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Studio717 · 09-30-2007, 12:03 AM

Can you be a bit more specific about the actual image-taking stage? Do you use the glass on each page?

Do you:

- place the glass on the page to be photographed
- focus the camera to the right or left page (I realize this is done at the beginning, but not continuously)
- assuming all the computer stuff is set up, take the photograph
- lift the glass, turn the page, replace the glass
- take another image of the left or right page
- continue until all left or right pages have been photographed, then repeat the process for the opposite pages
- clean up images in software
- collate images
- save as pdf (or whatever)

Is this how you're doing it?

I'm asking because I thought I understood, but when I went to step through the process, I realized how much I didn't understand.

Thanks for sharing this. I have a large (quarto-sized, I think) book that is very heavy for a traditional scanner (both for the scanner and for me!), and your method looks like it will help me a lot.

09-30-2007, 12:03 AM	#22
Studio717 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 575 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Various Kindles, iPhone, iPad, Galaxy 10.1	Can you be a bit more specific about the actual image-taking stage? Do you use the glass on each page? Do you: - place the glass on the page to be photographed - focus the camera to the right or left page (I realize this is done at the beginning, but not continuously) - assuming all the computer stuff is set up, take the photograph - lift the glass, turn the page, replace the glass - take another image of the left or right page - continue until all left or right pages have been photographed, then repeat the process for the opposite pages - clean up images in software - collate images - save as pdf (or whatever) Is this how you're doing it? I'm asking because I thought I understood, but when I went to step through the process, I realized how much I didn't understand. Thanks for sharing this. I have a large (quarto-sized, I think) book that is very heavy for a traditional scanner (both for the scanner and for me!), and your method looks like it will help me a lot.