[Digitalarchivists] Digitalarchivists Digest, Vol 20, Issue 3

Mon Nov 17 17:34:05 UTC 2014

Hi all,

I have made a couple improvements documentation of my OCR workflow with the
scanner. If we take more detailed pictures of the book cradle, scan glass,
and camera mount, I can write how to setup and calibrate each. Perhaps
pre-meeting we can do this and then pick photos to include in the getting
started manual/wiki.

https://github.com/andrewdefries/TesseractOCR

Also, we have two sets of cameras already. We could mount the non-SLR
cameras for everyday use and use the money to make another unit, with
improvements.

Andrew

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> (I am not a member and have not been able to get to the meeting yet but)
>
> I am still very interested in 'assisting in or observing' the rebuild. I
> would also be down for helping make the work-station accessible for
> inexperienced folks.
>
> I have not built one of these but, will be this year but am seriously
> considering "the easy book scanner" design - mostly because it is cheaper -
> but smaller has advantages
>
> http://www.diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2914&hilit=the+easy+book+scanner
>
> jacques
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 8:16 PM, John Shutt <john.d.shutt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hey archivists,
> >
> > The following stuff is now on the bottom shelf of the book scanner stand
> > in the Noisebridge library:
> >
> > * Power cord for LED strip
> > * Three USB cords for cameras and trigger
> > * Three-way USB splitter
> > * Raspberry Pi B+ that someone could turn into a scanner terminal if
> > interested
> > * Two Canon PowerShot A540 cameras that aren't mounting properly
> >
> >   That should be everything you need to scan, if you work out the
> > mounting issues or bring your own cameras. You will also need a computer
> > with the Python script <https://github.com/danyq/diybookscanner> and
> > relevant libraries installed. I'm open to the idea of installing the two
> > Canon EOS Rebels we've been using, if someone convinces me that better
> > access control and stronger community cohesion means that they won't get
> > stolen.
> >
> > Alternatively, we could get some Canon PowerShot A2200s
> > <
> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Powershot-A2200-Digital-Black/dp/B004HW73QG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416024599&sr=8-2&keywords=canon+a2200
> >,
> > which are the latest recommendation from Daniel Reetz. They're also less
> > expensive than the EOS models, so it wouldn't be as devastating if they
> > grew legs and walked out of the space.
> >
> > Long term it would be good if someone who has never used the scanner
> > before could come into the space, plug their laptop into the cameras and
> > trigger, and start scanning within five minutes. I think we should paint
> a
> > link to the relevant wiki page on the scanner itself. Anyone good at
> > stenciling?
> >
> > John
> >
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> Hey Jacques,
>
> That's awesome! I'm really sorry I wasn't able to help earlier when you
> needed to scan a few books on a tight deadline. That's part of the reason
> I'm eager to get the scanner fully set up with instructions so that anyone
> can use it any time Noisebridge is open -- which is almost always.
>
> I'm going to go ahead and put in an order for two A2200s and will install
> them as soon as they come in. If anyone wants to write some more detailed
> documentation on how to use the scanner, I can edit and format it for the
> wiki.
>
> John
> On Nov 16, 2014 1:49 PM, "jacques revera" <jacquesrevera at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > (I am not a member and have not been able to get to the meeting yet but)
> >
> > I am still very interested in 'assisting in or observing' the rebuild. I
> > would also be down for helping make the work-station accessible for
> > inexperienced folks.
> >
> > I have not built one of these but, will be this year but am seriously
> > considering "the easy book scanner" design - mostly because it is
> cheaper -
> > but smaller has advantages
> >
> >
> http://www.diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2914&hilit=the+easy+book+scanner
> >
> > jacques
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 8:16 PM, John Shutt <john.d.shutt at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hey archivists,
> >>
> >> The following stuff is now on the bottom shelf of the book scanner stand
> >> in the Noisebridge library:
> >>
> >> * Power cord for LED strip
> >> * Three USB cords for cameras and trigger
> >> * Three-way USB splitter
> >> * Raspberry Pi B+ that someone could turn into a scanner terminal if
> >> interested
> >> * Two Canon PowerShot A540 cameras that aren't mounting properly
> >>
> >>   That should be everything you need to scan, if you work out the
> >> mounting issues or bring your own cameras. You will also need a computer
> >> with the Python script <https://github.com/danyq/diybookscanner> and
> >> relevant libraries installed. I'm open to the idea of installing the two
> >> Canon EOS Rebels we've been using, if someone convinces me that better
> >> access control and stronger community cohesion means that they won't get
> >> stolen.
> >>
> >> Alternatively, we could get some Canon PowerShot A2200s
> >> <
> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Powershot-A2200-Digital-Black/dp/B004HW73QG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416024599&sr=8-2&keywords=canon+a2200
> >,
> >> which are the latest recommendation from Daniel Reetz. They're also less
> >> expensive than the EOS models, so it wouldn't be as devastating if they
> >> grew legs and walked out of the space.
> >>
> >> Long term it would be good if someone who has never used the scanner
> >> before could come into the space, plug their laptop into the cameras and
> >> trigger, and start scanning within five minutes. I think we should
> paint a
> >> link to the relevant wiki page on the scanner itself. Anyone good at
> >> stenciling?
> >>
> >> John
> >>
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