Interestingly the new iPhone 5 has an app called Panorama designed to continuously take very wide pictures while you move the camera/phone and automatically stitches the slices together using sophisticated software to remove artefacts etc.
Editor ----QUANTA---- The QL Users And Tinkerers Association http://www.QUANTA.org.uk On 13 Sep 2012, at 16:08, Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Have you Freegle/Freecyce round there, Dilwyn? It is surprising what >> un-usual things can be found from a Wanted posting. >> >> Bryan H > Ah, great idea, thanks Bryan. I'm not aware of one of those around here but > I'll see what I can find. > > Unfortunately, some of the items to be scanned are historical and fragile, so > I'd rather not entrust them to scanning services or risk postal damage, hence > why I'd prefer to get a scanner for this job if I can, and after that keep it > for any future such work. There's no great rush or urgent deadlines, though > and I'll try Lee's suggestion of photographing with a good resolution camera > when I get time to set up a suitable stand. > > A3 scanners seem surprisingly rare and expensive. > > Dilwyn > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
