Dave Robison wrote: > At 12:00 PM 8/13/02 -0400, Teresa wrote: > >> I have a copy of this book but I'm in the UK so the best would be for >> me to scan it when I can get to a scanner for an hour or three. > > > This is a nice offer but the book is large, with many graphics, > including some chromas in color. So scanning would be a major task. I > think it would be great if someone wants to undertake the task, but it > will be a lot of work. > I have the book too, maybe we could share some of the scanning or > proofing tasks. Anyone else interested in piecing out the work? > One of the things I do to earn a crust is digitally photograph farming landscapes, properties and projects and put the images on CD so people are able to see the effects of changes in management techniques on an ongoing basis. Of course, I do it for other purposes as well; I recently photographed over 400 fireworks (in unexploded form!) individually and in close-up for a retailer who had to provide images of his stock to satisfy government regulations. A big job, you might think. Not really - it took longer to a) design and make a jig to hold each firework in the required position regardless of its size or shape and at the right height, b) make a second jig for the camera so it was at the same height and a specified distance away, and c) cart the fireworks in and out of the room. I used a Kodak DC3800 with a 64Mb picture card which holds up to 200 high resolution photos. The actual photography (stepping up to the camera, 'sighting' the firework to confirm the shot, pressing the button and moving away again) took about 2 and a half hours.
A photo of a page is taken in seconds as opposed to a scan which may take minutes unless the setup is expensively professional, and uploading to computer is instant. The output would be in graphic format thus capable of being manipulated to enhance clarity, could be left in image form or put into a document using a a word-processor such as Word. I imagine that as images, the whole book could be loaded on to a website as 'thumbnails' thereby taking up a minimum of band-width whilst being accessible to all members. Or it could be put on to CD and circulated like that. The book is 426 pages, I think. It's worth thinking about. Roger
