[sdiy] rRoland 100M schemos online

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In a message dated 2/2/01 2:51:43 AM, buchi at takeonetech.de writes:

<< What do other group members prefer - single files per page or

a PDF containing all data ? >>

For scanned documents, I definitely prefer single GIF files over PDF's.    
PDF's may be easy to print, but they can be very difficult to edit, and I 
very often find it necessary to edit downloaded schematics - especially if 
the original scan was not done very well.  Also, a PDF will never have the 
original clarity of of the scanned bitmap images that are put into it.  
However, If your image was originally made as a postscript vector-based 
image, then the PDF is usually OK (Such as the schematics that one can 
download at the Rane website, for example).  This is a rare case, indeed.

Two more things - Scanned schematics should always be done as black and white 
GIF's - not grayscale, and definitely not color JPG's (unless color is an 
important part of the original document, in which case the color depth should 
be limited to the relevant colors only).  Scanning should be done at no less 
than 300 dpi, so any small details and small text will retain its clarity and 
readability.

Michael Bacich