Book Scanning

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The Advantages of Book Scanning

Two of the most important and beneficial factors of scanning The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on a computer books is to preserve old and rare books by scanning them into computerised files These can be TIFF or JPEG which are a kind of computer file used to keep pictures. We also use PDF (Portable Document Format) Files which are designed to be easily printed and shared. and secondly to have it converted to E-book A book that is available in a computerised format such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Lit or the e-Book Reader format. for electronic publishing, distribution or for archiving.

How does Book Scanning Work?

When converting a book into electronic format it may be important to do so without damaging it, so our book scanning service takes a whole new approach. A system whereby the book or document is not in direct contact with the Scanner The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on a computer and very little handling of the book is required from the scanning operator.

Our scanning bureau uses state-of-the-art Scanners A device that connects to a computer allowing the user to turn (scan) documents into images they can manipulate on the computer. which use an overhead camera with sophisticated page capture technology. Image enhancement and restoration is applied to any poor quality or aged books in order to optimise their quality.

Once the actual book scanning process is completed it goes through our rigorous quality control procedures. Scanned books are then converted to the required Digital Format These can be TIFF or JPEG, which are computer files used to store pictures or graphics. We also use PDF (Portable Document Format) which are designed for easy printing and sharing. such as PDF PDF is a very popular multi page file format that is used by many companies because it can be opened by almost anybody using free software most people have already on their computers., JPEG JPEG is a single page per file image format that is popular among graphic designers and web designers it is advised to use this format if you're scanning colour images for presentation purposes. and TIFF - A type of computer file used for storing pictures, these can be full color, grayscale or black and white. A multipage TIFF file can contain many pages in a single file..

Many E-book A book that is available in a computerised format such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Lit or the eBook Reader format. features can be applied to a PDF book such as converting them into text searchable PDF searchable PDF Searchable is type of PDF File that has been processed using OCR so that its contents can be searched. files, adding PDF bookmarks PDF Bookmarks are a tool to allow you to easily navigate through a PDF document by placing links to sections which appear on the right hand side of the PDF when opened. or PDF links PDF Links allow you to create buttons in your PDF documents that link from one page to another, these buttons can be text or image, or just an area of the scanned image that you want to make clickable. from the index page or glossary of the book to the relevant sections.

Contents of the book can then be distributed or hosted online for clients to view and comment on and it is always useful to have publications securely backed up safely in electronic format in case of damage or loss.

Once the whole process is completed, final images are verified through quality control and then written on to CDs.