01-09-2010, 07:20 PM | #1 |
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scanning or photographing ?
I know, when you want to convert a paper book to an ebook, you need a scanner and an OCR software (I have both)
But what you also need is: patience. Overall, my scanner is pretty good (even though it is a few years old) but slow. I don't know if nowadays scanners are faster or not, but I guess it takes like 30 seconds to scan a page (could be more or less, I never looked at the clock while scanning). However, recently I had an idea: I have a digital photo camera. With this, I can take up to 3 pictures a second. I have different lenses, a tripod and an extra flashlight. So why not take photos of the pages, instead of scanning them. Sure, there might be some problems, that don't occur if you use a scanner. Like for example, the book may not stay flat unless you use something to hold the pages open. Has anyone of you ever tried that ? Did it work ? What camera settings did you use ? |
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Good idea, but not new. Check out instructables.com for instructions on a DIY book scanner with dual cameras and a plexiglass box. By the way, the entire book scanning operation Google is undertaking, yep, all done with cameras.
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ok, thanks alot. Your links really help me.
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01-10-2010, 10:13 AM | #6 |
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Waste of Time.
Cut the Book, put into ADF-Scanner, wait, done. |
01-11-2010, 02:43 AM | #7 |
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I can scan around 400 pages an hour with my cheap Epson V30 and read a book or watch a movie meanwhile. Scanning is the least time consuming work in the whole process.
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01-16-2010, 12:34 AM | #9 |
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I buy a paperback copy of the book. Cut through the binding and place the entire book in a document feeder on my HP scanner. Including OCR I have done complete books in less than an hour.
I purchased the scanner with the adf on ebay for $65.00 because it was not a high resolution scanner. But I never run more than 300 DPI and this unit works fantastic for this. |
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But when it comes to buying a paperback copy of the book ... this only works on new books. And if you already have a hardcover version, buying a paperback too ... ? Also, if it is an old, out of Print book ... However, I didn't knew that nowadays scanners became so fast. I am really thinking about getting a new scanner - but then I guess I wouldn't scan enough books that i would need a new one. |
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01-17-2010, 12:44 AM | #11 |
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The scanner I purchased sold originally for $3,000. But since everyone wants high resolution color, the document converter black and white high speed scanners sell very cheap.
I am looking for an old Ricoh document scanner that did PDF conversion at 2 to 3,000 pages an hour. If I can find one I should be able to find one for under $200 ro $300 I worked for Ricoh during the time they were produced and they were awesome units. |
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I've never dismantled a scanner. I wonder if there's any way of modifying a cheap one to make it more suitable for scanning a book. Cutting away one side of it, or a book size length of a side. New deeper lid to accommodate a book. Etc |
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