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Re: What a gift

To: "Dave Fain" <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>, jim.wallace@netscape.ca
Subject: Re: What a gift
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:59:55 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
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A thing we do at work when we have to scan pictures in ( seems long when
there are 20 pages) is to use a good (4 mega paixel)digital camera and take
pictures of the page --Less resolution but the job gets done, Mike TR2inLA


> [Original Message]
> From: Dave  Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
> To: <jim.wallace@netscape.ca>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: 12/19/2004 2:51:48 PM
> Subject: Re: What a gift
>
> Why not scan it in sections and paste them together in Photoshop.  You
could take out the yellow while you are at it.
> Dave
>
> I had looked into this a bit myself and it's complicated by three factors:
>
> - -size of sheets - it's a full size newspaper
> - -age - the sheets are getting kind of crispy
> - -size of text - very small requiring very high resolution = huge file
sizes
> (maybe not so big a problem)
>
> A friend of mine works at a place that converts old maps to electronic 
> files, using big feed-through scanners, and while they could cope with
the 
> size, the fragility was an issue.
>
> Anyway just to say it will probably require somethig pretty specialized - 
> are there such things as huge flatbed scanners?
> Jim "wish I had Phil's dad's Auburn" Wallace




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