Software for creating image-based PDFs

301verbs · 06-12-2009, 04:47 PM

I have some books scanned as TIF images. For various reasons, I want to make them into image-based PDFs instead of OCRing them. Any recommendations for software that is both good and free?

Either Windows or linux is fine; open source would be a bonus.

thanks!

=X= · 06-12-2009, 06:32 PM

I personally use a tool called tiff2pdf. It comes with cygwin or any linux base program. Then I use pdfsam. Which mergers and splits pdfs.

=X=

301verbs · 06-13-2009, 01:51 PM

Thank you! I'll give them a try.

06-12-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
301verbs Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 12 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none yet	Software for creating image-based PDFs I have some books scanned as TIF images. For various reasons, I want to make them into image-based PDFs instead of OCRing them. Any recommendations for software that is both good and free? Either Windows or linux is fine; open source would be a bonus. thanks!

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=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	I personally use a tool called tiff2pdf. It comes with cygwin or any linux base program. Then I use pdfsam. Which mergers and splits pdfs. =X=

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301verbs Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 12 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none yet	Thank you! I'll give them a try.

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