Re: New content on the way.....and missing content

Posted by BigKev On 2008/10/17 21:39:07

Most scanner software will have options on what format to scan to. Some will allow scanning to PDF directly. If that is the case, then it should allow you to scan page after page until you tell it that you are done, and then it will save all the pages to a single PDF.

If you scanning software does not have a PDF option, then choose JPG. Create a new directory on your computer, and then have it scan page after page to that directory. Most scanner software will just keep incrementing the file name as it keeps scanning pages. (IE. myscanfile.jpg, myscanfile1.jpg, myscanfile2.jpg, etc). I recommend you use something like WinZip to 'Zip' then entire set of jpg's into a single file that can be send to me.

No matter the format, I recommend that you choose 200 DPI (anything more is a waste, and too big for folks to download), at full color for scanning settings. Even if the content is B&W, full color pics up subtle grays better in the pictures. If the content is actually B&W then I will convert it back to that on this side. Just the actual scanning process works better in full color.

Ok so now you have the files scanned to either a single PDF, or a ZIP file full of JPGs. If the file is less than 5 megs in size, then simply email it to me. If it is bigger than 5 meg, then I recommend you either put it on a CD and mail it, or upload it via FTP.

Now if all of this reads like techno-babble, then you can just send the book to me, I will scan it, and then mail it back to you. I have done this numerous times for folks without any issues as John reffereced earlier.

I'm pretty flexible, just let me know what works best for you.

Thanks again!