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ABBYY® FineReader PDF Users Guide
Scanning to image files
The Image Files task in the New Task window lets you create image-only documents from images
obtained from a scanner or a digital camera.
1. Click the Scan tab and then click the Image Files task.
2. Select a device and specify scanning settings .
3. Click the Preview button or click anywhere inside the image.
4. Review the image. If you are not satisfied with the quality of the image, change the
scanning settings and click the Preview button again.
5. Specify conversion settings. These settings determine the appearance and properties of the
output document.
5.1.Select image format
Use this setting to select the desired image file format.
5.2.Compression
If you selected the TIFF format, you will be able to compress scanned images. Image
compression reduces file size.
Using different compression methods results in different data compression rates and
may result in data loss (loss of image quality). There are two factors you should consider
when choosing a compression method: the quality of images in the output file and its
size.
ABBYY FineReader lets you use the following compression methods:
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PACKBITS
Does not cause data loss and is well suited for compressing black-and-white scans.
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JPEG (JFIF format)
This method is used to compress grayscale and color images such as photographs. It
compresses images significantly, but at the cost of some data loss. This leads to
reduced image quality (blurriness and loss of color saturation).
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ZIP
Does not cause data loss and works best on images that contain large single-color
areas such as screenshots and black-and-white images.
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LZW
Does not cause data loss and works best on images with vector graphics and
grayscale images.
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