11.0120 scanning

Humanist Discussion Group (humanist@kcl.ac.uk)
Thu, 19 Jun 1997 23:19:11 +0100 (BST)

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 11, No. 120.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: Francois Crompton-Roberts <F.Crompton- (6)
Roberts@qmw.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: 11.0116 microfilm scanning

[2] From: Steve Taylor <ussjt@emory.edu> (10)
Subject: Re: 11.0116 microfilm scanning

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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 13:09:40 GMT0BST
From: Francois Crompton-Roberts <F.Crompton-Roberts@qmw.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: 11.0116 microfilm scanning

> >A colleague wishes to scan and edit a late 18th-century text. He has a
> >microfilm of the original and would like to use scanning and OCR with
> >optimum results.

A silly question, but we are talking about scanning a modern or at
least modern-ish (say post 1850) edition aren't we? My experiments
with scanning earlier printed material weren't at all satisfactory.

Francois C-R

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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:12:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steve Taylor <ussjt@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: 11.0116 microfilm scanning

>From: Haradda@aol.com
>
>The answer is yes it is possible to scan from microfilm (roll or fiche) I do
>it on a regular basis. The only thing you need to make sure is that the type
>face can be recognized by your software.

OK, I'll bite. What technique do you use?

Steve Taylor
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Emory University
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