(May be better elsewhere?) As some of you know I've done a couple of books, paper to HTML, in my day. It's usually very tedious. First, PDF the book, then feed it to an OCR program, then proof that, then give that to a program for the HTML tags. HOWEVER, I recently acquired Word 365. It will open a PDF and translate it to text. You can proof the doc and add the HTML tags at the same time. You may have to divide the PDF into smaller sections depending on your hardware, etc.
Quality of output depends on quality of input, as always. I sent two documents back to NHHC because they were hopelessly messed up. They're going to type them in.
I use OpenOffice. It works pretty well and opens/saves any office type product. PDF, word, everything. best of all. it is free
We need a sub-forum dedicated to research techniques, data storage technology, artifact preservation methodologies, and the like. Opana, thankfully I will not owe you royalties for the sub-forums you've inspired.
I'll give it a look. I'm trying to get the NHHC to do more of the heavy lifting, if you get what I mean.
So anyway, I field tested one of the next gen A3 scanners and it bombed badly, wouldn't focus. Replacement in the mail.
Okay, I have an A3 scanner now to replace my flatbed. Flatbeds have gone through the roof price-wise, so finding a suitable replacement for $99 was impressive. If you're looking to image large documents you might want to test drive something like this. I don't say it's the best, just the one I've had my hands on. Wise shoppers will shop wisely. Ipevo Ziggi-HD Plus High-Definition USB Document Camera
I knew someone would make a more elegant version of my camera stand, and I got one in the mail today. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BQ1D4C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The upper "leg" pivots in all kinds of directions and hold my Nikon P520 securely. Been playing with it instead of working. I found that the tiles on the kitchen floor make a nice grid for larger items that need imaged.