On 11/07/2012 07:10 AM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > I would like a duplex card scanner for linux - pop in the card, > get front and back images. The sane project only lists a couple > of old simplex scanners. Any suggestions? > > Failing that, I can build a kludge with a couple of cheap > digital cameras with macro lenses in a fixture with a push > button. Any suggestions for cheap cameras that will take > a picture and upload it on external command? Perhaps all > I need is a single webcam with the right lensing, a pair > of 45 degree mirrors to see both sides at once, followed > by some image correction in software, which I might be > able to do with PovRay. > > Keith > http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#SCANNERS lists many newer scanner with ADFduplex attachments
I have had good luck with HP scanners under Linux in the past. I currently use HP Laserjet Pro M1212nf MFP via TCP/IP on sane/hplip (no duplexing attachment though). Scanning is supported with a free proprietary plugin in SANE. I scan 2 sided stuff by just setting up for multipage and flipping it over. For < full page I just set the scan dimensions(some backends can detect size automagically). The link above shows quite a few scanner with ADFduplex support (status: complete). Fancy duplexing ones tend to be pricey: HP Scanjet 5590 Digital Flatbed Scanner (see link above) I would get a full size scanner and if needed just crop/OCR the images producedand not one of the limited special purpose business card ones. Also, this claims linux support: http://www.irislink.com/c2-2203-189/IRISCard-Anywhere-5--Scan-your-business-cards--Organize-and-manage-your-contacts.aspx (at least for the scanner portion). If you find a good USB scanner and can detemine the chipset used, you may be able to locate a sane backend and then adjust "/lib/udev/rules.d/80-libsane.rules" to add your scanner. -Ed _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
