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Originally Posted by Marcy
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but how long does it take you to do an entire paperback? How are you scanning?
The only way I see to do this with any speed is to take apart the book so the pages could be put through an ADF instead of having to turn the pages and flatten the book each time. Is that what you're doing or do you have an alternative?
Thanks,
Marcy
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Unlike the poster a few messages back, I take a lot longer than a couple of hours. I'm not sure how his scanner does the files, pdf or text, but my current situation is different.
I had an old (HP I think) flat bed scanner that would OCR the text and let me take it directly to my WP. On that one it didn't take long, even the paperbacks. However, it was an old XP compatible scanner and it did not get upgrades with the new OS. (I'm on Win 7 now)
My current scanner is a all-in-one and it scans nicely but not to OCR. So.......
I flatten the pb on the screen. Set the preview to identify the two different pages (making sure they are in order) then scan. I always put weights on the pb to hold it flat. It lets me continue to scan into a multi page PDF until I save the file. I will scan a chapter at a time and save it at that point. A chapter scan, depending on the number of pages and the difficulty with light leaking in where I have to rescan, takes
me about 5 to 30 minutes. I will rescan a page many times if needed to get the lettering clear.
But that is just the first step for me. Then I convert the pdf to wp, edit each chapter for errors and formatting. Then convert to epub.
So anywhere for at least a full day, to a couple of weeks depending on how much I spend each time.
Hope this answers your question.
AJ
I have been looking at a portable double sided ASF scanner, a Brother 720D, lately, but haven't purchased it yet. It would necessitate taking my pbs apart and scanning page by page. Does anyone have one?