[NTLK] Manybooks.net is interesting

[Woody Smith]

Matt this is a solid procedure.

In step 3 I've found that to get contrast and brightness correct on my  
2100 required repeated testing.  Once I found a greyscale image that  
worked I used it as a standard to compare future image conversions  
against.  This significantly improved the quality of images on the  
newton.

Step 6 will save much frustration.

Woody


On Jun 2, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Matt Howe wrote:

> Well here is how I would approach it.
> 1. Scan however you can
> 2. edit and crop to a specific size. always keep in mind the  
> resolution of
> your target machine.
> 3. Convert to greyscale and set to 4 bit for os 2.1 machines. I use
> Paintshop Pro 6.0 as I like their Grayscale and bit depth functions.  
> And
> then save as a .bmp
> 4. Only place text in Word and save as an rtf file.
> 5. Import rtf into Press and clean up as needed.
> 6. import graphics one at a time. They are always added to the end.  
> Cut from
> end of Press and paste into Press where you want them. Save  
> frequently and
> alternate between 2 save files, just in case.
> 7. Build package, Be sure your destination type is set in the  
> preferences so
> you end up with a book formatted to the right size, orientation and
> grayscale depth.
> 8. Load on to E-Mate
>
> This has worked for me countless times. I have made trip tickets,  
> tour books
> and agendas for trips. I made a First Aid book with graphics. Various
> websites cut out and packages for use in the field. And only  
> occasionally
> will I get a graphic that doesn't grayscale well.
>
> Matt (Ducky) Howe
> Owner of a MP2000U and an Emate
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