Scanning docs

[Dave Halliday]

The search engine at the Analog Heaven Archive web site
http://www.midiwall.com/archives/ah/
has two threads on this ( I searched for "  best format gif jpeg  "


GIF is best where you have large areas of one color ( white background of
schematics ) and very few other colors.  JPG is good for reproducing
continuous tone images ( product photographs )




-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Patchell [mailto:patchell at silcom.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 3:05 PM
To: Peter Snow
Cc: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
Subject: Re: Scanning docs


    You know, I am just not sure.  I think I will pose this question to the
list, and
maybe there will be somebody who could host them on the list.

To the list:

    How 'bout it gang.  Peter is scanning a bunch of documents primarily
from
acutronics, which include ap-notes and circuits.  These documents are black
and white.
Both text and drawings.  Which format would be best for posting on the
internet?  And,
is there somebody with lots of extra webspace who could post them?

    -Jim

Peter Snow wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Just to let you know the package of documentation arrived today, thanks.
> I will scan it over a period of time (a few pages every evening) and
> email
> files to you as and when they are done.
> Any file type preference?  I was going to do JPEGs, but I could do BMP,
> GIF, TIFF etc.
> I can't do PDF - no software.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter
>
> patchell wrote:
> >
> >     I can post them on my site, if no others.  There is a member of the
list
> > (can't remember who though) who likes to post stuff like this, so if I
don't have
> > room, somebody will I am sure.
> >
> >     Thanks, I will get this stuff in the mail as soon as I can.
> >
> > Peter Snow wrote:
> >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > OK, that's great, thanks. I will email the scans back to you when they
> > > are done and I'll mail back the originals.
> > >
> > > I do not have a web site where I can post the info for the benefit of
> > > others.  Do you have access to a site?  If not maybe another list
member
> > > can post it.
> > >
> > > My mailing address is:
> > >
> > >         Peter Snow
> > >         1150 Bordeau Grove
> > >         Orleans, Ontario
> > >         Canada
> > >         K1C 2M7
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > patchell wrote:
> > > >
> > > >     I can do that.  I will xerox everything first.  If the copies
are good,
> > > > I will send you the copies.  If the originals are better, I will
send
> > > > those.  Send me your address.  It will probably take about 2 weeks.
I will
> > > > make the copies on moday, but probably won't be able to get to the
post
> > > > office until next saturday.
> > > >
> > > > Peter Snow wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Jim,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am very interested in the reverb & BBD stuff. I can scan the
info for
> > > > > you if you do not have access to a scanner but of course you'd
have to
> > > > > mail it to me first :(
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > Peter
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >  -Jim
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