[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning tips
- From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 15:27:40 -0600
Thanks, Paula.
I was curious if they were still available. Why do you suppose they are
not? If the OCR is not as good now, that is too bad. Was that design of the
glass "edge" really good for what I was describing, to read the books with?
I have a friend near where I live who has one of those that she has not been
able to use anymore, she says. She said a light was burned out and they
told her it could not be fixed. She does not have anything now as far as I
know. Perhaps I could ask her if she would be interested. How long has it
been since it was used? Retiring equipment is a hard thing, isn't it? I
have several things too I now no longer use and that I need to deal with
somehow.
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paula and James
Muysenberg
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:44 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning tips
Rick,
I have a Kurzweil Reading Edge, but of course, the OCR software is not
nearly as good as what we have these days. If you think you might want it, I
can get it out of the closet and see if it still works (smile). Just e-mail
me off list, if you're interested. It was great technology in its time, and
I would like to find a good home for it.
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:24 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scanning tips
> Thanks for the scanning tips, y'all.
> No I'm not a Southerner, but was borned in Virginia. And y'all is so
folksy,
> no? <g>
>
> I had another question for y'all ---
>
> What do any of you folks do to scan things that require larger scanning
> surface than the typical scanner? My Epson 1660 Perfection has a 12 x
8.75
> glass surface. I have numerous things I wish to scan, like books that 12
by
> 12 inches.
>
> Right now I a book I badly want to read. It is out of print and I
purchased
> it through a used book seller. Its page surface is 9 by 12 inches. I could
> actually do it easily if it weren't for the fact that the margins are
pretty
> close to the binding side of each page and it will lop off characters or
> words.
>
> Some of you mention using the Kurzweil? Do they still have that machine
> with the glass right to the edge? I always wished I could have had one of
> those. But even then I still am hoping to find a way to scan the 12 by 12
> and other larger size printed pages.
>
> Thanks.
> Rik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:45 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Save - [bksvol-discuss] Re: Any tips for scanning pages with
photo
> images?
>
> Openbook isn't so hot for handling photos. That said, I have found
> that darkening the page in the contrast settings sometimes helps. It
> can also help bunches and bunches if you turn on color scanning, turn
> on the despeckle setting, and set the DPI to 400. The DPI setting
> seems to be the most important of these. Please be aware that this
> will slow down your scans a bit.
>
>
> Monica
> Visit my blog at: http://plumlipstick.livejournal.com
>
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