[Digitalarchivists] Digitalarchivists Digest, Vol 20, Issue 3

Tue Nov 18 02:51:56 UTC 2014

Hey Andrew,

I already put the order in for a pair of A2200s, so I guess we're
supwr-equipped at this point. I'm not sure if people want to do a full
meeting, but I'll be around Noisebridge on Thursday night from 8pm onward.

John
On Nov 17, 2014 9:34 AM, "Andrew Defries" <andrew.defries at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>    1. Re: Scanning Stand: Permanent Setup (jacques revera)
>>    2. Re: Scanning Stand: Permanent Setup (John Shutt)
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>> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:49:00 -0800
>> From: jacques revera <jacquesrevera at gmail.com>
>> To: John Shutt <john.d.shutt at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "digitalarchivists at lists.noisebridge.net"
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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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>> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:05:53 -0800
>> From: John Shutt <john.d.shutt at gmail.com>
>> To: jacques revera <jacquesrevera at gmail.com>
>> Cc: digitalarchivists at lists.noisebridge.net
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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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