34.6 Can I scan books?
A book can be scanned by means of the usual scanning command. Special attention should be paid, however, to a number of points. To create a scan definition for a book go to WebAdmin and menu Scanning. Click New to make a scan definition that fits the specific needs of the book to be scanned. For a detailed description of all scan definitions please read Chapter 14.
When scanning books it is fundamental to give the exact format. The scale of measurement is in millimeters. Inexact specifications may lead to a considerable impairment of scanning quality. Enter the measures in the following fields:
Whether scanning in black and white or color, 300 dpi is a good choice.
Depending on how you scan your book it must be rotated in order that the scan is in an upright position later. For this purpose use the field Rotation. The scan is turned automatically in accordance with your settings.
The option 'Several pages' relieves you from the necessity to start the scanning command again and again. Under Autopilot one can specify how many scans should be made.
In the example above a '4' has been entered in the field Autopilot: number of pages. The scanner makes 4 scans. Between the scans the scanner takes breaks. By means of Autopilot: break in seconds it can be specified how long that break ought to be. The illustration below shows an example where the scanner is to wait 2 seconds in between scans.
When scanning a book you mostly scan two pages at once.
The function Split page in middle gives you the possibility to split the pages in two after scanning.
Since books are in most cases made up of text one should not forget text recognition (OCR). Under 'Desired OCR definition' you can choose between Multi, German, English and German, and others.