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= Current Status = | = Current Status = | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | = Longer Range Goals = | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Automatable cameras using gphoto2? | ||
| + | * Auto-trigger | ||
| + | * Auto-page-turn | ||
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| + | = Operation = | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Scan == | ||
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| + | * 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 14:14, 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
