Sony Reader - JPEG Pictures

dexter · 08-13-2007, 09:54 AM

Hallo,

could somebody do me a favour and make a picture of sony reader showing the enclosed JPEG. Im about to buy the reader but plan to use it mostly to read books in JPEG just like the one in the attachment. Therefore I would like to know how readable such picture is.

Unfortunately I can not try it myself because Im from europe where the device is not distributed yet. I will have to buy it via bhphotovideo.com (or is there any other way to buy it in Europe already?)

Thank you in advance.

Dexter

vaporetto · 08-13-2007, 01:14 PM

Hi Dexter,

I'm afraid you won't have a good result with scanned jpeg images. Sony Reader resolution is 800 x 600, and with pages of this size I'm not sure you will just be able to read them. If I were you I'd think about using OCR to get the text from the scans.

vaporetto · 08-13-2007, 01:43 PM

as a proof of concept, this is the text I get from your jpeg image with Adobe Acrobat OCR :

8 References 1I
bets. This decomposition into building blocks of forwards will significantly
facilitate the valuation of the swap contracr.
7 Conclusions
In this chapter we have reviewed some basic derivative instruments. Our
purpose was twofold: first, to give a brief treatment of the basic derivative
securities so that we can use them in examples; and second, to discuss
some notation in derivative asset pricing, where one first develops pricing
formulas for simple building blocks, such as options and forwards, and then
decomposes more complicated structures into baskets of forwards and options.
This way. pricing formulas for simpler structures can be used to value
more complicated structu red products.
8 References
Hull (1993) is an excellent source on derivatives that is unique in many
ways. Practitioners use it as a manual; beginning graduate students utilize
it as a textbook. Hence, it is both practical and carefully done. Jarrow and
Turnbull (1996) is a welcome addition to books on derivatives. Duffie (1996)
is an excellent source on dynamic asset pricing theory. However, it is not
a SOurce on the details of actual instruments traded in the markets. Yet,
practitioners with a very strong math background may find it useful. Das
( 1995) is a good manual on the practical aspects of derivative instruments.

cheers,
vapo

vaporetto · 08-13-2007, 02:20 PM

here they are...

dexter · 08-13-2007, 03:35 PM

Thank you for the pictures.

Unfortunatelly the picture is not very satisfactory. It is true that one can not expect much by this resolution. OCR is good idea but most of the books Im going to read include algorithms and other unusual objets which will not be processed correctly by OCR.

Dou you think it will help if I convert the picture into PDF in black and white and than process it through programs such as PDFrasterFarian 2.1.6 ??

Thank you Vapo.

Dexter

JSWolf · 08-13-2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dexter

Thank you for the pictures.

Unfortunatelly the picture is not very satisfactory. It is true that one can not expect much by this resolution. OCR is good idea but most of the books Im going to read include algorithms and other unusual objets which will not be processed correctly by OCR.

Dou you think it will help if I convert the picture into PDF in black and white and than process it through programs such as PDFrasterFarian 2.1.6 ??

Thank you Vapo.

Dexter

Actually, if you set it up properly for a page size of 90X120mm or 120X90mm page size then you'll be able to use PDF without too much of an issue.

08-13-2007, 09:54 AM	#1
dexter Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007	Sony Reader - JPEG Pictures Hallo, could somebody do me a favour and make a picture of sony reader showing the enclosed JPEG. Im about to buy the reader but plan to use it mostly to read books in JPEG just like the one in the attachment. Therefore I would like to know how readable such picture is. Unfortunately I can not try it myself because Im from europe where the device is not distributed yet. I will have to buy it via bhphotovideo.com (or is there any other way to buy it in Europe already?) Thank you in advance. Dexter Attached Thumbnails

08-13-2007, 01:14 PM	#2
vaporetto Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Device: Sony Reader	RE - JPEG Picture Hi Dexter, I'm afraid you won't have a good result with scanned jpeg images. Sony Reader resolution is 800 x 600, and with pages of this size I'm not sure you will just be able to read them. If I were you I'd think about using OCR to get the text from the scans.

08-13-2007, 02:20 PM	#4
vaporetto Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Device: Sony Reader	with and without... here they are... Attached Thumbnails

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08-13-2007, 01:43 PM	#3
vaporetto Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Device: Sony Reader	as a proof of concept, this is the text I get from your jpeg image with Adobe Acrobat OCR : 8 References 1I bets. This decomposition into building blocks of forwards will significantly facilitate the valuation of the swap contracr. 7 Conclusions In this chapter we have reviewed some basic derivative instruments. Our purpose was twofold: first, to give a brief treatment of the basic derivative securities so that we can use them in examples; and second, to discuss some notation in derivative asset pricing, where one first develops pricing formulas for simple building blocks, such as options and forwards, and then decomposes more complicated structures into baskets of forwards and options. This way. pricing formulas for simpler structures can be used to value more complicated structu red products. 8 References Hull (1993) is an excellent source on derivatives that is unique in many ways. Practitioners use it as a manual; beginning graduate students utilize it as a textbook. Hence, it is both practical and carefully done. Jarrow and Turnbull (1996) is a welcome addition to books on derivatives. Duffie (1996) is an excellent source on dynamic asset pricing theory. However, it is not a SOurce on the details of actual instruments traded in the markets. Yet, practitioners with a very strong math background may find it useful. Das ( 1995) is a good manual on the practical aspects of derivative instruments. cheers, vapo

08-13-2007, 03:35 PM	#5
dexter Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007	Thank you for the pictures. Unfortunatelly the picture is not very satisfactory. It is true that one can not expect much by this resolution. OCR is good idea but most of the books Im going to read include algorithms and other unusual objets which will not be processed correctly by OCR. Dou you think it will help if I convert the picture into PDF in black and white and than process it through programs such as PDFrasterFarian 2.1.6 ?? Thank you Vapo. Dexter

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