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 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 model

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

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread Goodell, Jon
Of 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, especially

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-19 Thread Brian Feifarek
for more options than being tied to the vendor's drivers. Brian - Original Message - From: jason bengtson j.bengtson...@gmail.com 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

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 all

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread Harper, Cynthia
@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 rather easy. However, it is all very much a manual

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

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

2014-03-05 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 couple of years back, a group started

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-05 Thread Chris Fitzpatrick
-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 suggestions redux On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein wrote: Hi all

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

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: