I promise I won't keep harping on this, but damn, V-Flat Scanner is such a fucking amazing app. From where it began to where it is now in terms of functionality is amazing.
@LiberalLibrarian can I ask an impertinent question though? Your library has an actual book scanner, no? Not available for your nefarious purposes?
@b4cks4w Oh Lord no, we don't have one. A commercial quality one is easily $5,000.
I had ordered one from Amazon which had stellar reviews, and I was so sorely disappointed.
@LiberalLibrarian oh I see. Yeah, I know how spendy they get. Hmmm. For a fraction of a commercial book scanner I and/or @BosmangBeratna can make you a phone arm & book platform that would make your efforts better-faster-stronger. What's the largest monograph size the app supports?
@b4cks4w @BosmangBeratna Not sure what the largest size it supports is, but I imagine it's pretty unlimited. And to be honest, I've been getting great results holding it in my hand and using the phone light. It automatically detects the page and snaps the picture. The time consuming thing is cleaning up the images afterwards. But even that is pretty straightforward. Really, this is a wonderful app.
@LiberalLibrarian @BosmangBeratna I have file cabinets and portfolio cases of stuff to digitize (not mine)(mostly), so I've rigged arms and whatnot to hold a camera. I do have access to several super fancy $canner$ but they're not in my house which is a drag. I'll try V-Flat.
@LiberalLibrarian @BosmangBeratna "Founded in 2017, VoyagerX develops AI-based solutions to solve everyday problems. These include solutions such as vFlat, a mobile scanner app that analyzes curved surfaces of documents or books and scans them flat, and video-editing app Vrew. It also created Ownglyph, which converts a person’s handwriting into a personalized font."
Might have to try Ownglyph too!
@b4cks4w Oooo, I didn't see Ownglyph. Not something I need, but spiffy! @BosmangBeratna
@b4cks4w Now, I will say this: the flattening feature is a premium feature. So to get the full monty, you'll have to pony up $3.99/mo. Of course, you can pay for a month, try it, and if it's not to your liking just cancel. @BosmangBeratna