[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: new scanner and OCR alert
- From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:04:21 -0500
Thank you. That answers my questions.
I will also be interested in the report on how well it works with Kurzweil,
although I probably won't buy the scanner, since mine is larger and works
well most of the time. The binding problem is definitely a big one, though.
I wish one could have been used on what I am editing now. :-)
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Nuttall" <jnuttallphd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: new scanner and OCR alert
> Hello Sarah:
>
> To answer your question about the size of the OpticBook scanner, I've
looked at the web page and the accompanying video. This scanner is pretty
much the same dimensions as a typical flatbed scanner. Specifications are
as follows:
> Scanning area 8.5" x 11.69",
> USB 2.0
> Technology Color CCD image sensor
> Hardware Resolution 1200 dpi
> Interpolated Resolution 24000 dpi
>
> Jim Nuttall -- Michigan
>
> Sarah Van Oosterwijck <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you for forwarding this. It sounds interesting. I am just wondering
> what the size of the scanner is, and why this company decided that book
> scanning was popular enough to make a scanner especially for the purpose.
I
> went to the address provided, and although I will look some more, I am
> totally unimpressed by their initial webpage. It is a mass of poorly
labeled
> images. I haven't yet spent the time to determine whether it is navicable
or
> not. I don't suppose someone else knows about this scanner and could tell
> me the size of it's scanning surface and save me the trouble? :-)
>
> Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louise"
> To: "Bookshare Discuss" ; "Bookshare
> Volunteers"
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:39 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: new scanner and OCR alert
>
>
> >
> > > New Scanner Eliminates Spine Shadow
> > >
> > > By Mike Berman
> > >
> > > Frustration is trying to scan pages from a book on a flatbed scanner.
> > > The solution: the new OpticBook 3600 ($249) from Plustek.
> > >
> > > It's happened to all of us _- we try to scan or copy pages from a book
> > > or other publication only to discover that some of the type is
distorted
> > > or the type
> > > near the spine is lost in what has become known as "spine shadow."
> > >
> > > So, we end up either breaking the spine of the book to get it to lie
> > > flat or cut the pages out of the book, neither of which is a desirable
> > > solution.
> > >
> > > Enter, stage left, the OpticBook 3600.
> > >
> > > Plustek has developed what they call SEE (Shadow Elimination Element)
> > > Technology, which allows book pages to lie flat on the bed of the
> > > scanner and uses
> > > a lamp with curved ends to scan type close to the book's spine. The
> > > result is a readable, undistorted copy in eight-to-10 seconds.
> > >
> > > Of course the scanner has all of the features we've come to expect
from
> > > a flatbed including the ability to email, copy, and scan images at the
> > > touch of
> > > a button. But the additional "book action buttons" allow us to
preview,
> > > color scan, grayscale scan or text scan those pesky book pages.
> > >
> > > In addition, the scanner comes with Book Pilot software, which:
> > >
> > > _ It automatically rotates images as consecutive pages are scanned.
> > >
> > > _ It gives you an image preview in 3.5 seconds.
> > >
> > > _ It allows you to save images in JPG, BMP or PDF formats.
> > >
> > > _ You can convert images to Microsoft Word or PDF documents.
> > >
> > > _ You can adjust the scan frame size to fit the book size.
> > >
> > > _ You can save all the images of a particular job into one file.
> > >
> > > Plus you can scan to OCR, view images in "real time" to make
adjustments
> > > in contrast, brightness and gamma, and categorize your images.
> > >
> > > The scanner comes with the standard software bundle (except for Book
> > > Pilot): NewSoft Presto Page Manager, ULead Photo Impact XL SE, ULead
> > > Photo Explorer
> > > SE and ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint.
> > >
> > > Specs on the scanner, for those that are addicted to such things, are
> > > pretty much what we've come to expect from the new generation of
> > > flatbeds:
> > >
> > > _ A high-speed USB 2.0 interface.
> > >
> > > _ Hardware resolution of 1200 dpi with software interpolated
resolution
> > > of 2400 dpi.
> > >
> > > _ 48-bit input and 24/48-bit output scanning mode for color, 16-bit
> > > input and 8/16-bit output for grayscale.
> > >
> > > _ Single-pass scanning mode.
> > >
> > > _ A cold cathode lamp.
> > >
> > > For more information, check out the company's web site at
> > > www.plustek.com.
> > >
> >
> >
>
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