Thread: how to convert a scanned page from a book (looks like photo of page) to clean text?
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Old 11-28-2012, 05:21 PM   #34
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Yes, 2 levels (black/white), 1 bit. Anyway, Scan Tailor does a great job. I haven't looked at the source (I don't speak C++) but it appears to look at the relative brightness and contrast. It handles uneven backgrounds quite well.
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