Re: Asking for advice regarding scanning a textbook

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> I need to scan a textbook, black and white. Could someone please
> advice me about the settings (resolution, brightness, etc.) in order
> to get a small pdf file?

Some time ago, on this very list I believe, someone posted the results
of their OCR experiments. It seems that accuracy peaked at about 300
dpi if I remember correctly, and actually dropped off below that. I
don't remember what OCR engine he was using. I wouldn't scan the
textbook directly to pdf, even if your only intention is to reprint
it. In that case, just go to a photocopier. OCR and reformatting the
text will look much nicer. If it's English text, then it shouldn't be
much of a problem.

Thanks, Dotan. I have set the resolution at 300 dpi, but I get 1 MB
per page. Can one reduce the size of the pdf file?

Paul

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