Floyd

iTrader: (9)

I need a scanner that has a document feeder, which can scan multiple pages and automatically store them in a compressed tiff format (graphs + plots to 100k-200k ish for a word doc).

I had bought an HP desktop scanner with doc feeder but it wouldn't store the pages ib a compressed format. It could do it but it would only do it for 1 page at a time, which any single scanner would do.

It needs to be less than a £1k preferably, £500ish ideally.

HP weren't very helpful and I couldn't find a shop that would help either.

I'm desperate now, 'muchos' drinks in it for the correct solution

F

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

F,

The software is the real driver to being able to which can scan multiple pages and automatically store them in a compressed tiff format.

Not sure what you would get at upto £1000 but over that look here for some ideas.

http://www.esteem.co.uk/products/index.html

look here for some software ... think the sw starts @ £1500 ish but is v good.

http://www.kofax.com/

or try here

http://www.headway.co.uk/ for good alrounders, that might be able to find something for your pockets

try http://www.pixtools.com/products/products.shtml for other scanning sw.

Hope this helps.

Is this for a business or just for fun ?

Dave (responsible for provided the app and hardware that scanned over 2million docs in the last year and a bit)

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Dave

Thanks for the reply so quickly!

This is a business thing, which I am the manager of. My IT dept is not interested/run out of ideas and my IS dept doesn't have a clue. I purchased an HP scanner with Doc feeder which did the trick and for about £400 but it wouldn't save in the correct format on multiple copies. The formats were there but it wouldn't do it.

The budget is small because it is for my dept alone and is not a group wide issue.

I shall have a look at the web sites you have posted and see what I can find. I only want to scan multiple (25ish) plots and graphs and save in a word compatible format.

F

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

Is it a one off process or a regular task m8,

Dave.

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

For that need try here.

More of on online price list so you can back track price against requirements.

http://www.capturestore.co.uk/acatalog/sitemap.html

Suggest u get some better people in your IT dept !!!!

Dave

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Lol at Dave. I've tried to get rid of them but the IT manager is also head of Finance!!!!!! Yes, an accountant.

This will be a regular task. Unfortunately our test equipment runs on 3.1 machines (stand alone)and it's too painful to re configure. Hence the graphs and plots have to be hard copy then converted to electronic again to get back on the network! Out network can't handle it (Novell) (or perhaps the IT boys can't....).

F

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

Cannot get a 3.1 machine to talk to a novell.....

No serial cable link
no cd-rw
no floppy
no zip drive !!!!

What format are the graphs etc in on the 3.1 machines. Does seem to be a long winded approach

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Dave

We have some analysers and oscilloscopes, which churn out graphs in LIF and HPGL format. Win 95 and 3.1 used to convert it to word docs but later versions in use don't. Our IT boys just wouldn't support it and so we just print straight from the tester instead of to the PC/network.

Any advice here may save the scanner malarchy. BTW I've had some useful advice from your leads - thanks.

F

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

try copying the files overs as HPGL and then converting them

See

http://www.molbiol.ox.ac.uk/document...ageMagick.html
http://download.com.com/3000-2192-10103016.html

for examples.

Wow must be some IT dept !

Dave

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Yes, it's a very good IT dept. It works like this:

I call in with a problem and describe it to them, they tell me that it is a problem and I need to log it with help desk. I tell the help desk all over again. A few days later they call me to deal with the problem but ask me to describe it again. Before they see me they ask me to reboot (they say this so often that it must be a greeting they now use)no matter what the problem is.

They arrive and fiddle with the PC, scratch head and say they need to consult corporate it. Corporate it then say that it isn't a problem but were trying to do something illegal or against policy. I convince them otherwise and tell them how to fix it.

2 days later I get a call saying that the logged problem has been resolved and am I happy. I say that they haven't fixed it yet even though I've given them the solution. They say that it's a new problem now and I need to log a new call.

I KID YOU NOT. Strangly, no one wants to call in any problems anymore so the call rate goes down and the IT dept gets a pat on the back for reducing problems and maintaining the network with such a good reliability level.

The final laugh is that the Finance manager I told you about then gets rid of some IT staff as they're obviously not needed anymore.

It's a funny old world.....

F
PS thanks for the info once again.