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= Current Status = | = Current Status = | ||
Scanner is ***functional***. | |||
* The Book Scanner parts are painted and assembled. | * The Book Scanner parts are painted and assembled. | ||
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* acquire larger SD cards | * acquire larger SD cards | ||
* disable flash on both cameras | * disable flash on both cameras | ||
* label SD cards | |||
= Longer Range Goals = | |||
* Automatable cameras using gphoto2? | |||
* Auto-trigger | |||
* Auto-page-turn | |||
= Operation = | |||
== Scan == | |||
* Power on lights, cameras. | |||
* Place book in cradle. | |||
* Lower handle, raising the book to the platen. | |||
* Press trigger once to focus, again to snap photos. | |||
* Lower book. | |||
* Turn page. | |||
* Repeat. | |||
== Process images == | |||
* Take SD cards from cameras. | |||
* Put images from even pages ( right-hand camera ) into a dir called EvenPages | |||
* Put images from odd pages ( left-hand camera ) into a dir called OddPages | |||
* Interleave/rename files using this script or one like it: https://gist.github.com/davemenninger/6022947 | |||
* Use ScanTailor to clean up images ( http://scantailor.sourceforge.net/ or sudo apt-get install scantailor ) | |||
* OCR files with this script or another tool of your choice: https://gist.github.com/davemenninger/6022994 |
Revision as of 13:14, 17 July 2013
Hive13 Project |
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Book Scanner |
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Status: Active |
Start Date: 12/4/2012 |
Hive13 Equipment |
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List of All Documented Equipment
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Owner/Loaner: DaveMenninger |
Hive13 Asset Tag: None |
Make/Model: http://diybookscanner.org (google) |
Arrival Date: 12/04/2012 |
Does it work?: not yet |
Certification Needed?: yes |
Contact: DaveMenninger |
Floorplan: 3D |
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Current Status
Scanner is ***functional***.
- The Book Scanner parts are painted and assembled.
- cameras are mounted
- chdk firware is loaded
- usb trigger is wired
- dc power for cameras is wired
Next steps
- clean up all wiring
- tidy atx psu wiring - possibly mount in a box or a panel
- re-wire usb trigger, removing breadboard
- permanently affix handle and trigger
- find location for bookscanner to reside
- acquire larger SD cards
- disable flash on both cameras
- label SD cards
Longer Range Goals
- Automatable cameras using gphoto2?
- Auto-trigger
- Auto-page-turn
Operation
Scan
- Power on lights, cameras.
- Place book in cradle.
- Lower handle, raising the book to the platen.
- Press trigger once to focus, again to snap photos.
- Lower book.
- Turn page.
- Repeat.
Process images
- Take SD cards from cameras.
- Put images from even pages ( right-hand camera ) into a dir called EvenPages
- Put images from odd pages ( left-hand camera ) into a dir called OddPages
- Interleave/rename files using this script or one like it: https://gist.github.com/davemenninger/6022947
- Use ScanTailor to clean up images ( http://scantailor.sourceforge.net/ or sudo apt-get install scantailor )
- OCR files with this script or another tool of your choice: https://gist.github.com/davemenninger/6022994