many say it only happened as a result of Microsoft developing XPS. ...
The complete PDF standard just became an ISO standard this year, but there have been subset standards from the ISO (PDF/X, PDF/A and PDF/E) in existence since...
There seems to be a popular misconception among commercial service centers that TIFF is the standard way to go. Not sure if this is because they consider it...
... It seems they did what they were told, and the buyer was happy. ... TIFF is a container file format (and so is PDF), just like a car is a vehicle. You...
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