Scanning Timex Books
2 messages · 2008-03-05 → 2008-03-07 · Yahoo Group era · View archive on archive.org
Participants: Adam Trionfo, zxbruno
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1. Re: Scanning Timex Books
Adam Trionfo · Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:09:
zxbruno wrote:
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The first problem is that you're taking it to Kinkos. (j/k).
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I just have a habit of going there. A friend of mine used to work there years ago and I used to get good deals at the time. I have NO idea how much it costs to go anywhere else. Weirdly, I never even THOUGHT of trying anyplace else!
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If you took it to Staples you would pay a lot less.
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There is one nearby, so I'll try them.
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Ask to speak to a manager
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Why would I need to do that?
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I've scanned one book and newsletter and plan to scan many, many more.
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It's pretty time-consuming.
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the book 'Make and program your own robots for the ZX Spectrum'
was uploaded to www.worldofspectrum.org just a few minutes ago.
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How long does it take for a book to appear there once it is uploaded? I'd like to check it out. There are SO many books on the Spectrum that I'd like to get, but I've only bought a few. After money conversion and shipping and "inexpensive" book can cost $40. Ouch.
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I would like to scan everything at 300dpi, but I usually do it to 200 or 150.
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How come? If you're worried about size, then you shouldn't be. I've downloaded books before that I can't read the program listings. It makes me wonder why the person that scanned the book took the time to do it and didn't realize the book wasn't usable.
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Edit each .jpg in Photoshop.
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Ouch. Don't scan as JPG. Scan as TIFF (compressed, if possible), GIF, PNG or even BMP. Unless the picture is color, always scan in B&W. Sure, the files will be HUGE. However, once the files are converted to PDF the filesize will shrink dramatically. Do an experiment. Scan about ten pages of B&W jpg images. Then scan in the same ten pages as a B&W TIFF images. Then convert each set into a PDF. The files will be ABOUT the same size, yet the TIFF images will look MUCH, MUCH better.
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This is where I adjust the resolution, crop if necessary, remove imperfections, adjust brightness, etc.
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When you scan in B&W you don't have to worry about adjusting brightness (except for the first scan). Also, when the book is no longer bound you don't have to crop, as each scanned page is exactly the same size. I'm glad to hear that you remove imperfections! Hardly anyone does that.
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Upload .pdf and .jpgs
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Why do you upload jpg images if there is a PDF files?
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I appreciate and share your enthusiasm regarding the Timex Sinclair. [...] Keep it up.
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Thanks. The T/S 2068 is a neat little machine. I think that it a sort of lost jewel.
Adam
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2. Re: Scanning Timex Booksþ
zxbruno · Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:45
--- In [email], Adam Trionfo <ballyalley@...> wrote:
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> zxbruno wrote:
> Ask to speak to a manager
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> Why would I need to do that?
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Sometimes, depending on how big your project is, you may get a better
price. And sometimes a price-change decision may need the manager's
approval.