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- 11 Apr 2013, 22:31
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: New Tool Idea
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15810
Re: New Tool Idea
I wonder if the Kinect or the Leap might be helpful in implementing this idea.
- 19 Oct 2011, 03:10
- Forum: Introductions and connections
- Topic: The Geek Group
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11008
Re: The Geek Group
Tim, I've exchanged emails with Chris Boden at The Geek Group and he's really very supportive of DIY book scanning. I happen to know of a commercial book scanner in town and we've talked about maybe getting the company that owns it and is not using it to donate it. In the meantime, I think that a Gr...
- 24 Apr 2011, 15:25
- Forum: Show and Tell / Book Projects
- Topic: scanned books repositories?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 21910
scanned books repositories?
Hello all, As we all know, scanning for redistribution of copyrighted works is a no-no. But there is nothing unlawful about scanning works that have entered the public domain (or gaining permission) and redistributing them. I am aware of several repositories of free (as in freedom) ebooks. Gutenberg...
- 13 Mar 2011, 19:30
- Forum: Book Scan Wizard
- Topic: Uploading books to the Internet Archive
- Replies: 5
- Views: 38216
- 07 Mar 2011, 01:00
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Air Platen Thoughts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3510
Air Platen Thoughts
In another thread ( http://diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=863 ), TomHorsley said: In my imagination, I have this device that drops a post-it wrapped "sausage" on the edge of the page, then rolls it a bit, so the weight holds the pages down... In my air platen experiments ...
- 04 Mar 2011, 16:37
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Lever Actuated Platens
- Replies: 25
- Views: 23305
Re: Lever Actuated Platens
I wonder whether the sliding/nested PVC pipe would admit a pneumatic/hydraulic approach. Remember that idea using a turkey baster to push the shutter? Perhaps a bellows with a LOT more volume would work with a foot-pedal to lift the platen. Anybody got an old pump organ laying around?
- 04 Mar 2011, 16:26
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Clemd's DIY build in photos
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91556
Re: Clemd's DIY build in photos
Clemend, I though you got your monitors from He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named, aka Univershul? Ha ha. Yeah, that's him, he has a new identity. It's the address he used when he signed up here the second time (which didn't go as well as it might have). I still want to keep that unfortunate situation out of...
- 01 Mar 2011, 03:14
- Forum: Show and Tell / Book Projects
- Topic: K'ichee' book digitization
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19563
Re: K'ichee' book digitization
since that background is a repeating pattern, couldn't you do some kind of 2D blind deconvolution to subtract it out?
- 23 Feb 2011, 02:01
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Methods To Sense The 3D Surface/Structure Of A Book
- Replies: 358
- Views: 393147
Re: Methods To Sense The 3D Surface/Structure Of A Book
Sorry to ask an ignorant question... When I see the flattened images, I still see the shading gradient. But it appears that you all have an estimate of <x,y,z> of the paper for every pixel in the image. It seems that you can estimate the angle of the paper with respect to the illumination source, by...
- 22 Feb 2011, 02:58
- Forum: Programs, Software releases, and more.
- Topic: Bindery
- Replies: 72
- Views: 92335
Re: Bindery
I LOL'd at this, for real. I noticed recently that there are certain situations in which ANY TEXT AT ALL is the MOST INTERESTING THING EVER - like (when I had hair) reading the ingredients of shampoo in the shower. Sodium Laureth Sulfate? SO INTERESTING. Well, this may be my most OT comment ever. T...