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Hardware and Building

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Tutorials/How-To's
Share your process here - how to build something, scan something, or use something.
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Last post Re: Table of Contents: adding…
by rkomar View the latest post
08 Oct 2022, 22:43
Scanners and Build Threads
Built a scanner? Started to build a scanner? Record your progress here. Doesn't need to be a whole scanner - triggers and other parts are fine. Commercial scanners are fine too.
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Last post Re: A DIY Book Scanner In Eve…
by Konos93a View the latest post
16 Apr 2023, 19:36
Cameras and Electronics
Everything camera related. Includes triggers, batteries, power supplies, flatbeds and sheet-feeding scanners, too.
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Last post Re: Bluetooth remote trigger …
by Kjarrval View the latest post
03 Apr 2023, 04:50
Lighting
All about lighting. LED, CFL, Halogen, Other? Questions and info about lighting go here.
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Last post Re: Easy SORAA Lighting for a…
by dpc View the latest post
22 Dec 2022, 13:52
R&D and New Technologies
DIY Book Scanner Skunk Works. Share your crazy ideas and novel approaches. Home of the "3D structure of a book" thread.
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Last post Re: New scanner by Archive.or…
by dpc View the latest post
12 Feb 2021, 14:39
"Destructive" Scanning
Book scanning methods that involve taking books apart.
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160 Posts

Last post Re: What is the best ADF scan…
by cday View the latest post
12 Apr 2023, 13:54
eBook Readers
Anything about eReaders. If you want really deep discussion, though, go to mobileread.com.
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Last post k2optpdf
by Konos93a View the latest post
05 Mar 2018, 03:00

Software and Processing

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Tutorials/How-To's
Share your software workflow. Write up your tips and tricks on how to scan, digitize, OCR, and bind ebooks.
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Last post Re: How to process images wit…
by cday View the latest post
25 Apr 2022, 08:32
Programs, Software releases, and more.
General discussion about software packages and releases, new software you've found, and threads by programmers and script writers.
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197 Topics

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Last post Re: Which cropping software d…
by cday View the latest post
19 Feb 2023, 10:26
Scan Tailor
Scan Tailor specific announcements, releases, workflows, tips, etc. NO FEATURE REQUESTS IN THIS FORUM, please.
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Last post Re: How do I "reset" an over-…
by ATA View the latest post
23 May 2023, 05:27
Book Scan Wizard
Discussion about Steve DeVore's Book Scan Wizard, a power-user package to automate scan processing.
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Last post Now I know why I can not run.…
by Librum View the latest post
20 Jun 2019, 09:28
LiveCD project
We're working on a complete book scanning operating system, with all Free software. Discuss and help out here!
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Last post Re: Updated: DIY E-book Creat…
by ycpdan View the latest post
03 Nov 2015, 13:12
HELP
Don't know where to start, or stuck on a certain problem? Drop by and tell us about it. Feel like helping others? Start here.
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Last post Re: Batch Rename
by swizzle View the latest post
14 May 2023, 18:01
OCR/Optical Character Recognition
Convert page images into searchable text. Talk about software, techniques, and new developments here.
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537 Posts

Last post Re: Best free OCR SW
by cday View the latest post
17 May 2023, 15:38
Spreads and SpreadPi
Johannes Baiter's Spreads and SpreadPi are the latest control systems and postprocessors for DIY scanning. http://spreads.readthedocs.org
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Last post Spreads on Raspberry Pi 4
by elbourne View the latest post
19 Jan 2021, 19:08

Who We Are -- and Everything else.

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Introductions and connections
A place to introduce yourself, and to meet other awesome people.
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Last post Re: Kjarrval introduction
by daniel_reetz View the latest post
16 Apr 2023, 12:02
Show and Tell / Book Projects
A place to tell us about your work and projects. Self-links encouraged!
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597 Posts

Last post Small SF Bay Area Museum Seek…
by TI Museum View the latest post
12 Jul 2019, 23:43
Agora / The Marketplace
A place to buy and sell. Want someone to build a scanner for you? Ask here.
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Last post Re: Looking to buy an already…
by theaegisarchive View the latest post
06 Jun 2023, 19:32
Help with this site
Just what it says.
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329 Posts

Last post Re: Looking for help with reg…
by Konos93a View the latest post
27 Apr 2023, 11:01
Chat
Whatever.
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347 Posts

Last post Tom Lehrer places all his son…
by aku View the latest post
17 Dec 2022, 09:58

Forum

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Hardware
Tutorials

Discussions, questions, comments, ideas, and your projects having to do with DIY Book Scanner hardware. Discussions about other book scanners are okay!
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Software
Discussions, questions, comments, ideas, and your projects having to do with DIY Book Scanner software. This includes the Stereo Data Maker software for the cameras, post-processing software, utilities, OCR packages, and so on.
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850 Posts

Last post e-book on tablet guidelines
by iam2sam View the latest post
14 Dec 2020, 17:09
Scan Tailor
All discussions about Scan Tailor: development, issues, help.
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Last post Re: 0.9.10 release
by feliks View the latest post
13 Jan 2012, 21:19
Book Scan Wizard
All discussions about Book Scan Wizard: development, issues, help
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Last post Re: Oracle broke BSW!
by Cam View the latest post
15 Oct 2011, 19:52
Book Projects
Show off your work! If your project is hardware or software, please post to those forums instead.
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Last post Re: Book Scanning - What You …
by darrinjk View the latest post
15 Nov 2011, 02:53
Social
General discussion. No flaming. No warnings. Your benevolent dictator rules with an iron fist.
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Last post Re: Post something about your…
by The Sardonic Sardine View the latest post
13 Jan 2012, 00:59
Agora
Buying and selling stuff having to do with books and book scanners, and reviews of books and book scanner stuff. The administrators of this website hold themselves harmless for any post or consequences of said post here, as well as on any other section of this website. So you're on your own.
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Last post Re: DIY Book Scanne near Hous…
by vagabond View the latest post
07 Jan 2012, 17:19
Tech Support
For help specifically with these forums. Help requests for hardware, software, etc. should go in those forums instead.
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30 Topics

153 Posts

Last post Re: Site Reorganization (HELP…
by scann View the latest post
14 Jan 2012, 18:35
Book Scanning LiveCD/USB Project
A Free operating system for book scanning.
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Last post Re: All threads that mention …
by Anonymous2 View the latest post
23 Nov 2011, 04:07

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