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- 10 Mar 2013, 17:49
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: software for handwritten manuscript?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14997
Re: software for handwritten manuscript?
I know of no programming that will read handwriting. You might have better luck using voice recognition software. In the past I have found the time it takes to proofread voice recognition results might be better used to simply type the document in by hand. It would still be useful to have digital co...
- 01 Mar 2013, 19:23
- Forum: Agora / The Marketplace
- Topic: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
- Replies: 104
- Views: 164284
Re: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
What's the cost of shipping your kit to the USA? I went to your website & read through it, but didn't find mention of specific amounts, just a range.
- 01 Mar 2013, 19:09
- Forum: Show and Tell / Book Projects
- Topic: Akron Hackerspace presentation on DIY book scanning 2/27/13
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11325
- 28 Feb 2013, 07:12
- Forum: Lighting
- Topic: Uneven light
- Replies: 17
- Views: 26558
Re: Uneven light
I'm not really particular about my color balance, but I do like adequate brightness and even lighting.
I have a couple of large windows I can work near. The best light I've used is from an overcast sky from about 1000 to 1600 every day. Can't beat the price of this lighting!
I have a couple of large windows I can work near. The best light I've used is from an overcast sky from about 1000 to 1600 every day. Can't beat the price of this lighting!
- 28 Feb 2013, 07:09
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: Tact Switch Woes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8009
Re: Tact Switch Woes
What camera do you have?I'm wondering if there is software to trigger the camera. I run linux but can run OSX and windows. I have a USB cable to the camera.
- 28 Feb 2013, 06:53
- Forum: "Destructive" Scanning
- Topic: Looking For Ideas on my DestroTech
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19158
Re: Looking For Ideas on my DestroTech
I've done something very similar to your method. Last year I bought a Canon P-150 "Scantini". It costs about half as much as a Canon DR-2010C, will automatically take in a stack of 20 pages, scan both sides & send the results to a connected computer. Software & processing after tha...
- 28 Feb 2013, 06:06
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Tutorial: atx power supply -> camera power supply
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19848
Re: Epoxy putty, relative ease
I have been trying to remember my original type of epoxy putty I used years ago. Since then Walmart has changed the labeling on the packages it sells & I can't be sure the same material is now on sale. I don't have the original packaging, just the material stored in a ziplock bag. Once removed f...
- 18 Feb 2013, 00:16
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: Nikon D3200
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10305
Re: Nikon D3200
I have a D3100. I tried using it to copy about 200 pages out of a paperback. Camera was mounted on a tripod & I used an aftermarket shutter release similar to the one supplied by Nikon. There was nothing elaborate about my method. I had focused on the book, held it open by one hand on a flat sur...
- 18 Feb 2013, 00:00
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Tutorial: atx power supply -> camera power supply
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19848
Re: Tutorial: atx power supply -> camera power supply
A suggestion in lieu of tooling a wooden block: use epoxy putty instead. It can be roughly formed and molded by hand until it hardens about an hour after being mixed. Wires and contacts can be simply "squished" into the block of putty. The only critical part is the size & spacing of th...
- 29 Nov 2012, 12:30
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: Camera Triggering
- Replies: 42
- Views: 96251
Re: Camera Triggering
Looks like your subroutine might even work with no scanner device at all, simply by mounting the camera on a tripod looking down on the book and then flipping the pages by hand. Did you ever try that?