diff --git a/cutting.py b/cutting.py
index 1b4b888..a2fc26f 100644
--- a/cutting.py
+++ b/cutting.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 print("starting the pruning process")
-scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode color --format png > image.png"
+scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode gray --format png > image.png"
 os.system(scanning)
-os.system("tesseract  image.png image -l eng")
+os.system("convert -contrast image.png output.png")
+os.system("tesseract output.png image -l eng")
 fantasyname = open("image.txt" , "r")
 fantasyname = fantasyname.readlines() 
 text = open("image.txt", "r").read()
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ print(text)
 print("------")
 lines = text.split("\n")
 for line in lines: 
-    dotprint = f'echo "{line}" >/dev/usb/lp0'
+    dotprint = "echo "+line+" >/dev/usb/lp0"
     os.system(dotprint)
 #for line in fantasyname: 
     #line = line.split(" ")