I saw your question about batch scanning and it reminded me of my own experiences with a FujiScan batch scanner about five years ago. Like you, I ran into some snags trying to get it to work smoothly with Acrobat.
One of the first issues I encountered was that direct scanning from within Acrobat just wasn’t an option. I had to rely on the FujiScan software itself, which included OCR capabilities. While that sounds convenient, the PDFs it produced were unexpectedly large. We’re talking about file sizes ballooning to over 1MB for documents that should have been closer to 100kb. On top of that, the OCR quality was, to put it mildly, disappointing. The error rate was significantly higher than what I was used to.
Interestingly, I discovered a workaround. By taking those bloated, poorly OCR’d PDFs and running them through Acrobat’s OCR engine again, I could get the file sizes down to a normal range and the OCR accuracy improved dramatically – not perfect, but certainly acceptable for most purposes. The catch was the processing time. Acrobat took a considerable amount of time to re-OCR each page, and it really bogged down my computer. Whenever Acrobat was processing, it would constantly jump to the foreground, interrupting whatever else I was doing, like reading emails.
To manage this, I developed a routine. I’d scan batches of documents in the morning and then let Acrobat process them during my lunch break. Then, I’d scan another batch in the afternoon and let Acrobat work its magic while I headed home for the day. This staggered approach actually worked quite well to keep things moving without completely disrupting my workflow.
Now, I’m not sure if any of this directly relates to your situation, but I thought sharing my experience might spark some ideas. It highlights a common challenge with complex systems: getting different software and hardware components to play nicely together across various operating systems and driver versions. It can feel like a really complex diagnostic puzzle, almost like trying to troubleshoot a tricky car issue. In the automotive world, we might reach for a Crash Pro Scan Tool to quickly diagnose problems and pinpoint the source of the issue. Perhaps a similar approach is needed for optimizing document workflows – tools that can help us quickly identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in our scanning and processing setups.
Ultimately, my experience taught me that sometimes getting the job done efficiently requires thinking outside the box and finding practical workarounds, even if it deviates from the ideal “textbook” solution. It’s a balance between striving for perfect integration and simply achieving a productive outcome.
