Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-23 Thread raffaele messuti
check this new video from Daniel Reetz (the inventor of diybookscanner) using spreads on a raspberry: http://youtu.be/xL0NmT70QL0 kudos to Daniel and Johannes for their terrific work! -- raffaele

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread Brian Feifarek
more options than being tied to the vendor's drivers. Brian - Original Message - From: "jason bengtson" To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:14:05 AM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux It’s interesting to me to see people qu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread Goodell, Jon
jason bengtson Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:14 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux It's interesting to me to see people question the long term viability of an open source project. Not because it isn't a valid concern, but because,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread jason bengtson
It’s interesting to me to see people question the long term viability of an open source project. Not because it isn’t a valid concern, but because, especially with scanners, the same issue arises with the commercial stuff. Just recently we have had to do some finagling with two very expensive IL

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread Johannes Baiter
Hi all, spreads developer chiming in here :-) @Cindy: I'm curious - how does the shooting time per page compare to something like > a Minolta PS7000? We've got an old PS7000, buit my experience with the one > I've used before was that it took sooo long to shoot each page. Also, the > PS7000 mod

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread raffaele messuti
Aaron Rubinstein wrote: > @rafaele: Will spreads only work with Canon A2200 cameras? spreads has a very modular architecture, so it's easy to add support for other cameras. better cameras, as canon eos, could be used with magiclantern[1] firmware . the right place where ask is the forum[2][3]. >

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread Aaron Rubinstein
Thanks, everyone! This information is incredibly helpful and I’m definitely getting a clearer picture of how to move forward. @rafaele: Will spreads only work with Canon A2200 cameras? It seems like the software piece is a big variable with the DIYBookScanner. It’s interesting to hear about va

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread Harper, Cynthia
2014 6:50 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux Chris Fitzpatrick wrote: > I've used one of the DIY Bookscanners kits. Worked great and I didn't > have to go into the dumpster. They did a good job on the components > and assembly was rath

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread raffaele messuti
Chris Fitzpatrick wrote: > I've used one of the DIY Bookscanners kits. Worked great and I didn't have > to go into the dumpster. They did a good job on the components and > assembly was rather easy. > > However, it is all very much a manual process. An operator has to work the > machine to scan a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-05 Thread Chris Fitzpatrick
/lis644bookscanner.wordpress.com/ > > Christina > > -Original Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of > Joe Hourcle > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:44 PM > To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-05 Thread Pikas, Christina K.
: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein wrote: > Hi all, > > We're looking to purchase a book scanner and I was hoping to get some > recommendations from those who've had experience. I don't have experience, but a co

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-04 Thread Joe Hourcle
On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein wrote: > Hi all, > > We’re looking to purchase a book scanner and I was hoping to get some > recommendations from those who’ve had experience. I don't have experience, but a couple of years back, a group started selling kits to make book scanners:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-04 Thread Joe Shubitowski
Hi Aaron, That is a tall order for wanting something inexpensive...! I run book scanning/digitization here at the Getty Research Institute, and it has taken us quite a while to find the right mix/match of gear, software, and - most importantly - people do book scanning right. We tried some sem