Using the Document Server
User’s Manual
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Viewing Image Files
The AXIS 7000 generates standard TIFF, JPEG/JFIF and PDF formats
that are supported by most image-related applications; and PCL
format, that is supported by most printers.
Although the AXIS AXIS 7000 does not rely on any product-specific
software installed on each client, tools for viewing and manipulating
the images are required.
There are basically two different types of imaging tools:
•
Tools optimized for image/picture editing
•
Tools optimized for handling scanned documents
Tools for
Image/Picture
Editing
Tools for image/picture editing normally support JPEG/JFIF and
single-image uncompressed TIFF format. They are optimized for
handling color and gray-scale images. Such tools are delivered with
the desktop scanners. Most tools will work, as long as JPEG/JFIF
and/or TIFF formats are supported.
Tools for Viewing,
OCR and Archiving
Tools for viewing, OCR and archiving generally support multipage
compressed TIFF, but often also JPEG/JFIF. Document viewers are
optimized for presenting document data in a readable format on a
screen. Suitable tools are often bundled with desktop scanners. Tools
that combine viewing and simple archiving are becoming increasingly
popular. These tools are delivered with Windows 95/98 and Windows
NT.
Notes:
Acrobat Reader
The PDF format requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Readers
for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX can be downloaded free of charge
from Adobe Systems Web site
http://www.adobe.com
or from the
AXIS Network Product CD.
• Although the generated TIFF image files do not contain searchable text, you can use
an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application to convert the bitmap to text that
can be corrected, indexed, searched or copied to other files.
• The generated PDF image files do not contain searchable text. You can use Adobe
Capture or the built-in capture function in Adobe Acrobat to make the text search-
able.
