Daniel Reetz, the founder of the DIY Book Scanner community, has recently started making videos of prototyping and shop tips. If you are tinkering with a book scanner (or any other project) in your home shop, these tips will come in handy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0gq8 ... g_8K1nfInQ
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- 28 Oct 2015, 00:02
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Scanning postcards?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8490
Re: Scanning postcards?
If you can get one, the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 should be able to scan stacks of postcards, and it's very fast. I scanned thousands of photos with it.
- 15 Jul 2014, 14:31
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10482
Re: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
An article just came out about the University of Michigan project: http://www.lib.umich.edu/news/librarians-collaborate-students-make-impact Also, a group in Germany just presented a new prototype at Maker Faire Hannover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUmkMC1JKp0 It's made of wood, and the most in...
- 15 May 2014, 05:56
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10482
Re: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
The second prototype from the University of Michigan is up now:
http://prismscanner.org/designs/
http://prismscanner.org/designs/
- 08 May 2014, 18:58
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Implementing CIS Sensors (Reference to Google BookScanner)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18473
Re: Implementing CIS Sensors (Reference to Google BookScanne
Hi Hasan, Sorry if this is too late. If you're still working on this, here are two things to try: * Use the SANE driver if you can: http://www.sane-project.org/ The driver controls the calibration and the open source driver is probably not as strict as the official one. * Unplug the motor and front ...
- 08 May 2014, 18:16
- Forum: R&D and New Technologies
- Topic: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10482
Re: Google linear scanner updated by U Michigan class
Hi, I just saw this thread and am embarrassed enough to come out. Sorry to everyone for not communicating more! The University of Michigan library sponsored that class project and I've been trying to help out however I can. A new set of students just completed the spring term and created another ver...