[ale] Document Imaging under Linux

[Armsby John-G16665]

I would not worry too much about file size.  A scanned 8.5 X 11 sheet at 200 dpi is about 35k.  I similar large engineering document is about 300k.  The key is the dpi.  Use 200 dpi for line drawings and simple text.  A big driver is going to be the user base and how much money or not you want to spend or not on the VIEWER.   

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the default tiff (group 4 compressed) is a pretty efficient file format and there are viewers everywhere.  Adobe file size is comparable but you have the work to translate.

I recommend you make the decision on your user community and the available viewers.

John


-----Original Message-----
From: John Wells [mailto:jwells at secureworks.com]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 7:22 AM
To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
Subject: RE: [ale] Document Imaging under Linux


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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