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Re:Ask HN: What is the best method for turning a scanned boo... by tmaly on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:21PM (#43107863)
how big were the image files in terms of size/resolution that go you the level of accuracy you needed with Claude?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the best method for turning a scanned boo... by aragonite on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:46PM (#43108739)
300dpi (`magick -density 300 book.pdf page_%03d.png` was the command I used). The PDF is a from archieve.org & a very high-quality scan (https://ia601307.us.archive.org/5/items/derlgnertheori00rsuo...)
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