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From: "Steve Gaunt" <>
Subject: Re: +PAGE's for double page scans
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:05:20 +0200
References: <000301c465bc$2f927180$a09b8351@MrARaymond>


Well, as far as I know and from what seems logical, is that each page is a
seperate file; double page scan 250 for example, would return two files, 250
and 251. That is what Croscan has been doing; why would it need to be one
file just because it is one image? It is still two distinct pages. If it is
not supposed to be like that then the scan numbers would logically be
numbered in sequence instead of skipping one each time.
Cheers
Steve Gaunt
Croscan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Raymond" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: +PAGE's for double page scans


> To Co-ordinators
>
> I thought I would run this past you before I arrange for either "Hints and
> Help Guide" or "Transcriber's Knowledge Base" to be changed, comments or
> suggested improvements to the wording is appreciated?
>
> The query revolves around double page scans (i.e. two Index pages to a
> scan). I've just noticed that some volunteers are not inserting a +PAGE to
> separate the two pages within the transcription.
>
> If the decision is taken to go down "Transcriber's Knowledge Base" route,
> I'm proposng the following addional Q & A.
>
> Q. What is the process for transcribing a double page scan (i.e. two
index
> pages to a scan)
>
> A. You transcribe the scan as one file and name the file exactly as if
was
> a one page scan.
>
> For example, the double page scan 1874b4-520 would have a file name
> 1874B4W0520.
>
> You also need to add three +PAGEs, one at the start of the entries, one at
> the end of the entries and a further one in the middle of the entries to
> denote the end of the first index page and the start of the second.
>
> For example, the file for the double page scan 1874b4-520 would contain
the
> following +PAGEs
>
> +PAGE,0520
> WAKEFIELD,Henry John,Coventry,6d,516
> other entries on first page down to
> WALGROVE,John William,"Bradford, Y",9b,258
> +PAGE,0521
> WALKER,Charles,W. Bromwich,6b,849
> other entries on second page down to
> WALKER,Martha Ann,Medway,2a,493
> +PAGE,0522
>
> Allan Raymond
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I th
> Sorry for the delay.
> >
> > You upload as one file with the appropriate +PAGE, to separate the
actual
> > two pages of the Index.
> >
> > Thus, if you were transcribing a double page scan such as
1871B4-342.tiff.
> >
> > File name would be similar to 1871B40342.
> >
> > The file +PAGE's would be:
> >
> > +PAGE,0342
> > Owens,John etc
> > ... (other page 342 entries)
> > Page,Herbert Frank etc
> > +PAGE,0343
> > Page,Horace Archibald etc
> > ... (other page 113 entries)
> > Palmer,Emma etc
> > +PAGE,0344
> >
> > To add to the confusion the two page scan which I choose at random also
> has
> > Surnames "Page".
> >
> > How does my suggestion sound to you?
> >
> > To my recollection, we haven't given any advice on how to deal with two
> page
> > scans. I'll see of I can put some words together within the next day or
so
> > Co-ordinators can thrash out by best approach.
> >
>
>
>
>
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