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chorpler · 02-02-2009, 05:46 PM

Amazing. I definitely want to build one of these right now. What kind of megapixel rating do you need for those cameras?

I usually scan my books, then adjust the images and OCR the contents, either in OmniPage or FineReader. Then I correct the OCR, first with the check in OmniPage or FineReader and then by reading through the file in MS Word 2003. Finally, I export the result to an siPDF file (so I still have a copy of the page images in case I ever lose the book) from OmniPage or FineReader, and to HTML (for actual ebook reading and/or conversion to Kindle) from Word 2003.

Man, a sixfold increase in scanning throughput would be incredible! I wonder how it will work for crappy mass market paperbacks though ... even a high-res flatbed scan doesn't do a very good job for those puppies.

02-02-2009, 05:46 PM	#4
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	Amazing. I definitely want to build one of these right now. What kind of megapixel rating do you need for those cameras? I usually scan my books, then adjust the images and OCR the contents, either in OmniPage or FineReader. Then I correct the OCR, first with the check in OmniPage or FineReader and then by reading through the file in MS Word 2003. Finally, I export the result to an siPDF file (so I still have a copy of the page images in case I ever lose the book) from OmniPage or FineReader, and to HTML (for actual ebook reading and/or conversion to Kindle) from Word 2003. Man, a sixfold increase in scanning throughput would be incredible! I wonder how it will work for crappy mass market paperbacks though ... even a high-res flatbed scan doesn't do a very good job for those puppies. Last edited by chorpler; 02-02-2009 at 05:47 PM. Reason: Specified where I export to HTML from