How do I convert ms/line to ppm
I'm looking at buying a scanner with a document feeder. The feeder can feed in 30 ppm, but the scanner can only can at 12 ms/line. So how fast is the scanner scanning? Is having such a fast document feeder useless?
speed scanner scanning
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I'm looking at buying a scanner with a document feeder. The feeder can feed in 30 ppm, but the scanner can only can at 12 ms/line. So how fast is the scanner scanning? Is having such a fast document feeder useless?
speed scanner scanning
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
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i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15
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I'm looking at buying a scanner with a document feeder. The feeder can feed in 30 ppm, but the scanner can only can at 12 ms/line. So how fast is the scanner scanning? Is having such a fast document feeder useless?
speed scanner scanning
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
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asked Apr 24 '10 at 17:15
user4941user4941
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I'm looking at buying a scanner with a document feeder. The feeder can feed in 30 ppm, but the scanner can only can at 12 ms/line. So how fast is the scanner scanning? Is having such a fast document feeder useless?
speed scanner scanning
speed scanner scanning
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
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asked Apr 24 '10 at 17:15
user4941user4941
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edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
asked Apr 24 '10 at 17:15
user4941user4941
5222914
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
edited Apr 24 '10 at 17:19
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
35.3k1087119
asked Apr 24 '10 at 17:15
user4941user4941
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asked Apr 24 '10 at 17:15
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5222914
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i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15
add a comment |
i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15
i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15
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Well an A4 page (I live in the UK) has about 50 lines of text on it, so to do an A4 page it would take 12 x 50msec = 600msec or a little more than half a second. A 30 ppm sheet feeder would feed one every two seconds leaving you with a reasonable margin for error.
I would suggest you only use the numbers as a guideline, see if you can find a review or some real world tests. Find out what people actually think about it, Amazon.com is quite good for user reviews of consumer products.
answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
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I believe the way to calculate the time (in seconds) a scanner takes to scan a page is as follows:
(Scanner DPI) x (Length of page in inches) x (scanner speed in msec/line) / 1000 =
eg: For a scanner which scans at a speed of 12 msec/line at 1200 DPI (dots per inch) to scan a Letter size page (8.5 x 11 inches) it would take:
1200 (DPI) x 11 (inches) x 12 (msec/line) / 1000 = 158.4 seconds
So approximately = 160 seconds
Notes and assumptions:
- I believe "line" in msec/line refers to a line of pixels so at 12msec/line the scanner's sensor array can acquire 1 line of pixels in 12 milliseconds where the length of the line is the length of the scanner's sensor array, which is typically the width of the largest page that can be scanned (see next point).
- It is assumed that the scanner's sensor array move along the length of the page (this is typical for most commercial flat-bed scanners). If it move along the width then use the width in the calculation above instead.
- It is assumed that the warm up time, time for data transfer to the PC and any other time associated with the process of scanning is negligible when compared to the time taken by the sensor array to acquire the picture of the physical medium. Thus time calculated is approximate at best and likely slightly less then the total time required to scan the page.
- Scanner may have different scan speeds at different DPIs and the scaling may not be linear. eg: Scanner which scans at 10 msec/line at 600 DPI may not be able to scan at 5 msec/line at 300 DPI.
answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
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A4 = 5833 pixel line
scan speed 12msec/line
so time = 12msec/line * 5833 line = 69996msec or about 70seconds.
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
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Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
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Well an A4 page (I live in the UK) has about 50 lines of text on it, so to do an A4 page it would take 12 x 50msec = 600msec or a little more than half a second. A 30 ppm sheet feeder would feed one every two seconds leaving you with a reasonable margin for error.
I would suggest you only use the numbers as a guideline, see if you can find a review or some real world tests. Find out what people actually think about it, Amazon.com is quite good for user reviews of consumer products.
answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
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Well an A4 page (I live in the UK) has about 50 lines of text on it, so to do an A4 page it would take 12 x 50msec = 600msec or a little more than half a second. A 30 ppm sheet feeder would feed one every two seconds leaving you with a reasonable margin for error.
I would suggest you only use the numbers as a guideline, see if you can find a review or some real world tests. Find out what people actually think about it, Amazon.com is quite good for user reviews of consumer products.
answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
Richard SlaterRichard Slater
4961817
add a comment |
Well an A4 page (I live in the UK) has about 50 lines of text on it, so to do an A4 page it would take 12 x 50msec = 600msec or a little more than half a second. A 30 ppm sheet feeder would feed one every two seconds leaving you with a reasonable margin for error.
I would suggest you only use the numbers as a guideline, see if you can find a review or some real world tests. Find out what people actually think about it, Amazon.com is quite good for user reviews of consumer products.
answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
Richard SlaterRichard Slater
4961817
Well an A4 page (I live in the UK) has about 50 lines of text on it, so to do an A4 page it would take 12 x 50msec = 600msec or a little more than half a second. A 30 ppm sheet feeder would feed one every two seconds leaving you with a reasonable margin for error.
I would suggest you only use the numbers as a guideline, see if you can find a review or some real world tests. Find out what people actually think about it, Amazon.com is quite good for user reviews of consumer products.
answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
Richard SlaterRichard Slater
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answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
Richard SlaterRichard Slater
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answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
Richard SlaterRichard Slater
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answered Apr 24 '10 at 17:20
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I believe the way to calculate the time (in seconds) a scanner takes to scan a page is as follows:
(Scanner DPI) x (Length of page in inches) x (scanner speed in msec/line) / 1000 =
eg: For a scanner which scans at a speed of 12 msec/line at 1200 DPI (dots per inch) to scan a Letter size page (8.5 x 11 inches) it would take:
1200 (DPI) x 11 (inches) x 12 (msec/line) / 1000 = 158.4 seconds
So approximately = 160 seconds
Notes and assumptions:
- I believe "line" in msec/line refers to a line of pixels so at 12msec/line the scanner's sensor array can acquire 1 line of pixels in 12 milliseconds where the length of the line is the length of the scanner's sensor array, which is typically the width of the largest page that can be scanned (see next point).
- It is assumed that the scanner's sensor array move along the length of the page (this is typical for most commercial flat-bed scanners). If it move along the width then use the width in the calculation above instead.
- It is assumed that the warm up time, time for data transfer to the PC and any other time associated with the process of scanning is negligible when compared to the time taken by the sensor array to acquire the picture of the physical medium. Thus time calculated is approximate at best and likely slightly less then the total time required to scan the page.
- Scanner may have different scan speeds at different DPIs and the scaling may not be linear. eg: Scanner which scans at 10 msec/line at 600 DPI may not be able to scan at 5 msec/line at 300 DPI.
answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
moomoo
71557
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I believe the way to calculate the time (in seconds) a scanner takes to scan a page is as follows:
(Scanner DPI) x (Length of page in inches) x (scanner speed in msec/line) / 1000 =
eg: For a scanner which scans at a speed of 12 msec/line at 1200 DPI (dots per inch) to scan a Letter size page (8.5 x 11 inches) it would take:
1200 (DPI) x 11 (inches) x 12 (msec/line) / 1000 = 158.4 seconds
So approximately = 160 seconds
Notes and assumptions:
- I believe "line" in msec/line refers to a line of pixels so at 12msec/line the scanner's sensor array can acquire 1 line of pixels in 12 milliseconds where the length of the line is the length of the scanner's sensor array, which is typically the width of the largest page that can be scanned (see next point).
- It is assumed that the scanner's sensor array move along the length of the page (this is typical for most commercial flat-bed scanners). If it move along the width then use the width in the calculation above instead.
- It is assumed that the warm up time, time for data transfer to the PC and any other time associated with the process of scanning is negligible when compared to the time taken by the sensor array to acquire the picture of the physical medium. Thus time calculated is approximate at best and likely slightly less then the total time required to scan the page.
- Scanner may have different scan speeds at different DPIs and the scaling may not be linear. eg: Scanner which scans at 10 msec/line at 600 DPI may not be able to scan at 5 msec/line at 300 DPI.
answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
moomoo
71557
add a comment |
I believe the way to calculate the time (in seconds) a scanner takes to scan a page is as follows:
(Scanner DPI) x (Length of page in inches) x (scanner speed in msec/line) / 1000 =
eg: For a scanner which scans at a speed of 12 msec/line at 1200 DPI (dots per inch) to scan a Letter size page (8.5 x 11 inches) it would take:
1200 (DPI) x 11 (inches) x 12 (msec/line) / 1000 = 158.4 seconds
So approximately = 160 seconds
Notes and assumptions:
- I believe "line" in msec/line refers to a line of pixels so at 12msec/line the scanner's sensor array can acquire 1 line of pixels in 12 milliseconds where the length of the line is the length of the scanner's sensor array, which is typically the width of the largest page that can be scanned (see next point).
- It is assumed that the scanner's sensor array move along the length of the page (this is typical for most commercial flat-bed scanners). If it move along the width then use the width in the calculation above instead.
- It is assumed that the warm up time, time for data transfer to the PC and any other time associated with the process of scanning is negligible when compared to the time taken by the sensor array to acquire the picture of the physical medium. Thus time calculated is approximate at best and likely slightly less then the total time required to scan the page.
- Scanner may have different scan speeds at different DPIs and the scaling may not be linear. eg: Scanner which scans at 10 msec/line at 600 DPI may not be able to scan at 5 msec/line at 300 DPI.
answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
moomoo
71557
I believe the way to calculate the time (in seconds) a scanner takes to scan a page is as follows:
(Scanner DPI) x (Length of page in inches) x (scanner speed in msec/line) / 1000 =
eg: For a scanner which scans at a speed of 12 msec/line at 1200 DPI (dots per inch) to scan a Letter size page (8.5 x 11 inches) it would take:
1200 (DPI) x 11 (inches) x 12 (msec/line) / 1000 = 158.4 seconds
So approximately = 160 seconds
Notes and assumptions:
- I believe "line" in msec/line refers to a line of pixels so at 12msec/line the scanner's sensor array can acquire 1 line of pixels in 12 milliseconds where the length of the line is the length of the scanner's sensor array, which is typically the width of the largest page that can be scanned (see next point).
- It is assumed that the scanner's sensor array move along the length of the page (this is typical for most commercial flat-bed scanners). If it move along the width then use the width in the calculation above instead.
- It is assumed that the warm up time, time for data transfer to the PC and any other time associated with the process of scanning is negligible when compared to the time taken by the sensor array to acquire the picture of the physical medium. Thus time calculated is approximate at best and likely slightly less then the total time required to scan the page.
- Scanner may have different scan speeds at different DPIs and the scaling may not be linear. eg: Scanner which scans at 10 msec/line at 600 DPI may not be able to scan at 5 msec/line at 300 DPI.
answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
moomoo
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answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
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answered Jan 7 '17 at 18:57
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A4 = 5833 pixel line
scan speed 12msec/line
so time = 12msec/line * 5833 line = 69996msec or about 70seconds.
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
1
Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
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A4 = 5833 pixel line
scan speed 12msec/line
so time = 12msec/line * 5833 line = 69996msec or about 70seconds.
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
1
Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
add a comment |
A4 = 5833 pixel line
scan speed 12msec/line
so time = 12msec/line * 5833 line = 69996msec or about 70seconds.
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
1
A4 = 5833 pixel line
scan speed 12msec/line
so time = 12msec/line * 5833 line = 69996msec or about 70seconds.
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
1
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
edited Jun 13 '16 at 14:50
techraf
4,043111729
4,043111729
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
1
answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
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answered Jun 13 '16 at 14:22
mbpowermbpower
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1
Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
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Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
Where do you get that A4 = 5833 pixel line?
– TheKB
Jun 13 '16 at 15:51
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i imagine "12 ms per line" means the scanning speed depends on what resolutions you scan at (and what resolutions the scanner is capable of). lower resolutions mean fewer lines per page mean faster scanning. higher resolutions mean more lines per page mean slower scanning.
– quack quixote
Apr 24 '10 at 17:21
Absolutely. What I need are some solid numbers. If it depends on dpi, then I need @dpi x, y pages per minute will be achieved.
– user4941
Apr 24 '10 at 18:15