John, What scanner do you use?
Anne On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:48 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of us work with PDF files, so many use PDFpen… > > Because I do SO much scanning to PDF I went with Adobe Acrobat, they have a > fantastic product, and they love it so much they charge accordingly…. > > Most all the publications I collect allow their print product to be > downloaded as a PDF, great corporate citizens by saving forest, ink, > transportation, etc, etc…plus, how in the world would I EVER find an article > I wanted in a stack of magazines or papers several feet tall…what issue, what > publication? > > I have written to Fortune and Forbes, have called numerous times..they don’t > seem to pay any attention and waste huge funds sticking with print….those > that still want print that is fine but for those that want permanent storage > and searchable documents they should allow us the PDF format. > > This is to set the stage for what I discovered tonight. > > Forbes and Fortune both came today, I began with Fortune but the top of the > magazine had been in something that caused the pages to crinkle and stick > together. I use a large paper cutter to slice off the binding and then run > the pages through a scanner, deleting all the advertising. > > With this issue I knew I would have to scan UPSIDE down as the scanner would > continually be jamming if I tried the correct format with the damaged pages. > It’s not really hard to correct the orientation in Acrobat, several can be > done at once…but what I discovered was the program RIGHTED the text on it’s > own!!! Advertisements were still upside down, possibly because there wasn’t > enough text for the program to detect the correct orientation or possibly > because every so often an advertisement will be upside down intentionally to > draw attention. > > I wanted to pass this on, been using it for years and never had the occasion > to realize Acrobat had the smarts to correct an upside down page…. > > This is better than the electric toothbrush!! > > John > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
