[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Scanner
- From: "Kelly Ford" <kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:20:20 -0700
For those of you with a book edge scanner, how do you find it compares to
holding a book flat and doing two pages at a time on a traditional flatbed
scanner? I guess I'm wondering if you have to take twice as long to scan a
book since you are scanning each page at once?
Kelly
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Scanner
Hi, Barbara. Yes, it works very well with Kurzweil.
Shane
At 07:24 PM 8/11/2007, you wrote:
>Is it Kurzweil compatible?
>
>Shane Christenson <drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>hi, Barbara. I just recently bought a Plustek opticbook 3600. It is a
>book-edge scanner, which means it will let the part of the book that's
>not being scanned, hang from the edge of the unit, allowing for
>scanning of print that is typically very close to the insides of pages
>in some books. While it isn't great for scanning photos, it is very
>highly rated for its ability to scan books. The reviews on amazon.com
>will even say so. You'll see mixed reviews, but the bad ones usually
>come from those trying to scan photos, or from those who for some
>reason didn't install the software properly. Those who are looking to
>just scan books, and do it in a relatively timely fashion, rave about
>it. I installed it on my machine at work, and the problem I had was
>that it was conflicting with our networked scanner/printer/fax/copier
>machine. I disabled it on my machine, and now the scanner works
>beautifully. It's a bit more expensive then one of the flatbeds like a
>cannon or one of the epsons, (about 250 dollars including shipping) as
>opposed to an 80-dollar cannon, Which in their own rights are great. I
>own one of the cannons, and while it produces great scans, it's not the
>easiest thing in the world for scanning books, although it's doable. If
>you're just looking to scan books with mostly straight text, the
>plustek opticbook is worth every penny. Some other people on this list
>also have the opticbook 3600, and I believe will also swear by it. if
>you decide to get one of these, nay of us who have it all ready, will
>be able to help you get it set up, should you have any questions. I
>hope this helps.
>
>Shane
>At 11:45 PM 8/10/2007, you wrote:
> >I just bought a V 100 Epson scanner from Best Buy. Is there a better
> >scanner that I can get? The Epson is better than my old HP but still
> >cannot detect different types of print well. Does anyone have any
> >suggestions? My HP model is a 3600C. Should I keep my old HP and
> >return the Epson? I know that we have talked about scanners before
> >but I didn't need one so I didn't pay attention to the information in
> >the e-mails. I would appreciate it if we can open the discussion
> >about scanners, again. I want to get an excellent scanner so that I
> >don't have to correct tons of scanning errors. I am sure that you all
> >understand.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >Barbara
>
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