22 Nov
2001
22 Nov
'01
4:59 a.m.
> Aren't the copy machines you find in the
libraries
> designed to copy pages in a book without breaking it's
> spine/back. Just makes copies at the library, then
> scan the copies.
On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
There are copy machines that can optically adjust the
image distortion that takes place as the page curves
away from the scanning bed?
Although THEORETICALLY possible, don't expect to see anything like that in
any real world library. BUT, ... some of the larger copiers do have a
little more depth of focus, and therefore won't be as far out of focus on
materials that aren't forced up against the glass.
What really needs to be done is to unbind the materials, scan them, and
re-bind them. You would need to remove the cover/spine very carefully to
be able to reuse it (libraries typically will simply put a new cover on
when they rebind stuff.)
I have an Armarco "perfect binding" machine for sale ($100 with local
pickup - Berkeley California), that theoretically could be used to do it
by somebody with more skill than I have.
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