Submitted by chatan on August 9, 2009 - 12:56am
I've using the great program gscan2pdf to create my pdfs from my Epson CX3200 MFP scanner. I've playing with the settings to get my desired results to balance the file size verses the needed resolution.
So to scan a simple medical claim form (single page, letter size) for archival purposes, here are the results:
(I couldn't figure out how to get the table format correct, so the openoffice spreadsheet file is also attached)
Cheers!
Mode Res Gamma Comp* File Size (KB)
binary 600 1.8 40 1700 KB
Gray 150 1 auto 1500 KB
binary 600 1.8 20 1200 KB
binary 300 1.8 40 639 KB
binary 150 1.8 100 547 KB
Gray 300 1.8 40 476 KB
binary 300 1.8 20 435 KB
Gray 150 1.8 80 326 KB
Gray 300 1.8 20 295 KB
binary 600 1.8 auto 273 KB
binary 150 1.8 40 202 KB
Gray 150 1.8 40 159 KB
binary 150 1.8 20 139 KB
Gray 150 1 20 122 KB
binary 300 1.8 auto 98 KB <<< Meets my need
Gray 150 1.8 20 90 KB <<< Meets my need
binary 150 1.8 Tiff-lzw 44 KB not pdf file
binary 150 1 auto 37 KB just Barely readable
binary 150 1.8 auto 34 KB just Barely readable
binary 75 1.8 auto 14 KB NOT READABLE
* Compression is JPG unless otherwise noted.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| gscan2pdf.ods | 9.37 KB |
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That is a great app, and I
by StormyJerry - Sep 2 2009 - 6:24pm
That is a great app, and I use it now all the time. Thanks for this info, I will give it a try and let you know what happens.