[ale] Document Imaging under Linux

[John Wells]

My thoughts exactly.  So I wonder...if I'm not using OCR, is pdf the best
(and smallest file size) option?

Thanks,

John



-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 7:12 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Document Imaging under Linux


James P. Kinney III wrote:
> xsane + ADF scanner + script-foo + database + webserver + time
> 
> Save the images as a pdf unless you plan on trying OCR, then scan using
> black and white and save as tiff.

All the free Linux OCR software is pretty green.  I've not been 
impressed.  Then again, I've never found anything that was perfect in 
any environment.  With the massive number of fonts and such out there, 
which continues to grow, it's a very difficult problem.

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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Think about it...

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