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- 16 Mar 2010, 11:22
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: The New "Standard Scanner"
- Replies: 145
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Re: 4th Generation Scanner -- The DIY Book Scanner "Best Of"
This might be beyond the scope of a 4g scanner (maybe closer to 6 or 7th gen)... but have you considered using an Arduino board for automation? http://arduino.cc/ I personally haven't used an Arduino, but it could help with automation of various aspects of the scanning system. (sensors to snap pictu...
- 16 Mar 2010, 11:05
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Book (camera-based) Scanner versus Flatbed Scanner
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37888
Re: Book (camera-based) Scanner versus Flatbed Scanner
Thanks for the responses everyone! Based on what was said, it seems that a mix of methods is necessary. For instance, even if you aren't going to destroy the bindings, you still probably want a flatbed/documentfed scanner around for scanning other miscellaneous papers. And even if you ARE destroying...
- 10 Mar 2010, 18:28
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Book (camera-based) Scanner versus Flatbed Scanner
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37888
Book (camera-based) Scanner versus Flatbed Scanner
I'm new to the scanning area... so please forgive my ignorance. Can someone describe the reasons for creating a camera based book scanning system versus just removing the binding from a book and feeding the pages through a flatbed scanner with a document feeder? I realize that for historical texts, ...