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- 29 Aug 2011, 11:03
- Forum: Scan Tailor
- Topic: 0.9.10 release
- Replies: 18
- Views: 95182
Re: 0.9.10 release
Calmadigital: "Use other software" probably isn't the most helpful answer, but it's the best I can personally do. If you use Homebrew with Lion, you can install Scan Tailor much faster and easier. While it also compiles most things from source, it distributes precompiled Qt and other libra...
- 22 Aug 2011, 13:08
- Forum: Help with this site
- Topic: Add hidden text layer from different pdf files
- Replies: 4
- Views: 21430
Re: Add hidden text layer from different pdf files
This is tricky to do with free software, but it can be done. PDFBeads can make tiny PDFs with OCR text layers. One of the problems with making PDFs is that compressed images in greyscale or colour are huge - very huge. It's very difficult to get them down to an acceptable size. That's why many peopl...
- 19 Aug 2011, 10:07
- Forum: Programs, Software releases, and more.
- Topic: Mac users: jbig2enc is now in Homebrew! (Make better PDFs)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14283
Mac users: jbig2enc is now in Homebrew! (Make better PDFs)
Good news for Mac users interested in making PDFs! jbig2enc just got added to Homebrew , the best way to install open source software in Mac OS X. jbig2enc is an open source tool that allows you to make very small PDFs from pages you've processed in Scan Tailor, a fraction of the size of what you ca...
- 16 Aug 2011, 16:47
- Forum: Agora / The Marketplace
- Topic: Powershot A495's for $50 today
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11470
Re: Powershot A495's for $50 today
I didn't read in detail, but it appears to work - certainly it does USB triggering.
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=5570.330
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=5570.330
- 16 Aug 2011, 13:42
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Book Scanner webiste
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7952
Re: Book Scanner webiste
I notice that most of them have built-in 5mp cameras - only the high-end model uses external cameras (DSLRs, like Atiz). I'd be curious (and wary) of the image quality, but it might be enough for some people.
- 16 Aug 2011, 13:29
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Outline of software to use
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8332
Re: Outline of software to use
If you're looking for DjVu, Strider's software and workflow is your best bet. If you need PDF (for instance, to use on e-book readers that only do PDF), PDFBeads is your best option right now: http://diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=683 It's a little tricky to get working on Windows,...
- 16 Aug 2011, 13:26
- Forum: Programs, Software releases, and more.
- Topic: PDFBeads — Convert Scanned Images to a Single PDF File
- Replies: 46
- Views: 72509
Re: PDFBeads — Convert Scanned Images to a Single PDF File
While I don't know for sure, my guess would be that Preview probably recompressed the pages and did something much less efficient than PDFBeads. Having to use Acrobat would kind of suck, so I'd suggest looking for 3rd party PDF tools that let you add annotations without the bloat. There must be some...
- 16 Aug 2011, 11:30
- Forum: Scan Tailor
- Topic: ScanTailor wont except my DPI
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13958
Re: ScanTailor wont except my DPI
How did you install Scan Tailor?
- 15 Aug 2011, 10:09
- Forum: Programs, Software releases, and more.
- Topic: PDFBeads — Convert Scanned Images to a Single PDF File
- Replies: 46
- Views: 72509
Re: PDFBeads — Convert Scanned Images to a Single PDF File
I'm looking for an open source, free or cheapware way to do this, so I can appreciate the importance of this program, but I have to say, I don't really get how this is done. I downloaded and installed most of the programs (I think), but not being familiar with Ruby and being on a windows machine, I...
- 10 Aug 2011, 13:35
- Forum: Scan Tailor
- Topic: 0.9.10 release
- Replies: 18
- Views: 95182
Re: 0.9.10 release
Thanks, Tulon!
I've updated the formula in Homebrew. Any Mac users with Homebrew can install it by typing Apologies for the delay - I was on vacation when 0.9.10 was released.
I've updated the formula in Homebrew. Any Mac users with Homebrew can install it by typing
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brew install scantailor