Re: Computist Issue 66

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Mike Maginnis wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:17:09 -0700, "Michael J. Mahon"
> <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Mike Maginnis wrote:
> >
> > > I now have access to a scanner capable of capturing the tabloid-sized
> > > format used by the later issues of Computist.  So, Issue 66 is now up
> > > at http://computist-project.net/hcomputist/issue.66/
> > >
> > > I (finally) followed some suggestions from helpful csa2 regulars and
> > > scanned these in as .TIFF files.  I consider this set a test run, so
> > > I'd appreciate and comments, suggestions, etc.
> >
> > What about photographing them?  Seems much quicker and easier.
> >
> > -michael
> >
> > Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's!
> > Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/
> >
> > "The wastebasket is our most important design
> > tool--and it is seriously underused."
>
>
> Laziness, mostly.  Photographing requires me to whip up a mount and
> lighting system.  Scanning is a rote, if tedious process: scan, save,
> flip.

I guess I was thinking that scanning a large page is a many-second
operation, compared to "click".

And if you're going to do hundreds of pages, setup time is almost
a don't care in the overall equation.

Admittedly, you won't get 300dpi with a camera (12 megapixels!), but
you can easily get 4MP, and while not quite as crisp, the results in
a 4-level GIF are excellent, even when printed.  I did this and got
a 316KB file.

-michael

Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's!
Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it is seriously underused."