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Old 08-17-2006, 07:55 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by kusmi
Many thanks, so you mean "ABBYY FineReader" is also capable of doing ...
No ... no program will do anyting like that automagically. If you start with clear scans that are just curved (typically from overhead scanners), or skewed, it will straighten them out. Of course, that kind of processing eats resolution, so the resulting image will be fuzzier, and the more work that is needed, the fuzzier the result.

Same thing with splits -- there should be at least some white in gutter. I'd expect FR to split that page into three columns: left, wide middle, and right, since that's where there is visible white.

Don't expect magic. If you want clear, straight images, you better begin by trying to get them that way from the start.

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