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Scanners
It's the Software
The most advanced hardware features do not necessarily guarantee
quality output. To a certain degree, a scanner is only as good as
its software. Most scanners come bundled with an image editing program
and some kind of optical character recognition, OCR, software.
Make sure to factor the software bundle into your ticket price.
Paying a hundred dollars more will definitely be worth the money
if it comes with high-end software like Adobe Photoshop that can
cost hundreds of dollars to buy a la carte.
Quick tips
It can be oh
so tempting to scan an image from a magazine or book to use in your
materials, but you're probably violating copyright laws if you do
so. Avoid trouble by obtaining permission first.
If you need
to scan a lot of images, look for a scanner that has or can be equipped
with an automatic document feeder.
If you will
need to scan slides or transparencies, look for a scanner that can
be fit with a transparency adapter. If slides will be all you scan,
you might be better off with a pure slide scanner.
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