Re: [Gimp-user] Intelligent scaling

2003-06-06 Thread Matthias Brunner
On Thursday 05 June 2003 18:48, pcg( Marc)@goof(A.).(Lehmann )com wrote: > On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 12:58:12PM +0200, Matthias Brunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The problem is that the standard scale algorithm renders the > > document unreadable (some text characters can still be > > recogn

Re: [Gimp-user] Intelligent scaling

2003-06-05 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Matthias Brunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > we have a lot of document scans, all sized 2432x3482 pixels, and > would like to reduce them to screen size (for example to 682x1000). > The problem is that the standard scale algorithm renders the document > unreadable (some text characters ca

Re: [Gimp-user] Intelligent scaling

2003-06-05 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Not that I know. But maybe, and here I do ask on to the other people on the list, a hack like this could work: Pick the scalling tool on gimp, and modify the code in a way that antialiasing works to darken a pixel (thus spreading a black letter over to white areas), but preventing it from lighten

[Gimp-user] Intelligent scaling

2003-06-05 Thread Matthias Brunner
Hello, we have a lot of document scans, all sized 2432x3482 pixels, and would like to reduce them to screen size (for example to 682x1000). The problem is that the standard scale algorithm renders the document unreadable (some text characters can still be recognised, others not any more). Is t

Re: [Gimp-user] Intelligent scaling

2003-06-05 Thread pcg
On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 12:58:12PM +0200, Matthias Brunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we have a lot of document scans, all sized 2432x3482 pixels, and and which colour depth? > The problem is that the standard scale algorithm renders the document > unreadable (some text characters can still b