[bksvol-discuss] Re: Spine Cracking?
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:57:04 -0700 (PDT)
The one I tried 2 years ago was totally unstable; do you know the date on the
driver and what system it was tested on? Would love to try again.
Thanks, Kevin!
Valerie
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> From: Kevin Fjelsted <kfjelsted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 1:54 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Spine Cracking?
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>Interesting. I downloaded a driver for the Mac that says Beta.
>Did you try that and it failed?
>-Kevin
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>On Aug 2, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>I OCR in Windows in BootCamp on an iMac. Sadly, the OpticBook is not
>supported on Mac, or I would be a 100% Mac girl. Grin.
>>
>>Valerie
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>>> From: Kevin Fjelsted <kfjelsted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 1:45 PM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Spine Cracking?
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>>>Valerie;
>>>Are you running the OCR under Windows or Mac?
>>>-Kevin
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>>>On Aug 2, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>I am with you, Rik; I never do 2 page mode now that I have my OpticBook.
>>>One page renders such superior scans the slightly longer time is erased in
>>>better scans. I can also set ABBYY FineReader Pro to auto scan ever
>>>specified number of seconds, further expediting the process.
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>>>>
>>>>Had a lamp problem in BootCamp with my 3600 (before upgrading to the 3800),
>>>>and tried to go back to my Canon 700 which is great as a copier, and it was
>>>>so cumbersome, comparatively that I could never go back. Smiles.
>>>>
>>>>Valerie
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>>>>> From: "ohio1803@xxxxx" <ohio1803@xxxxx>
>>>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 12:03 PM
>>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Spine Cracking?
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>>>>>I have decided that 2-page mode costs me more time doing
corrections than scanning in 1-page mode.
>>>>>It can vary with the book itself, and the margins. But by and large I am
>>>>>pretty much now scanning in single page recognition. I do frequently make
>>>>>adjustments in the other settings after closely scrutinizing the first 10
>>>>>or 20 pages. Once those adjustments are made, and I feel confident, the
>>>>>book usually goes on to prove to be free of too many scanning errors.
>>>>>
>>>>>On the issue of the books with very small margins, the center spine issue
>>>>>is a bugger. And I have found that after experimentation mentioned above,
>>>>>I will find the place to hold the book's spine near the edge of the glass
>>>>>and just hold it there firmly during the entire time of that page's scan.
>>>>>Laying it on the scanner and letting go during the scan, often will
>>>>>require some corrections. The book I am working on right now has this
>>>>>issue, so I thought I would just chime in my experience. Hope that helps.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was told by a university
disability services office once that they always break the spine on the book
and run them through the feeder. Sounds fine. But like the earlier volunteer
posted, I cannot bring myself to do that, except when as he says that the book
is in such bad shape that it is probably worthless anyhow.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>Rik
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