Subj : Copying my family history
To   : JEFF GUERDAT
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 12:35 pm

JG>JE>I have not been able to open it up and scan the pages - it just will not
JG>JE>open up enough to lay the pages flat enough to scan with my flat bed
JG>JE>scanner. The book was rebound sometime in the early 1900s - maybe about
JG>JE>1930. The pages are easily torn. Tis a good thing the paper was of
JG>JE>excellent quality when printed. I would like to make CDs of the book,
JG>JE>thus being able to share it with my entire family.

JG>JE>Does anybody have any idea how I might accomplish this?

JG>I've simply taken pictures of such things which can be digitized (if not 
taken
JG>with a digital camera in the first place).  You can then load them into a
JG>graphics editor to clean them up.  You could then attempt OCR (you may need 
to
JG>print them first so you can use the scanner) if you desire.

JG>Use of a digital camera is the same principal as scanning...

Thanks, Jeff. I will investigate this. I hadn't though of that
angle. However, taking a picture with my digital camera ends up with the
same problem as with the scanner - getting the pages to lay flat enough
to get a good image. Maybe the camera will have enough depth of field to
somewhat overcome this problem.

Jay

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