assistance please

[thalbergmad]

I have received a copy manuscript on a disk, but each page (76 of them) is a pdf.

Is there any way that each page can be converted to a j peg or another format without losing any sharpness. I want to do some cleaning and then make one pdf of all of the images so i can then print it out. At the moment, my printer will only accept one page at a time and the results are horrid.

I know some of you guys are good with the tech stuff.

Sample page attached

Thal

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Thal

Yes you can if you have 'Adobe Reader' and 'Photoshop'. I'll PM you with detailed instructions that are easy to do. The attached image is the result of the instructions you will get. The image is rather large, but you can further reduce it with some loss of some detail/clarity.

The rest of the cleanup can be done in 'Paint'.

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EDIT:

Sorry Thal, I tried to upload the .tif file. Here is the .tif file converted into .pdf format.

[thalbergmad]

Thanks old chap, but you have not attached.

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Thal

I decided to post the instructions in case anyone else is interested.

Attached are the detailed directions to working with .pdf images.

You can also work straight from a .tif file. Just start at direction #5.

I generally scan all original images at 300dpi and save them in a .tif format. Once you have a .tif file, either from an original scan or taken from an existing .pdf file, follow the attached directions for processing.

You can work with other file formats as well.

This method is one I devised through trial and error and with the help of others doing the same thing. There are problably other ways to do the same thing.

Try it out and if you have any problems or questions, PM me and let me know and I'll try and help you any way I can.

Cheers,

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[thalbergmad]

Bloody marvellous.

Thanks old chap.

Thal

[scottmcc]

if you have photoshop, there's a few commands that can help you do what is described above with more control and more quickly.

I suggest you try the algorithm above, but use the "levels" command instead of the select highlights command.  this will give you a graph with 3 sliders.  play with them until you are happy that the preview image looks good (for adjusting scans, the most likely option is the white slider in a little bit).

you can also try "autolevels" which tries to optimize the sliders for you, but doesn't always give the best look.

after doing this, try the autocontrast command, followed by the sharpen command.

if you use photoshop to save something as a jpeg, you can select the quality you want it to save at, and it will give you an estimated file size for each.  jpeg is a "lossy" format, meaning you should work with a high-res file and then when you are done playing with it, save it only once as a jpeg.  if you save jpegs over and over it's like photocopying things over and over--each gets worse in quality.

if you really want to get crazy, let me know and I'll teach you the "curves" command, but that one's kinda tricky and not that helpful for black-and-white images.

this should be enough for you to get started.

[thalbergmad]

Thanks folks, you would have thought after 600 scores i would have gotten used to this, but this one had stumped me.

I am always after improving my work, but speed is also important. I was up to almost 3 pages a minute in photoshop, just cropping, straightening & brightening, but i need to take more care with this one.

Luv to all

Thal

[allthumbs]

Thanks scottmcc, I'll try the Levels command and see if that saves time and effort and improves the end result.

I have tried the autocontrast and sharpen before and it was a satisfactory method as well.

[thalbergmad]

That image is a huge improvement.

Massive thanks.

Thal

[retrouvailles]

What score is that?

[thalbergmad]

It is the Andante & Allegro for Piano & Orchestra by Oscar Beringer.

Appears to be unpublished, definately unrecorded and also reasonably uneventful, but the CPS has submitted the score to Hyperion for consideration.

Thal

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That image is a huge improvement.

Massive thanks.

Thal

You are quite welcome. I'm glad I was able to help. The final clean-up in Paint always took the most time, depending on how much you wanted to do.

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