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- 24 Aug 2014, 23:37
- Forum: OCR/Optical Character Recognition
- Topic: crowdsourced transcription instead of OCR
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17495
Re: crowdsourced transcription instead of OCR
Ah, actually I think PGDP limits itself to printed texts.
- 21 Aug 2014, 23:18
- Forum: OCR/Optical Character Recognition
- Topic: crowdsourced transcription instead of OCR
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17495
Re: crowdsourced transcription instead of OCR
There is such a site. The Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders.
- 29 Nov 2013, 22:59
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: Wanna work for Google?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8336
Wanna work for Google?
Rob here, your friendly forum co-founder and maintainer, and guy with the banhammer. I know there are a lot of you here that played with or developed software or hardware for the scanner. You have a great skill. How would you like to put that skill to use at Google? It's an awesome place to work . I...
- 03 May 2013, 22:29
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Some (crappy) videos of Google's linear book scanner
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20135
Re: Some (crappy) videos of Google's linear book scanner
It has been a while. Aside from approving new members, I haven't been around much. My new job at Google keeps me busy. No, I don't work for Google Books!
- 02 May 2013, 23:25
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Some (crappy) videos of Google's linear book scanner
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20135
Some (crappy) videos of Google's linear book scanner
I shot some crappy video of Google's prototype linear book scanner. You get to see a technology that's just getting started! Did I mention the videos were crappy?
Part 1 of 2: http://youtu.be/YhL7qJYzcd4
Part 2 of 2: http://youtu.be/mKEG2Doq0z8
Part 1 of 2: http://youtu.be/YhL7qJYzcd4
Part 2 of 2: http://youtu.be/mKEG2Doq0z8
- 02 Oct 2012, 09:27
- Forum: Agora / The Marketplace
- Topic: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
- Replies: 104
- Views: 168702
Re: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
You unbolt the top part and turn it upside down. Then the handle doesn't serve any purpose. Just press the book down on the glass, and you trigger the cameras as usual.
- 11 Sep 2012, 15:38
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Bimbo111's Hackerspace build
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18925
Re: Bimbo111's Hackerspace build
For the screws, we all use the same kind of screw you have -- with a tapering head. With a countersink tool, these work well, even in the thinnest piece of wood since you can drill with the countersink bit as gently as you want. It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but I *think* they might b...
- 31 Aug 2012, 11:44
- Forum: Agora / The Marketplace
- Topic: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
- Replies: 104
- Views: 168702
Re: DIY Book Scanner Kits Now Available!
@mellow-yellow: I'm wondering if different cameras have different focal length/angles of view that cause this. My camera (Canon Powershot SD1100 IS) on the hackspace scanner doesn't show a reflection of the LED, and we know the geometry of the scanner is the same. There's a good picture of what I me...
- 31 Aug 2012, 11:39
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: Another android camera may be coming
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17445
Re: Another android camera may be coming
DrCheap: Wowzers!
- 30 Aug 2012, 13:47
- Forum: Lighting
- Topic: Ionaudio Booksaver?
- Replies: 100
- Views: 225482
Re: Ionaudio Booksaver?
Dan has extensively studied the required geometry: http://diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtop ... f=1&t=1149