[bksvol-discuss] Re: Plustek OpticBook3600
- From: "Tim Cox" <tocox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:53:38 -0400
If you win the lottery I will be your best friend. LOL. Tim
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From: Monica Willyard
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:38 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Plustek OpticBook3600
Hi Denise. I have had my Opticbook for a year now and have had great results
with paperbacks. I scan roughly 3 to 5 books a week with my scanner. I scan an
equal number of hardcover and paperback books. I use different settings for
each type, and it works better than any other scanner I've owned. I have also
proofread paperbacks scanned by Mayrie, Jim Baugh, and Larry Lumpkin. All of
them have been very clear scans. One thing I like about the scanner is that I
don't have to press down on the book to get a clear scan. I have much less arm
and shoulder strain. The Opticbook is fast and fairly quiet.
I'm doing my best to be balanced and fair about a product that performs well
for me. The one thing I don't like is that the scanner's bundled software is
totally inaccessible if you use a screenreader. Of course, it works fine with
Kurzweil, Openbook, Omnipage, and FineReader. You just can't use the hardware
buttons on the scanner to scan in your OCR program. Also, I know two people who
had lamp issues, and their scanners were replaced. That was over a year ago.
I will hazard a guess here. I think some of the people having trouble
scanning paperbacks are trying to do so in two-page mode. They may not
understand why a book edge can give them a clearer image to OCR. The Opticbook
can scan in two-page mode, and it will be just like using a normal flatbed
scanner at that point. The Opticbook is really designed to take advantage of
its book edge. I have very little proofreading to do when scanning books that
way.
Finally, if you or your family wants to use a scanner for scanning lots of
photos, the Opticbook isn't the right choice for you. It's meant for books,
magazines, and other OCR tasks. Corporations use the scanner to digitize
documents to save storage space. It's a specialized scanner that happens to
work great for Bookshare volunteers. If I had the money, I'd send one to every
volunteer who wants one. If I win the lottery, count on it. (smile)
Monica Willyard
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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