[Coco] [Color Computer] 1984 djvu conversion

[Tim Fadden]

There are lots of variables.  Did the scanner do color, greyscale, or 
line art?  When the pdf was made, was it created at 300dpi, also there 
are settings for % of quality.  All of those affect the file size.

Tim

Bob Devries wrote:
> HAHAHAHA,
>
> I was going to suggest that our scanners "downunder" are more 
> efficient, but Dez is an Aussie too. Of course, he *IS* closer to the 
> equator than I am.....
>
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> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Linville" 
> <linville at tuxdriver.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] 1984 djvu conversion
>
>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 09:50:01AM +1000, Bob Devries wrote:
>>> I have difficulty understanding why the PDF files of these magazines 
>>> are
>>> so large.
>>>
>>> I have scanned some of my copies of Australian Rainbow. All pages 
>>> except
>>> the front and back covers are black & white, and I scanned them at 300
>>> DPI. They are readable... as much as the originals were readable (but
>>> that's another story)... but they are not text searchable.
>>>
>>> Of the 30 magazines I scanned, the largest PDF file size was 6939KB 
>>> from
>>> 76 pages (275mm x 205mm) and the smallest 1800KB from 60 pages.
>>
>> Perhaps you are measuring using metric bytes?  I think they are 
>> bigger...
>>
>> :-) :-) :-)
>>
>> John
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