Subj : Copying my family history
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 05:15 pm

JE>For some time now I have been contemplating somehow copying the book I
JE>have of my family history. My ancestor came to Newbury, Mass. in
JE>1635. This book was published in 1890. It is just shy of 2" thick and
JE>6"w x 9"h, some 610 pages plus about 15 preface pages. I would like to
JE>make CDs of this book for the rest of my family. As far as I know this is
JE>the only copy still extant. As such it can't really be shared with the
JE>younger members of my family. Other than a first cousin (about 5 years my
JE>elder) I am the oldest surviving member of the Emrie family.

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

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

 I would suggest a good Quality Digital Camera, 6 Megapixel or more. to
 take a picture of each page. That should be easier then flat bed
 scaning as you will not have to lay the Book Flat. With soem
 experiementation you nshould be able to get a good picture with the
 book opened a litle more then 89 Degrees .You would have to build soem
 sort of a Fixture to hold the book open with the page reasonably flat.
 And shoot the pictures i nRAW of Uncompressed JPG.
 Raw mode shots of course would eventuly need to be converted to jpg.
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