Message-Id: <mailto:199412161448.IAA02966@library.wustl.edu> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 08:41:36 CST From: Susan Grupe x???? <mailto:ALISG@AUGUSTANA.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
> Are you scanning in color or grayscale or (shudder) black and white?
>
> Bob Rosenberg
> Thomas A. Edison Papers
> mailto:rarosenb@gandalf.rutgers.edu
I'm scanning in color. I scan in the pages using RGB True color (or millions of colors, as the scanning program puts it). Then I convert it into a 256 color (8 bit) GIF file so it can be incorporated into our Mosaic server.
Susan
Susan Grupe Augustana College Library Rock Island IL 61201 mailto:alisg@augustana.edu