Image processing

Image-processing features for HP DSS include the following options:

Different file formats depending on the intended use of the scanned image.

E-mail and Send to Folder: PDF (standard, compressed, AES-128 encrypted), TIFF,

MTIFF, JPEG; OCR output types (searchable): PDF, PDF/A, XPS, RTF, TXT, HTML, XML,

CSV

Fax: MTIFF/G3, MTIFF/G4, PCL 5 (packed bit), PCL 5 (uncompressed)

Optimization and gamma correction for optimized image processing

Images and text in the smallest file size possible with user-controlled compression settings

E-mail file settings

The devices that are connected to HP DSS offer a choice of sending quality at the control panel. The user can select the most suitable quality for each type of job. The following table outlines the effect of the Document Type settings.

Table 5-1Document type settings

Document type

Description

 

 

 

Text

Best for black text on a white background

 

Can saturate color in photos

 

Loss of highlights and lowlights in photos

 

Best for optical character recognition (OCR)

 

 

 

Mixed

Good for text

 

Good for photographs

 

Good for OCR

 

 

 

Photo

Best for photographs

 

Accurate surge representation

 

Text might appear light

 

 

 

The following exceptions and notes relate to the send quality settings.

When the .JPEG file format is selected, all image data is JPEG baseline.

Color, mixed and OCR selections are the most processor intensive.

Photo and .PDF files generate JPEG data that is wrapped in the PDF.

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