Scanning Photos & Documents

DPI Calculators (resolution)

• Scan Calculator; calculate your best scanning resolution
• Scanning and Printing Resolution Calculator
• Scanning Calculator
• Scanning Guide and Calculator (PhotoRepairShop.com)
• Scanning Resolution Calculator

Epson GT10000/GT10000+ Scanners

• Memorial Library: (document feeder attached)
  • GT 10000+ User Manual (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  • FAQ
  • GT 10000+ Product Information Guide (requries Adobe Acrobat Reader)
    
    

General Information

• A Few Scanning Tips by Wayne Fulton
• Cambridge in Colour
• The Complete Guide to Scanning geared toward PhotoImpact software
• Epson Color Guide: Understanding Scanners
• Kodak Digital Learning Center
• Procedures and Practices for Scanning by Howard Besser
• Scanning Tips and Related Sites
• Scanning 101
• Sullivan's Scanning Tips Online

Glossaries

• Epson Color Guide: Glossary
• Glossary of Scanning Terms
• Scanner Glossary (HP Digital Photography Center)
• Scanner Guide - Glossary of Terms From ScanSoft producers of TextBridge®

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

• OCR, What it is, How to do it better.
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
• University of Toronto: Optical Character Recognition/Reading Software

Tutorials

• Flatbed Scanners & Resolutions Tips: How to Scan
• Scanner Tutorial (geared towards small flatbed scanner but has other useful information)
• Scanning Basics
• TextBridge® Classic Windows Tutorial
• University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban & Regional Planning: Using the Color Scanner (uses the Epson TWAIN interface)
• Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University: Scanner Tutorial