|
Features |
OpticBook
3600 |
OpticBook
3600 Plus |
Image |
Save to File |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scan to E-mail |
Yes |
Yes
|
| Scan to Print |
Yes |
Yes
|
| Scan to program |
PageManager |
Custom your own Image Editing Application
|
| Multipage |
n/a |
PDF Image
(50 pages limitatin) |
OCR |
Recognition
language |
176 |
176 |
Mixed
language
recognition |
n/a |
n/a |
| Export to Word |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export to Excel |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export to WordPad |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export to IE |
n/a |
n/a |
| Export
to Adobe Acrobat |
n/a |
n/a |
| Export
File Format |
|
|
Transfer PDF to
Other document
Format
|
n/a |
n/a |
| Split PDF |
n/a |
n/a |
| Merge PDF |
n/a |
n/a |
| Detect Orientation |
n/a |
Yes |
| Page Deskew |
n/a |
n/a |
| Import
File format |
|
|
BCR
(Business Card Recognition) |
n/a |
n/a |
|
|
Book Scanning Method Comparison |
| |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Book on flatbed scanner |
 |
Keeps book in original state |
|
Low cost |
|
|
Book spine shadow and text distortion |
|
Must press down hard on the book, damaging binding |
|
Images must be edited for clear viewing |
|
Some books cannot be scanned |
|
Professional Book Scanner |
|
High speed scan of two pages at once |
|
Good for delicate books |
|
Can scan larger size |
|
|
Cost - US $5,000-$150,000 |
|
Large size, setup time, calibration, maintenance |
|
Complicated to use |
|
Cut book pages then scan on flatbed scanner |
|
No book spine shadow or text distortion |
|
Low Cost |
|
|
damages the book |
|
Easy to get pages out of order |
|
Cut book then load pages or copies of pages in scanner ADF |
|
No book spine shadow or text distortion |
|
|
Damages the book |
|
Easy to get pages out of order |
|
Varying page thickness jams scanner or copier |
|
Copies of pages wastes paper, time, and money |
|
Plustek OpticBook 3600 |
|
Low Cost |
|
No book spine shadow
or text distortion |
|
Easy to use |
|
Keeps book in original
state |
|
Software automatically
rotates and organizes page images |
|
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