Hi, Scandock produce a digitisation unit especially for smart phones so I guess there's a need somewhere.
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Morley
Sent: 24 October 2014 09:44
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Subject: Low budget, low tech DIY digitisation
Hi all
On my way to Mozilla Festival and a crazy Friday question popped into my head!
Has anyone experimented with low budget digitisation, based on things like webcams, mobile phones, Raspberry Pi, or any other home diy type kit? I'm not talking preservation quality, I'm talking get your family photographs and small keepsakes online for sharing and crowdsourcing.
Yes, decent enough scanners are cheap, but not so quick and easy, and can't do 3d objects. I already find myself posting phone snaps of old photographs on Flickr just for speed and convenience, and optics and sensor quality is increasing all the time. Lighting is key, but low energy led strips are great!
On the software side, with browser based technology like webRTC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebRTC - combined with some phones and webcams now offering 4k (not yet supported by webRTC just yet) you can start getting reasonable resolution from an integrated web-based solution, without needing dedicated software and/or a multi-step workflow.
Ok, brain dump over. Now bring me back to reality!
Cheers, James
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