Virtually all document scanners support both the TWAIN and ISIS driver
standards. TWAIN is more common and is usually the only driver
provided with consumer scanner models. ISIS is the driver standard
developed by Pixel Translations. ISIS provides a more standardized
interface for high-speed scanners, and is often required to scan at the
scanners rated speed.
TWAIN scanning is supported in
all versions of SimpleIndex. ISIS is included with all versions of
SimpleIndex except Basic.
ISIS is recommended for those using high-speed document scanners over 40
pages per minute, or applications that require central management of
scanner settings. ISIS driver settings can be saved to a file and
distributed to users, preventing them from scanning with incorrect color
or resolution settings.
SimpleIndex 6 introduces support for dual-stream scanning, where color
and black & white images are scanned simultaneously. Color images
are automatically compressed with JPEG while black & white images use
the Group IV standard for the smallest file size. Color and B&W
images can be saved to separate files or combined in a multi-page TIFF
or PDF.
SimpleIndex streamlines the process of scanning books and magazines. Anyone who commonly scans bound material needs
SimpleIndex just for this feature!
Book scanning lets you scan bound
books quickly on a flatbed scanner. The user is prompted after
each scan so they only need to turn the page and press "enter" to
perform the next scan. 2-page scans can be automatically split
vertically or horizontally to create single page images.
When scanning a typical tabloid-sized magazine that is folded down
the middle, SimpleIndex's magazine scanning function will automatically
split the images in half, reorder and rotate the pages so they appear in
proper reading order when finished. This can save hundreds of
hours of manual image QC, or provide your clients with a level of image
quality they can't get from anyone else.
TWAIN scanning is supported in
all versions of SimpleIndex. ISIS is included with all versions of
SimpleIndex except Basic.
ISIS is recommended for those using high-speed document scanners over 40
pages per minute, or applications that require central management of
scanner settings. ISIS driver settings can be saved to a file and
distributed to users, preventing them from scanning with incorrect color
or resolution settings.
