Flat Earth Memories
Posted by: John Channing on 10 February 2003
The first review of the 52.
Posted on: 13 February 2003 by inkipak
Andrew,
If converting scans to searchable PDFs is an easy option in the latest Acrobat then I agree, this surely has to be the way to go.
The PDF's would be viewable online and also downloadable for offline browsing.
Sounds ideal.
If converting scans to searchable PDFs is an easy option in the latest Acrobat then I agree, this surely has to be the way to go.
The PDF's would be viewable online and also downloadable for offline browsing.
Sounds ideal.
Posted on: 13 February 2003 by jpk73
...but if the PDF is searchable, Acrobat would doing OCR as well, so in any case somebody has to remove the OCR-errors!
For PDFs it's important to choose the right compression rate for the images. I still think that it's better to do it with HTML...
- Jun
For PDFs it's important to choose the right compression rate for the images. I still think that it's better to do it with HTML...
- Jun
Posted on: 13 February 2003 by Philippe Dancause
all this sounds good.
Is there anybody who can find addresses to contact the publishers or authors?
I fell we now need to get on with the authorisation thing!
Is there anybody who can find addresses to contact the publishers or authors?
I fell we now need to get on with the authorisation thing!
Posted on: 13 February 2003 by Paul Ranson
Sample raw material,
Linn Man bmp 975k
Linn Man jpg 168k
Koetsu bmp 975k
Koetsu jpg 269k
It seems important that (for instance) all the words on the Linn cartoon can be read easily.
Paul
Linn Man bmp 975k
Linn Man jpg 168k
Koetsu bmp 975k
Koetsu jpg 269k
It seems important that (for instance) all the words on the Linn cartoon can be read easily.
Paul
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Andrew L. Weekes
quote:
...but if the PDF is searchable, Acrobat would doing OCR as well, so in any case somebody has to remove the OCR-errors!
Not so, that's the clever bit about Acrobat.
The bit you look at is still the scanned image (if you choose it to be), but the OCR'd text is hidden and only used for searching.
The odd error is immaterial - you add some good, if not perfect, search capability without compromising readability.
Acrobat is an excellent product.
Andy.
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Paul Ranson
I've had a look at the Adobe web site. I don't believe Acrobat 5 includes OCR. They have a product 'Adobe Capture' which creates searchable PDF from scans and costs $399. The only PDF creator functionality also provides OCR but you get 'three free trials per day' which might be a limitation...
Paul
Paul
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Andrew L. Weekes
quote:
I've had a look at the Adobe web site. I don't believe Acrobat 5 includes OCR. They have a product 'Adobe Capture' which creates searchable PDF from scans and costs $399.
I have Acrobat 5.0.5, it includes a 50 page-per-doc paper capture plugin, not installed by default.
That's why I posted the above - the functionality required is all there, and I'm more than happy to try some samples for analysis.
Andy.
P.S. My original post contained all the relevant detail, until the forum s/w ate it...
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Paul Ranson
Well that's undeniable... Sorry for doubting you.
I think I have Acrobat 4 somewhere, I wonder what the upgrade cost is?
Paul
I think I have Acrobat 4 somewhere, I wonder what the upgrade cost is?
Paul
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Wolf
Why not just skip the OCR as we really don't need that ability and just use text as images. Makes it easy.
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Andrew L. Weekes
quote:
I think I have Acrobat 4 somewhere, I wonder what the upgrade cost is?
About £70 I think.
A.
Posted on: 14 February 2003 by Jo Sharp
I think I might be able to get in touch with CF through my dealer -I'll let you know next week.
Jo
Jo
Posted on: 23 February 2003 by Mat Bon 0013
Any positive news?!.........
Mat
Mat
Posted on: 28 February 2003 by Mat Bon 0013
Guess that's the end of it......
or maybe not.............
or maybe not.............