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Iain · 07-30-2010, 04:24 AM

I'm still in R&D mode.

I have bought a book guillotine and a fujistsu 6130 scanner.

I'm still evaluating software. I very much like FineReader, but it seems to have less automation (at the bottom end of the price range) than OmniPage.

Next step is to write some scanning software which will pull in a book at a time and check that it has the right number of pages. I am astonished at the quality of the ADF on this scanner. I don't think it misfeeds at all.

But to my title. at 600dpi, it's taking something like 1 second per page (probably half that) and I'm loading pages in chunks of 50 (100 sides). So scanning a book takes 4-5 minutes. The problem is it takes that in 3 - 5 chunks which is exactly the wrong timing. I plan to work whilst this is happening and reckon I can handle something as mechanical as throwing paper in a hopper without too much distraction. However, I'm concerned about this and am considering a robotic device which will take batches of pages from a stacker of some kind under control of my scanning program. At the moment I'm looking at (the equivalent of) a radio shack robotic arm and a hopper made of balsa wood - just to show the spirit of Heat Robinson still lives over her in blighty!

So if I can bear the tedium (and with a little bit of overhead for slicing books up and management) in theory, I could do 50 books a day (so the whole lot in 6 months).

FineReader takes roughly the same time to process as the scanning does (on a quad core machine, at least), though Omnipage seems a bit slower. However, providing I can automate them (ideally without paying too much for the privilige), then they can run on overnight and tie things up.

Needless to say, this is destructive, which may not appeal to many.

I'll keep you all posted!

Iain

07-30-2010, 04:24 AM	#40
Iain Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Harrogate, England Device: iPad	Actually, it's too quick I'm still in R&D mode. I have bought a book guillotine and a fujistsu 6130 scanner. I'm still evaluating software. I very much like FineReader, but it seems to have less automation (at the bottom end of the price range) than OmniPage. Next step is to write some scanning software which will pull in a book at a time and check that it has the right number of pages. I am astonished at the quality of the ADF on this scanner. I don't think it misfeeds at all. But to my title. at 600dpi, it's taking something like 1 second per page (probably half that) and I'm loading pages in chunks of 50 (100 sides). So scanning a book takes 4-5 minutes. The problem is it takes that in 3 - 5 chunks which is exactly the wrong timing. I plan to work whilst this is happening and reckon I can handle something as mechanical as throwing paper in a hopper without too much distraction. However, I'm concerned about this and am considering a robotic device which will take batches of pages from a stacker of some kind under control of my scanning program. At the moment I'm looking at (the equivalent of) a radio shack robotic arm and a hopper made of balsa wood - just to show the spirit of Heat Robinson still lives over her in blighty! So if I can bear the tedium (and with a little bit of overhead for slicing books up and management) in theory, I could do 50 books a day (so the whole lot in 6 months). FineReader takes roughly the same time to process as the scanning does (on a quad core machine, at least), though Omnipage seems a bit slower. However, providing I can automate them (ideally without paying too much for the privilige), then they can run on overnight and tie things up. Needless to say, this is destructive, which may not appeal to many. I'll keep you all posted! Iain