Message-Id: <199801090821.BAA36348@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 09:20:06 +0100 From: Emil Levine <mailto:E.Levine@IAEA.ORG> Subject: Re: Image processing program To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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>From: Benjamin Richler[SMTP:mailto:RICHLER@VMS.HUJI.AC.IL]
>Sent: Friday, 09 January 1998 08:48
>To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>Subject: Image processing program
>
>We are running a program to digitize parts of our collection of microfilms of
>Hebrew manuscripts. We have encountered a number of technical problems and
>would like to ask members of this list for advice.
>
>Our microfilms were prepared from different sources over a period of 45
>years.
>Thus, they are not all scan-oriented. Our main problem is that due to the
>different sizes and formats of each page we are compelled to use maximum
>frame
>size for each page which leads to large amounts of black margins. These black
>margins greatly increase the size of the files. We cannot use an automatic
>cropping program because of the uneven formats as described above.
>
>We are scanning using bitonal digitization (TIFF G 4) and the results are
>good
>if we use viewers that can display 8 bit gray scale.
>We are searching for a program for post-scanning processing that can perform
>manual cropping quickly and efficiently and can display bitonal
>and full gray scale. We are now using the program "Image Center" but it is
>not efficient for the type of material we are scanning. We experimented
>with Hijaak 95 software but found it too cumbersome.
>
>We would appreciate any suggestions for software to solve our problems or
>advice from anyone who has encountered similar difficulties.
>
>
>Benjamin Richler
>Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts
>Jewish National and University Library
>POB 34165 Jerusalem 91341
>Tel. 972-2-6586233 FAX 972-2-6511771
>http://www2.huji.ac.il/~jnul/imhm/imhm.htm
>