Subj : Copying my family history
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Mon Sep 26 2005 09:03 am

JE>TW>Controling depth of field should be no problem. BUT the pages will still
JE>TW>have ot be Reasonably Flat to avoud distirtuon of the copy in the
JE>TW>Curves of the page near the center binding.

JE>That is a problem here. Were I able to hold the pages flat I could use
JE>my flat bed scanner. With a hand held scanner I can at least put a glass
JE>plate on the desired page and hold it flat so to scan. On the flat bed
JE>that is not possible - I've tried! If I could let the part of the book
JE>over lap the edge of the scanner bed it would work but the scan area
JE>is an inch from the edge of the scanner side.

 Taht is why I thouhg using the digital Canera would have bee the route
 to take., They you would NOT have to Flatten out the Book inon a
 Flatbed scanner possabibly danaging the binding. Teh book worul only
 have to be Openrd normaly like one was reading it. IF yuo could
 overcoem the reflections with Lighting placement you counbd stil use a
 glas plate to hold the page flat for taking the picture. Adn a side
 PLUS is that snapping a Digital Pix is quite a bit faster then a Flat
 Bed scan. Of courwse the plus of a flat bed scan is that it can be run
 through a GOOD OCR program and get a Test Based output.
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