Goodmorning all, query: if we are doublekeying files here to help prevent errors, why are some of us getting unredable scans ? to type what we see would mean uploading something that looks like a secret code in some instances. I just had 2 such scans & when I looked on FreeBMD,there were all the items in good order & readable. I clicked on the "original scan" & behold I coould read it! Where is the sense in uploading what I had done,only half of which was of use to someone searching for Family? Is it possible for all Transcribers to get readable scans? Wendy M.

Please email me OFF list with specific details and I'll chase up for you. Allan Raymond FreeBMD Co-ordinator of Syndicate ----- Original Message ----- From: "mal/wend" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:24 PM Subject: Shoddy scans Goodmorning all, query: if we are doublekeying files here to help prevent errors, why are some of us getting unredable scans ? to type what we see would mean uploading something that looks like a secret code in some instances. I just had 2 such scans & when I looked on FreeBMD,there were all the items in good order & readable. I clicked on the "original scan" & behold I coould read it! Where is the sense in uploading what I had done,only half of which was of use to someone searching for Family? Is it possible for all Transcribers to get readable scans? Wendy M.

If you are getting scans that you cannot read, you should take it up with your syndicate co-ordinator. Sometimes co-ordinators may choose to re-allocate more challenging scans to more experienced and patient transcribers, and to support less skilled transcribers through the learning curve of coping with more difficult pages. If there are two sets of scans available for a quarter, the better set should be used. If a rescan exists for a particular page, use that. The linked scan found on FreeBMD search for an entry on your page should be the same one that you are transcribing from, in almost all cases. If the version you are using is of lower quality, that may be due to the way you download it. I recommend collecting scan images using 'save target as' to save the original image. If you first 'open' the image and then 'save as' to save it to your computer, there is a chance, possibly particularly with tif images, that you may accidentally save a degraded version with less detail, if the 'save as' settings on your image-handling software are set to less than 100%. I assume that you will have been advised of the advice in http://www.freebmd.org.uk/process.html "Syndicate co-ordinators should strongly advise transcribers not to look at the first transcription whilst completing their second transcription. " You may realise that in the 'Scan View' window in WinBMD there are a variety of facilities to try to improve the readability of scans, particularly the black-and-white ones. BMDVerify also has facilities to improve readability. If you are doing handwritten scans the advice in http://www.freebmd.org.uk/handwriting.html is valuable If you let me know off-list what the 'shoddy scans' were that gave you problems, I will be happy to comment further off-list. Have a good day Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins mailing list ----- Original Message ----- From: "mal/wend" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]com> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:24 PM Subject: Shoddy scans > Goodmorning all, query: if we are doublekeying files here to help prevent > errors, why are some of us getting unredable scans ? to type what we see > would mean uploading something that looks like a secret code in some > instances. I just had 2 such scans & when I looked on FreeBMD,there were > all the items in good order & readable. I clicked on the "original scan" & > behold I coould read it! Where is the sense in uploading what I had > done,only half of which was of use to someone searching for Family? Is it > possible for all Transcribers to get readable scans? > > Wendy M.

2008/11/26 mal/wend <[email protected]> > Goodmorning all, query: if we are doublekeying files here to help prevent > errors, why are some of us getting unredable scans ? to type what we see > would mean uploading something that looks like a secret code in some > instances. I just had 2 such scans & when I looked on FreeBMD,there were all > the items in good order & readable. I clicked on the "original scan" & > behold I coould read it! Where is the sense in uploading what I had > done,only half of which was of use to someone searching for Family? Is it > possible for all Transcribers to get readable scans? > I am mystified as to why in a case where we hold two scans of a page, you would be pointed towards the inferior quality scan to transcribe, whilst searchers are shown the better quality scan. Could you send me details of the pages involved, so that I can investigate properly? -- Dave Mayall

Hello Mr.Mayall, I did have email contact with Allen Raymond re this problem..thought it was done with but didn't know any outcome. My Co-ordinator does a great job & can only take what she is allotted for us.he downloads them & dispersed to the Trannies which helps those who may have had problems with downloading. It's a very happy team & until I rattled the bushes every oned did the best they could with what they could get. Even the Co-ordinator was often sorry that the scans weren't better but had no choices. I thought maybe it was an experiment to see what some people could make out of a bad deal. I have now cleared my scans from folders but the worst were 1841B3P0005-P0006; 1841B3-P-0107+P-0109jpg. 1841B3-J-0039 +J-0074 +75 + J-01117jpg. 1841B3-L-0192+ L-0193.jpg Many are messy & understandably old but if there's a better one out there...? .......................... 27/11/2008 >" Thank you Allan for your reply. I was a bit cross afterr >seeing the >differences in scans, hence a rushed e-mail & >a second to correct myself. >The worst of these yesterday was >ANC-02 1841B3P0005.jpg + 0004 wasn't much better. I've >had to stop >transcribing for a time to rest eyes. >If you can help, many thanks. >Wendy M. ............................. I don't want to cause any hurt for my Co-ordinator with this. Thanks you Wendy Miles ----- Original Message ----- From: "david mayall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: Re: Shoddy scans > I am mystified as to why in a case where we hold two scans of a page, you > would be pointed towards the inferior quality scan to transcribe, whilst > searchers are shown the better quality scan. > > Could you send me details of the pages involved, so that I can investigate > properly? > > -- > Dave Mayall