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curtw · 08-01-2014, 12:10 PM

This discussion really belongs elsewhere on the site--I'm sure a moderator will move it soon. Look for a scanner with software that will:

Convert negatives to positives,
allow you to select areas within an overall large image as separate multiple scans, and
comes with OCR software or can export to TIF format (and assuming your computer is some flavor of Windows, the built-in OCR tool will ddo the job for you)

I have an Epson V370 that does all of these. It's way outdated, but I'm sure there are good equivalents. when I do 1:1 scale book scans, I scan at 600 dpi. I'd recommend setting your scanner to either 300 or 600 * whatever scale your negative is smaller than the original text.

08-01-2014, 12:10 PM	#2
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 871 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	This discussion really belongs elsewhere on the site--I'm sure a moderator will move it soon. Look for a scanner with software that will: Convert negatives to positives, allow you to select areas within an overall large image as separate multiple scans, and comes with OCR software or can export to TIF format (and assuming your computer is some flavor of Windows, the built-in OCR tool will ddo the job for you) I have an Epson V370 that does all of these. It's way outdated, but I'm sure there are good equivalents. when I do 1:1 scale book scans, I scan at 600 dpi. I'd recommend setting your scanner to either 300 or 600 * whatever scale your negative is smaller than the original text. Last edited by curtw; 08-01-2014 at 01:34 PM.