Software to scan predefined area of paper (part of A4-format)?

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Please help....Cant find the right software

I need to scan a custom area of a A4 paper - it must be the same area
on all pages (have more than 1000 single a4 pages) - and it must only
scan the defined area. It must remember the area so that it is easy to
continue the scanning of following pages

It would be nice if it could prompt me for a filename after each page
it scans = more than 1000 single tif-files. The name must be one I
give, not a automatic counter. And if it supports automatic paper feed.
All documents are a single page A4.

I have a HP ScanJet 5550c

Thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Chears
Brian

 

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Forgot to write that it is not a OCR tool i need - just the scanning
part.

Cheers
Brian

 

[Edward Kroeze]

Forgot to write that it is not a OCR tool i need - just the scanning
part.

[repeated from alt.comp.periphs.scanners ]

PrecisionScan Pro (from HP itself) will do this
(at least it does on my 7450)

This will work on either a fixed brightness/color balance
(same for all scanned pages) or completely automatic.

The procedure below describes what works for me.

From within Precision Scan Pro select resolution, descreen or not etc...
set preferred settings through [Scan][Preferences][Selection Area]
(this is where you decide on auto-features [or not])
prescan the 1st page (CNTRL-N)
select the area to be scanned
select [save as...] (CNTRL-S) and type 1st filename
replace 1st page by 2nd page
select [save as...] and type 2nd filename
replace 2nd page by 3rd page
select [save as...] and type 3rd filename
etc....

The 2nd and consecutive pages are now scanned
with the same selected area as for the 1st page.


Hope this helps,

Edward

 

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Thank you Edward - This is just what i needed