[sane-devel] `Scanning' with a Digital Camera

[Herbert Carl Meyer]

I think this is the approach google is using for google books. I read
something a few months ago about a patent application involving a bit of
trig to correct for tilted pages. Google it ?

Carl

On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 14:21 -0600, brian at amason.net wrote:
> I don't see why you couldn't import the pictures into your scanning
> application and manipulate them that way. The previous suggestion to use
> Gimp to clean them up first is an excellent idea. Also, if you are
> planning on making this a long term solution, you might want to make a
> frame to hold your item to be scanned and a mount for the camera, along
> with a good white light source to completely illuminate the subject
> matter.
> 
> Something that could be done for a few bucks, pick up a big cheap framed
> picture from a swap meet or thrift store, get an old piece of plywood (or
> a new one, a pair of hinges, a pair of sticks screwed together at 90
> degrees, a pair of brackets, and some velcro straps for the camera. Voila,
> improv scanner stand!
> 
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> Definitely has a bit of a maker type of thing, and it'd be cheaper to just
> buy a cheap linux friendly scanner than make the above. Of course the
> above design could be easily improved upon with the addition of a pair of
> worm screws and motors, and a control circuit. You could easily build
> yourself an awesome plotter sized "scanner". hmmm...
> 
> 
> Brian
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm thinking of using a digital camera as a scanner. Are there
> > applications like these for linux:
> > http://www.snapter.atiz.com/index.php
> > http://www.topdrawerdownloads.com/download/105128
> > http://www.scanr.com/
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mike.
> >
> ...
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:58:30 -0500
> > From: Sparr
> >
> > I use GIMP for this.? Perspective tool in reverse mode, then levels or
> > curves.? Some script-fu to automate the process could speed it up a
> > little if you need to do many documents.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Mike B. <mb78aa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> I'm thinking of using a digital camera as a scanner. Are there
> >> applications like these for linux:
> 
> 
> 
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