Message-Id: <mailto:199412160239.UAA00558@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 18:15:40 EST From: Bob Rosenberg <mailto:rarosenb@GANDALF.RUTGERS.EDU> Subject: Re: scanning pencil writing To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
>I'm attempting to scan parts of an 1860s diary written in pencil. One
>volume is written on blue paper, the others on yellowed paper. I've
>tried adjusting the brightness and contrast a bit, but haven't had
>great results. Does anyone have a suggestion on a combination of
>settings to improve readability but maintain archival quality (trace
>edges helps, but it destroys the original image!) I am using
>ImagePals 2 and an HP flatbed scanner with Deskscan software.
>
>Thanks,
>Susan
>
>Susan Grupe
>Augustana College Library
>Rock Island IL 61201
mailto:>mailto:alisg@augustana.edu >
Are you scanning in color or grayscale or (shudder) black and white?Bob Rosenberg Thomas A. Edison Papers mailto:rarosenb@gandalf.rutgers.edu