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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would really recommend scanning to TIFF
and then loading the file into FineReader as an image—although my
understanding is that even with that process the files are somewhat larger.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>408-996-6043</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ron Stewart<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 21, 2008
8:03 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Access Technologists in
Higher Education Network'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] Abbyy
FineReader v9?</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I think it was on the DSSHE list but
what we are seeing is files sizes with Abbyy 9 being about 10 times larger than
with Abbyy 8.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>dann<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 21, 2008
10:31 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Access Technologists in Higher
Education Network; athen@athenpro.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] Abbyy
FineReader v9?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There was an extended conversation about
Abbyy Fine Reader version 9 on this or another mailing list recently. The
problem with Abbyy Version 9 is the size of the files produced in the scanning
process. The general consensus is that it is safest to stay with version 8 for
the time being especially when scanning textbooks and other large items. </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Daniel Berkowitz, CEO</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>DigiLife Media, LLC</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Verdana'>1 Bryant Avenue</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Bradford, MA 01835-7424</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>phone: 617-512-4315</span></font><font size=3
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font-family:Verdana'>mobile: 978-914-4601</span></font><font size=3
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
athen-bounces@athenpro.org on behalf of normajean.brand<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thu 2/21/2008 9:43 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> athen@athenpro.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] Abbyy FineReader
v9?</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#17365d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#17365D'>Has anyone tried out the new FineReader?
I know there were discussions, pros and cons on FineReader 8.0 and technical
issues with regards to 8.0 for some folks. Just curious…</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#17365d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#17365D'>~NJ</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#000066'>Integrity,
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