DIY Book Scanner

hmm. Interesting.

I wonder why Archive.org doesn't want to show TTScribe which is their main scanner now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8inyox2kk

Few days back (Feb 6, 2021) Image Access released a video comparing the digitization using a Scanner and a Camera. Since most of us are using Camera for digitization, any comment on the points they raised in video?

I hope many of you might have seen this tweet from Archive.org https://twitter.com/internetarchive/status/1358090982189719552 Today there is a blogpost also about that tweet and a story around it https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/ Do any one know ...

Thank you. The documents I handle include color images also.

I will try the color card option you suggested. Also let me search the forum once more to locate the posts by "Misty". Thanks once again.

Hello All I have a question regarding the amount of light (or brightness) that we need to keep while capturing the photos (using digital camera). As you all know by adjusting the shutter speed/ISO/Aperture we can control the brightness of a photo. But, is there is any recommended values for the brig...

I found http://www.archivar.net is a parked site now. Is this project not active anymore?

This query is for those who are having Archivist Quill. How you are handling the alignment of cameras before scanning the books. I followed the method documented here http://tenrec.builders/quill/guide/electronics/mount/#align-cameras I found the following issues. 1. If we exactly follow the alignme...

You may want to start by looking at this thread: https://forum.diybookscanner.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3590 Thank you. I saw the Kaiser product. But that is more suitable for a book. While searching for a solution for this, I saw this DIY product (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H4ckVmPVvyC7iT...

Hello I am archivist from India. I have a Kaiser Copy stand (http://www.kaiser-fototechnik.de/en/produkte/2_1_produktanzeige.asp?nr=5510) that I use occasionally for digitizing loose sheets or newspapers. For most of these sheets (which were stored in folded state) I am having the issue of pages not...