Message-ID: <6407b5fd@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: Dumb Pinter Question Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <9FKdnSx-aYhJ5pz5nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <-MKdnaGEcp-jap75nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> <17ydnXi6-MG65Zj5nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@earthlink.com> <6405822a@news.ausics.net> <6sgjdjx7de.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 8 Mar 2023 08:09:02 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://www.ausics.net Lines: 37 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:37477 Carlos E.R. wrote: > Of course, the scanner I described is likely to be found on a library. > Someplace with lots of books to scan properly. It is likely to be quite > expensive. As with most gear sold to such organisations. However in this case there isn't any particularly special tech behind it. DIY constructions are relatively easy projects, and you've got a huge selection of projects to be copied by searching "DIY book scanner" or just going to this dedicated website: https://diybookscanner.org/ The Internet Archive even built their own scanner rigs using off-the-shelf cameras, rather than buying the professional devices: https://dltj.org/article/internet-archive-scanning-gallery/ Google has/had designs for an automated book scanner online, although it required a lot of big laser-cut pieces which might be expensive to have made. It was sort of upside-down, where the book lies down on top of a triangular frame. But as I suggested before, for notebooks it may be practical to just rig up one flat piece of glass that can be lifted up and sit down on both exposed pages of the notebook's to keep them flat. Then just have a camera on a tripod over-hanging and pointing down at the pages, and ideally a remote trigger so you don't have to touch it to take a photo. Personally I just do it with the tripod and the camera, without the glass or the remote trigger, but if you're doing lots then it would make things easier. Then a full dual-camera, angled frame rig would make it easier again. I certainly think of those while I'm fiddling with tensioning pages that won't stay flat. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#