You may want to check this for the hardware part:
http://www.diybookscanner.org/forum/vie ... ?f=1&t=103
Check Dan's link for my PDF in that page, because the link to drop.io is no longer good, for drop.io is closing!
Regards,
nalfonso
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- 17 Nov 2010, 19:55
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Input on the best way to build a portable scanner
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28923
- 15 Jan 2010, 17:45
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Our DIY Scanner
- Replies: 79
- Views: 73983
Re: Our DIY Scanner
Hello Ann, Interesting stuff you've been doing lately. This is to let you know Drop.io is not showing the picture you uploaded. I downloaded the file, and it has extension .CR2. I found out it is a Canon Raw format, and I was able to open it with Zoombrowser EX, a program part of the Canon Camera Ut...
- 10 Dec 2009, 07:01
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Our DIY Scanner
- Replies: 79
- Views: 73983
Re: Our DIY Scanner
Hi Ann, congratulations for you and your husband on your scanner! I am glad to see you adopted some of my ideas and that they have worked for you. Thanks for the credit. I have taken a quick glimpse of the PDFs, and your scanner looks terrific. I will read them carefully this weekend, to see what id...
- 01 Oct 2009, 22:44
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Rand's Build Thread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11278
Re: Rand's Build Thread
Hi, I am afraid I'll have to say that yes, you are oversimplifying. Since you are now just considering the possibility of having your father build a book scanner for you (your post in the Social section), I would like to make the following suggestions: First, you need to very clearly define your nee...
- 18 Sep 2009, 18:42
- Forum: OCR/Optical Character Recognition
- Topic: Best OCR for Math Books?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16342
Re: Best OCR for Math Books?
I Googled the topic and found this: http://www.inftyproject.org/en/software.html#InftyReader Apparently they have tackled the issue, there is a fifteen day free trial download (50MB) and if you decide to buy it, you need to fork out 900 USD. I checked out the test sample results offered in their web...
- 17 Sep 2009, 18:42
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Simple, Portable, Personal DIY book scanner
- Replies: 18
- Views: 39438
Re: Simple, Portable, Personal DIY book scanner
First of all, thanks for the congratulations, Daniel, fbonomi and you1. I am thankful to all who have contributed to this forum, your experiences encouraged me to try to build my scanner. Now that I have completed this stage I will concentrate on the remaining tasks. Now, about the questions: 1. My ...
- 15 Sep 2009, 20:30
- Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
- Topic: Simple, Portable, Personal DIY book scanner
- Replies: 18
- Views: 39438
Simple, Portable, Personal DIY book scanner
I have finally completed the first stage of my personal book scanner. Unfortunately I am not geeky enough, so I could not upload all the pictures I wanted to, but here is the address of a drop I've created, so interested parties can view or download a 5 page PDF: http://drop.io/portablebookscanner A...
- 07 Jul 2009, 19:30
- Forum: Cameras and Electronics
- Topic: connecting cameras to pc?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11332
Re: connecting cameras to pc?
Hello there, I don't know if this is exactly what Kentsin wants, but I have experimented on using my notebook to display what my A540 is seeing (the A 540 is similar to the A590, except it cannot handle SDHC cards). My method is through a KWorld USB adapter which has a connector that can take the ca...
- 12 Jun 2009, 12:22
- Forum: Introductions and connections
- Topic: Post something about yourself here (The Hello Thread)
- Replies: 441
- Views: 657857
Re: Post something about yourself here (The Hello Thread)
Hello, eveyone:
I am an English-Spanish translator living in my home country, Colombia. I enjoy tinkering with projects such as this. I am seriously considering building my own version. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
Regards,
nalfonso
I am an English-Spanish translator living in my home country, Colombia. I enjoy tinkering with projects such as this. I am seriously considering building my own version. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
Regards,
nalfonso