[Digitalarchivists] Book scanning and ocr

Andrew Defries andrew.defries at gmail.com
Sat Mar 15 20:19:59 UTC 2014


Dear archivists,

I would lked to learn more about you book scanning setup. Will you have a
session this thursday, and can I scan a book at that time for an ocr
project?

Looking forward to meeting you all,

Andrew Defries PhD
 On Nov 11, 2013 4:00 AM, <digitalarchivists-request at lists.noisebridge.net>
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> The scanner was popular and people helped out quite a bit!
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> We wrote a python version of the shell script and added html output
> that lets you see the images as they're scanned. I scanned a book and
> was able to process the images with scantailor.
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> We also got the PowerShot cameras from Jake, found DC plugs to use
> with them, and looked into CHDK. We didn't manage to load the
> firmware, though. One camera takes messed up pictures and is probably
> too broken, but the other seems ok.
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> Some things to do next:
> - Try some OCR software
> - Debug and install CHDK
> - Find a power supply for the PowerShots (3.15v)
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> Dany
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