From: keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 5/29/2020 12:39 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > On Fri, 29 May 2020 at 11:29:52, knuttle    
   > wrote:   
   snip.   
      
   >>   
   >> When it comes to pictures, I let the picture determine the resolution.   
   >> You can not scan resolution into a picture that natively is of low   
   >   
   > Though err on the generous side.   
   >   
   > I've recently been doing some, and have found it's important to ensure   
   > they're flat against the scanner glass, or the focus - and thus   
   > _apparent_ resolution - of the original suffers. Especially if in an   
   > album or other such mount: take them out if you can without damaging   
   > them. [This also sometimes lets you find something useful written on the   
   > back!]   
   >   
      
   I inherited some very old snap-shot take on a farm in Indiana he in the   
   early 1930's?   They are small 2.5 X3.5 "  I was carefull scanning them   
   and started to save them at scanner resolution. I looked at the   
   pictures.  Even with a magnifying glass they were poorly resolved.   
   That's when I made some decision about the resolution I scan pictures.   
      
   >   
   > (Just about plausible in some respects in the age of actual photographs;   
   > even more hilarious when it is video material that's being used!)   
   >>   
   >> I use the PDf format as I find it is easier to navigate the page. And   
   >> it is easier to zoom part of it while still retaining the original   
   >> size for reference.   
   >>   
   > I think it depends very much on what viewer you are using. I use   
   > IrfanView for almost everything to do with images, and find navigating   
   > easy in it. YMMV as they say.   
      
   I use Irfanview for everything.  Currently I am using the scanner   
   software, but have used Irfanview as the software for the scanner. I   
   find Irfanview is easier to use for making multipage PDF documents than   
   the free PDF printers.   
      
   One thing I use Irfanview for is placing the citation information in the   
   document images.  (Cntrl T)   Rather than maitain the citation   
   information separately, I use the OCR addon, to convert the citation   
   information back to text if I wish to send it to someone.   
      
   I scan or download the image, clean it up in Irfanview if necessary, add   
   the text information, and save it as a PDF document.   
      
   > What are you using to view PDFs?   
   I use the Adobe Reader as for my PDF documents.  With the PDF document I   
   know it will be reproduced the same regardless of where or when it is   
   viewed.  It is a "permanent" format that can be viewed with out change   
   on most OS, and computers.   
      
   In addition to the easy of navigation, I can add text to the documents   
   using the functions under Comments.   I can add sticky notes to items in   
   the document.  For example if it is a Will, I will add a sticky note to   
   the documentn where each of the people in the will are mentioned.  With   
   the Adobe read I can print it without the sticky notes.   
      
   How do you "retain[ing] the original size for reference"   
      
   If the size is important I will add it to the PDF as a Comment text. For   
   a really important comment, I will make it permanent by printing the PDF   
   to a PDF>   
      
   -   
   are you opening two copies of whatever you're using (which I suppose I   
   could do with IV)?   
   > (Plus I just don't _like_ PDF for images, I'm not sure I could explain   
   > why.)   
      
   When I need to copies of the same document for comparison, I open two   
   copies of the Adobe Readers in separate windows.  I also use the tab   
   function of Adobe reader if I just want multiple documents open.  WHile   
   it is not obvious you can open two copies of Adobe Reader.   
      
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