Hello All, Thanks for the suggestions. I was expecting the solution of using either Kurzweil 1000 or OpenBook 9, which I do have both of. I suppose I could take the pages out of the binding, but I was hoping to keep it in tack. I actually got a very accurate scan with the StandScan Pro without using its lights and only the camera flash from the KNFB Reader. I will give Bookshare a call and see what the process is for one of their volunteers to scan the cookbook. In the past, when in grad school, I sometimes needed to purchase 2 copies, so the person who was doing the scanning could do some markup. Again, thanks and I do know that I can use the batch mode in KNFB Reader. I just don't know the reliability of using this mode and if the app will crash in the middle of this project. My sure bet is to use the PC. *Smile* Well, the only other idea I can come up with is to find the index and get the page numbers to specific recipes that look interesting and scan only those recipes. Thanks for the suggestions.
Cheers, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think she did mention that is a 300+ a4 size cook book. > If, KNFB is the only option, you might want to make sure that is fair > distance beetween the book and the camera/phone, to make sure that the phone > camera can ditact the whole page. Scanstand or Scanbox might pretty much > help, but, if it is a big thick book, you migh need other solution like > putting it on top of some stand that you improvise yourself, like a box or > something. Usually, allow your phone to have about 15/20CM or about 6" > distance on top of the book and make sure you have plenty of light coming > through the pages. try scan it page by page, instead of two side page at the > same time. > > > Joanne Chua > The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. > Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate > Send from my iPad > >> On 2 Jan 2015, at 6:46, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> I agree that while KNFB Reader is an awesome app, there are projects where a >> scanner solution is better just as you’d rent a moving truck if you want to >> move rather than making 20 trips with the car. The ideal solution would be >> to have a scanner with automatic document feeder and to destroy the book so >> you can just run the pages through the scanner. I have a Fujitsu Scansnap >> IX500 and while it would only scan to PDF, it is so super blazing fast and >> does automatic souble sided scanning. If I had a paperback book with 300 >> pages I could probably scan that with that scanner in about 5 minutes and >> then just use Openbook to recognize the single PDF file. I guess now that >> Jaws does OCR on entire PDF documents you could even open the PDF in Adobe >> Reader and tell Jaws to do the OCR. It would be interesting to see if that >> works. >> >> What is the book you are trying to scan, Eileen? >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 12:07 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book >> WithThe KNFB Reader >> >> I'd recommend waiting until the next update comes out that should include >> retaining the format of the page. >> The standscan might be the best choice of stands to attempt this, but in >> reality, I'd recommend using a computer with OpenBook or Kurzweil software >> for that size project. >> If you have a Bookshare membership, you could request that book and even >> offer to send the print copy to a volunteer willing to to scan the book ... >> Good luck, >> Richard >> >> >> Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. >> >> Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone 5S >> >> >> >> On Jan 1, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I have just purchased a 300 plus paperback cookbook, with the page size >> approximately 8 X 11.5. I am using an iPhone6 with iOS 8.1 with the KNFB >> Reader. I'm wondering if others have scanned a book of this size and what >> they used to hold down the pages that does not have a large amount of pages >> to weight down the side. I tried a stmall weighted object, but that's not to >> really doing the trick. Any other suggestions. Has anyone tried the KNFB >> Reader with any of the stands or mounts? I would love to hear their >> experiences. I will set up the StandScan Pro after posting this and see how >> this may assist me in accomplishing this activity. >> >> Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. >> >> Best, >> Eileen >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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