DIY Book Scanner

You put an HD camera above the book and start recording a video. When you turn the page you press a button. That button isn't connected to the camera, it's just a beeper/zoomer what ever ringing device. The sound is recorded and then you post process the video and extract the frames where the sound...

I've often wondered about the feasibility of using a video camera., which could be set up overhead to film both open pages. This would allow hands free turning of pages. One could pause at each page. Of course this would involve more post-processing to capture the stills from each page, so, not sur...

Does this mean that the camera position should be adjusted over the course of a scanning a thick book?

I wanted to start a thread for folks to list their favorite online websites to order parts for building scanners. While most of the parts you'll need for a simple scanner can be found at your local big box hardware store, more advanced designs that begin to automate the scanning process may need thi...