Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 12:51:05 -0500 From: Stormy Henderson <stormy@futuresouth.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Parallel port scanners (Plustek OpticPro 9636T)? Message-ID: <19981004125105.B1010@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <19981004115216.M10081@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Sun, Oct 04, 1998 at 11:52:16AM %2B0930 References: <19981004115216.M10081@freebie.lemis.com>
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A happy camper (Greg Lehey, grog@lemis.com) once wrote...
> 3. This scanner claims 1200dpi × 600dpi × 36 bits, which makes a
> total of 3.2 MB/sq in. On a full sheet of paper, that's about 300
> MB. What kind of compression do they use?
If you scan a full page at full resolution, you'll end up with a 300MB
image. But most folks have no need for that kind of resolution. Typical
usage is 100dpi for web page images, and 200-400dpi for photo editing
before printing on the average color inkjet. As well, most folks (unless
doing OCR) don't scan a full page, instead scanning a 3x5 photo, for
example.
I don't know if PP scanners are supported; I'm trying to find support for
my Artec AT3 w/SCSI scanner. (c:
Be happy...
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