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PDF Normal | PDF Image | DjVu | Microsoft Word

All samples on this page were created from scans by Princeton Imaging, including those appearing as links to other sites.

 

Format	Overview	Strengths	Weaknesses	Cost
PDF Normal	Mixed text and image created by OCR and manual error correction. Excellent for delivery via web or CD-ROM. Should be considered non-editable.	Small file size if mostly text, high quality, PDF is widely accepted.	Relatively high cost versus image based formats.	Relatively high

View Sample	Six page color brochure in PDF normal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Scanned in 24 bit color at 300 dpi. PDF size is 1.1 MB.		Another color brochure from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, this one about the RL-10 Rocket Engine. Scanned in 24 bit color at 300 dpi. PDF size is 1.8 MB.	View Sample
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Format	Overview	Strengths	Weaknesses	Cost
PDF Image	Image based format with optional hidden text. Can be used for delivery via web or CD-ROM, but large filesize can be a drawback for large projects. Non-editable.	Good quality, widely adopted.	Large file size (except with JBIG2 option in PDF 1.3)	Very low for black and white, low-moderate for grayscale and color.

View Sample	Product literature. Scanned in 24 bit color at 300 dpi. Converted to PDF multi-resolution format with no manual retouching.		An article from The Condor. Scanned 300 dpi color, grayscale, and black & white.	View Sample
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Format	Overview	Strengths	Weaknesses	Cost
DjVu	Image based, optional hidden text. Excellent for delivery via web or CD-ROM. Non-editable.	Great cost/quality combination. Lowest file size.	Less widely adopted than main competitor, PDF.	Very low.

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View Sample	JVC 13 page annual report. Scanned in 24 bit color at 300 dpi. Converted to DjVu with no manual retouching.		A sample from the 1902 Sears & Roebuck's Catalogue CD-ROM. Scanned at 400 dpi, 8 bit grayscale.	View Sample
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Format	Overview	Strengths	Weaknesses	Cost
Microsoft Word	Source file format, used mostly for documents requiring updates.	Editable, the most widely used format for business documents.	Viewer must have MS Windows, therefore not widely used as a Web or CDROM format.	High, particularly if extensive formatting required.

View Sample	A manual, has moderate formatting and line art illustrations.		Everyone's favorite, a tax form. This one demonstrates our ability to recreate a form in MS Word from a paper original.	View Sample
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