[bookshare-discuss] Re: Better Scans?
- From: "Julie Morales" <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 16:01:29 -0700
Hi, Allison. I've never heard of scanning without the lid, for starters. If
the book doesn't cover the entire surface of the scanner, extra light
getting through might be a problem, but I don't know that for a fact since I
don't scan that way and never thought you could. Other than that, I'm
interested in anything else anyone else might add, too. *smile* Take care.
Julie Morales
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Hilliker" <amhillik@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Better Scans?
Hi guys,
Quiet list again. Good time for me to throw something up here to get
everyone's thoughts on I guess. <smile>.
I would love to exchange scanning tips with you all. Especially the big
scanner-types out there, the ones who seem to have like a billion books
submitted. <grin>. Not the basics, I think we've all pretty much got those
down,
but I wanna go a lil deeper. I'm looking for further tricks of the trade so
to speak.
For me, I know I don't scan often, but have submitted maybe a half dozen
books to Bookshare. When I do, my scans are reasonable, well with one
exception that I think Amber validated! Props to you Amber btw, that one
was
pretty rough! But other than that one, my scans are average I would guess.
Even so, I notice that there are so many higher-quality scans up there on
the site. How do you guys get one of those "Excellent, almost no errors"
type scans? I don't think I've had any of those yet. Mine are usually good
or fair. So I find myself asking, what's your secret? What are you guys
doing that I'm not? Is it better scanning techniques, better programs,
different scanners, better post-scan editing, something else entirely?
Would be really curious to find out.
It's not just for me though, I'm sure that many of us on here could benefit
from the sharing of scanning tips. That's what a list is for after all,
right? Sharing ideas? Besides, better scans effect all of us. So guys,
what works for you, what does not?
I'm a Kursweil 8 user myself, and my scanner is small and average. Ok, so
it's kinda slow, but it gets the job done. I scan without the lid and hold
the book open flat. That is my quick run-down of techniques, I'm certainly
not an expert, lol! Would love to hear from everyone else though I'm sure
there is more out there..
Yeah so it's a stormy Sunday evening here and I am curled up with my
computer. So it appears that I have nothing better to do than post random
stuff. Yah so it's probably true, but it's better than writing papers! Ha!
Yay end of the semester! I am loving all this time to myself! Too bad it's
off to work in a week.
Look forward to hearing from you guys.
All the best,
Allison
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