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How do I scan a page of broadsheet newspaper with an A4 flatbed scanner.

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Xalinai
Aug 18, 2004
¬Stephen Hammond wrote:

How do I scan a page of broadsheet newspaper with an A4 flatbed scanner.

Stephen

1 Scan multiple pieces that have overlaping borders and save each as a separate file. Keep the resolution as low as possible.

2 Open first piece. Rotate it so that text is perfectly horizontal.

3 expand canvas so that next piece can be placed

4 Open next piece as separate image. Rotate it so that text is perfectly horizontal.

5 copy it to the clipboard and close the file

6 Paste clipboard contents as new layer and move it to its place

7 Merge layers (save memory!)

8 repeat from 3 until finished

There are several programs that do this automatically, but this is what you can do without any special software.

Michael

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