Message-Id: <200012270038.RAA19114@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 22:24:12 +1000 From: Hilton Holder <mailto:hiltonh@FAN.NET.AU> Subject: Re: Scanning and Image Management Software Inquiry To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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Hi Stuart
Try Autoscan 32 from visionshape or Pixedit from techsoft.
Regards
Hilton Holder
PTS Business Imaging
www.plottech.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Snydman" <mailto:snydman@STANFORD.EDU>
To: <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 10:08 AM
Subject: Scanning and Image Management Software Inquiry
> Hello -
>
> I am currently working on a document acquisition and archival project at
> Stanford University and would love some advice on software. I have
several
> needs that I would prefer to resolve using an integrated solution, but
> separate applications would also be fine if they satisfy all requirements.
> The two most pressing needs are:
>
> 1. High Volume Scanning and Document Management Software
>
> We have a lab of 7 high-speed black and white scanners of different
> types. Currently we are using 6 Fujitsu Flatbed Scanners (3097 and 4097)
> and 1 Minolta PS7000 Overhead Book Scanner. Scanning workstations are
> installed with Windows 98 or Windows 2000 and networked to a Windows NT
4.0
> Server. All scanners are used at high volume for 10-14 hours a day with
> very little idle time, and we are generating multi-page TIFF files. Image
> counts are on the order of tens of thousands a day.
>
> We currently use some of the more generic scanning software, such as
> Imaging Pro for Windows, PixView and Scandall. I would love any
> suggestions that you might have on more sophisticated software options
that
> I may not be aware of. I have several needs. For training and workflow
> purposes, I would like to use the same software for both the Minolta and
> Fujitsu's. This would require the software to be compatible with the ISIS
> driver for the Minolta. The TWAIN driver does not allow us to do generate
> multi-page TIFF files without using the software interface for each
> individual scan. The ISIS driver allows complete control from the
> scanner's console. The software must also offer the typical features such
> as delete, insert, rescan and append. Not all apps I have tried have
> flexible insert and append functionality. It should also have a small
> footprint and it would be nice if it had some integrated document
> management functionality. We currently use a separate FileMaker database
> to collect meta-data and track scanning progress. Something more
> integrated would be nice.
>
>
> 2. Post-production image clean-up software
>
> Currently we use a combination of Photoshop, Scanfix and PixView to clean
> and prepare the tiff images. This is cumbersome (using 3 different apps),
> and I would prefer to use a single application that can do all of the
> following:
>
> Split and recombine multi-page tiff files
> Automatically split side-by-side page images into two separate
images
> Crop
> Rotate
> Straighten
> Adjust brightness, contrast, etc. (as in Photoshop)
> Despeckle, Deskew, etc. (as in ScanFix)
>
> The process of manually dividing single side-by-side images into separate
> images within the multi-page tiff file is especially cumbersome. Also, in
> order to do this currently, we need to split the multi-page tiff into tens
> of individual files, divide the doubles, then recombine the images back to
> a single multi-page file. The ability to divide side-by-side doubles into
> two singles without having to break up the multi-page tiff would reduce
> post-processing time quite a bit.
>
> I would greatly appreciate advice on any software you know of that
> integrates all (or most) of these features.
>
> Stu Snydman
> Stanford University
> Digital Library Project
> mailto:snydman@stanford.edu
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