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Studio717 · 06-17-2009, 09:35 PM

Sorry you're having issues, Gideon.

I just tried a PDF I'd created a couple of years ago and it seems fine. Only issue I noticed was that since it was a very old book, the margins weren't pristine so the DX didn't crop them. Still very readable.

I can go through the whole process a bit later (Opticbook --> software --> Acrobat 8 --> PDF --> DX) and see if there are any issues I can see. I use the same process that you do, scanning to .tiff and then using Acrobat to pull them in to a single PDF. Note, though, that I have Acrobat 8, not 9.

Edited to add: I usually scan in the 150 - 300 dpi range because that's what most OCR engines prefer. I don't remember offhand what dpi I scanned the above PDF in, but I would doubt if it was above 300.

Another edit to add: I usually scan B&W (not grayscale) unless it's an image like a photograph.

06-17-2009, 09:35 PM	#4
Studio717 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 575 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Various Kindles, iPhone, iPad, Galaxy 10.1	Sorry you're having issues, Gideon. I just tried a PDF I'd created a couple of years ago and it seems fine. Only issue I noticed was that since it was a very old book, the margins weren't pristine so the DX didn't crop them. Still very readable. I can go through the whole process a bit later (Opticbook --> software --> Acrobat 8 --> PDF --> DX) and see if there are any issues I can see. I use the same process that you do, scanning to .tiff and then using Acrobat to pull them in to a single PDF. Note, though, that I have Acrobat 8, not 9. Edited to add: I usually scan in the 150 - 300 dpi range because that's what most OCR engines prefer. I don't remember offhand what dpi I scanned the above PDF in, but I would doubt if it was above 300. Another edit to add: I usually scan B&W (not grayscale) unless it's an image like a photograph. Last edited by Studio717; 06-17-2009 at 09:41 PM.