The Easy Book Scanner - an Introduction to this 1000 pages per hour scanner

This is is a very inexpensive book scanner. It is easy to make with readily available materials - mainly plastic plumbing pipe. But despite its simplicity, it captures book page images very quickly, and has a fail-proof operation. It is also very kind to the books, and so can be used on rare or valuable books without causing damage.
The whole unit apart from the plastic platen can be carried in a suitcase. I am working onda revised plastic platen which can then be carried flat.

[@chrisjenkins203]

Remote control button needs to be integrated as a foot pedal. It would increase overall scan speed and completely eliminates the stop and go problem of reaching/pressing the remote.

[@johnrieley1404]

Excellent, industrious bit of work, thanks for your aggregating design for inspiration to others to do more copy work. As a novice copier, I would not have imagined the nibble use of two inexpensive cameras on this great frame work. Well done Andrew.

[@jimviau327]

That is absolutely the BEST Poor Man Book Scanner that I have seen. Good Work. Thanks for sharing!

[@DIY-Bri]

I agree. I built one. It works great.🙂

[@vanhetgoor]

This is very well done! It is beautiful. A lot of people now can use this to scan privately owned historical books without you-know-who will gets his hands on. (and grabs the rights)

[@TheToughBaby]

Huh?

[@vanhetgoor]

@@TheToughBaby I was referring to the Alphabet people, and not those with the Plus sign at the end.

[@HondoTrailside]

You are correct, it is an elegant design. Very clever re-purposing of many objects to serve your design needs. 5 stars.

[@YPO6]

You could make a some kind of foot (pedal) trigger for cameras, freeing your hands.

[@robinxpressions]

... place the remote under his foot, really.

[@adzer45]

Have you considered a foot control for the IR scanner? The signal just might pass through the table. Alternatively you could have some fun with some of the very very cheap microcontrollers on the market to make it happen. It could speed you up even further! Even if it only takes 1 second per page-pair it will add up! 1000 pages in an hour is 500 page pairs. Take the 1 second out of those and that's close to 10 minutes saved each hour!

[@dennisclapp7527]

A very clever build. Thanks for sharing.

[@mandurahchess]

If you affix the trigger to the vee where your hand goes down, you can press it as the cameras reach their position.

[@darksyd2004]

this is the best i;ve seen manual scanner in youtube. it's easy and uncomplicated. very nice!

[@Novous]

What about LIGHTING? Is there a way to ensure balanced light exposure in this current setup? Or was that addressed in a separate addition?

[@syamasundararao3149]

Excellent idea, compact model. Commendable effort 👌.

[@Lam-QK]

This scanner is brilliant! Thanks for sharing. It is really good.

[@tszhimpang3335]

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[@DariusErrekaAlde]

Excellent design! Are there plans that can be shared to do it yourself?

[@TravisHeinze]

Where do you keep your scanned books? Are they only for personal use?

[@mrosspa]

Thanks for an elegant solution to DIY book scanning. What software do you use once you have captured your images?

[@eleonorwiseman9116]

Congratulations Sir! Beautiful device you made

[@aussielass5621]

Plus you don't have to cut the spines off the books and destroy them like in other videos,

[@tomoterplantater6904]

Aussie Lass that was madness. I love physical books.

[@gustavoardizzone6477]

My congratulations for your development. Do you sell de scanner? Could you please give me the price? I have to scan some books, and i think your scaner is great!!!

[@belowmars]

Does these cameras only take normal still images? or do they utilize Line Sensors specifically designed for book scanning(as available in all professional grade book scanners)?

[@aussielass5621]

very well presented with lots of information. you mentioned the light didn't throw glare on the plattern but the glare shows up in the video. Still loved the videos. Have you started mass producing the unit yet?

[@hassansarangani5353]

Great idea sir. Nice mechanics. Very useful and cost efficient. How i wish i can make my own too.

[@chrisjenkins203]

You can! Just takes some time, effort and focus but creating a contraption like this certainly doesn’t cost that much money.

[@jhonyrun]

Hero... the best... 👏👏👏

[@ricardoribeiro8037]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[@apindia]

Very nice... the book is safe too and there is no 'machinery' sounds. Possible to get this in India? .... Tell you what, you should ship a Do-It-Yourself kit that we could assemble here.

[@sMorounoyo]

can you please provide the height and width of the platen? and the measurements for cutting the tubes?

[@lucyswannsunsafespace7313]

Are there plans for this? I’ve got a bible left to me by my grandmother, given to her by her mother for her wedding shower. This was in the 40’s. The book is in excellent condition, but I’m petrified of something happening to it. So much so that I won’t even pull it off the shelf. I could put it in a display case for MY grandchildren, if I were able to scan it gently. Thanks!

[@marcdepiolenc1880]

What do you use for lighting the original?

[@cameraparts4you]

Does anyone have ideas on what Camera Model and IR remote he is using? Can't really tell from the video and I don't think he mentions it.

[@MCPetruk]

So is there a link to the plans? to a parts list?

[@zxcvbnm6669]

What cameras did you use... btw very nice

[@TootlesTart]

Do you sell these? Not all of us are handy. Thanks.

[@Theodor1st]

No, thank you! Simply amazing!

[@polettevega4999]

Viejo seco, te amo

[@vijaykumarsubramanian3442]

Doesn't the light reflection on the top cause a gloss on the image?

[@fabriglas]

Parts list and cameras? How are you converting the images into pdfs?

[@phuochoan9965]

thank you very much.

[@rafaelstoll73]

Good morning! Is it possible order these book scanner? I do not have time to build it.

[@jvh1897]

Stunning.

[@petergplus6667]

You could even add a switch for the remote that activates when you press down...

[@dustin1216lee]

where can I buy it?

[@Trapdudegaming]

its really amazing ...what about resolution, formats, etc.....fujitsu sv600 is better than this for old book scanning

[@catherinegreen593]

Thanks for sharing!!! But I would like to buy a small and easy-to-use book scanner, like CZUR. I don't want to waste so much time in scanning.

[@Balteum]

Have you ever done it with CZUR ET16 or FUJITSU SV600? It's not easier and with a poor result.

[@nativespeakerenglishteache2067]

thank you, this is a really cool idea

[@freehilee]

Thakns for this. It's a very good idea. I want to buy it. What is the price? What's your homepage?

[@mytejakumar]

sir I would like to built this one can you provide me additional details like sizes ,material, what cameras etc. Thank you sir.

[@tszhimpang3335]

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[@Andrew98G]

Where can I find this book scanner somewhere from Australia?

[@stevenpeng7339]

Hello Andrew,you can check our book scanner here igg.me/at/czurtek/x/12464450 and you can contact me via [e-mail] for more information.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

dont go anywhere near the Czurtek pile of crap

[@floater59]

Simply amazing

[@BRTCARGO]

How do you download and get in order the pictures of the pages?

[@imbrenojansen]

Is he still alive? 🥺 the last video uploaded to this channel was almost a decade ago. ☹️

[@StanleyLoHongKong]

Thanks for sharing！ I want to know how to combine the images into a single PDF file with image corretioning.

[@bookscanner3770]

The images that come from the scanner are .jpg files. They are not always exactly rectangular if the camera is not perpendicular to the document. You can correct this and make the pictures rectangular by using good free software. There are two very good free software programs - YASW (from SourceForge.net) and ScanTailor. ScanTailor corrects and produces small black/white files (not grayscale). You will also need software to batch convert images to pdf. Here is one that I have not tried, but it looks OK. www.weenysoft.com/free-image-to-pdf-converter.html‎ Hope this helps you Stanley

[@VefaERDEMJr]

Book Scanner Abby FineReader has automatic image correction feature and it does its job like a charm. This scanner is brilliant! Thanks for sharing. However, I have a question; Two cameras will have two different page sequences consisting of even and odd pages. How would these two groups of files intersect each other in order to create the proper page order? Do you use any software for batch renaming so that two groups of files will in a sequenced order? What is your approach for this?

[@that1nigglet]

Book Scanner You can print the photos on windows in a batch and to a PDF writer. There's no reason to "convert" them, and they all end up on a PDF file. My concern is that you can't really make the the files named "1, 2, 3" when the photo is shot and even if you can, "1,2,3" correspond to pages 1, 3, 5, as the pages alternate. It's not one after the other, it's every other page. You'd have to change the names or at least individually print them to PDF and merge them later with a program that costs money (I don't know any free versions). It's a beautiful idea, and wonderfully innovated, truly a job well done! But I'll stick to using a scanner.

[@jcwade]

You would just take the files from the even camera and use a batch rename in cmd or free software to increment by 2 starting at 2 and the same from 1 incrementing by 2 for the other camera then drag into the same folder and print to pdf.

[@shawnyu4862]

very smart idea. the only thing you need to do is to connect all cameras to a computer and trigger them with a food paddle.

[@okra3000]

Can I buy it?

[@user-bc1qq7ux4s]

Brilliant!

[@redactedruski4597]

Great job.

[@calista910]

WHERE CAN I BUY THIS

[@asertalia]

Donde puedo comprar el equipo. gracias

[@tomlewis2114]

Can I purchase one from you?

[@sewaksasrd]

It is good for e book of different region

[@flyby2300]

Sir; good idea, but it looks like you are looking for investors to bring this innovation to full market-fruition (as this scanner would be able to compete with professional scanners in its present state of development).

[@nunyayoung5936]

Nice!

[@mopiranha]

Here from Tech Tangents!

[@LifeReDiscovery]

Great idea!!

[@JaimeZapata1]

I dont have time to make it myself. Can you send me one to the US? will pay if the price is right.

[@azueta9]

Un genio!

[@Soldier957]

Will you sell these?

[@hafeeshfazulu]

good idea.. great...

[@qqqq570]

would be very helpful for me.

[@TheFoxholeLife]

Excellent idea. To make it better, use a raspberry pi with two usb web cameras. You can also integrate a simple usb pedal to click the pics. With a little bit of tinkering, I think the same quality can be obtained using a single camera.

[@labamba3011]

"usb web cameras" That would be worse quality...

[@TheFoxholeLife]

New generation USB cameras have quality on par with smartphones. Or you can use old smartphones as usb cameras itself with appropriate software.@@labamba3011

[@etude5]

nice. need a way to get closer or farther away.

[@kesslerdupont7777]

Awesome

[@BOMBOVA]

well done,

[@adacik.]

pretty much close to my design, but 3 years ago :)

[@kr1t1ana]

For much more detailed information on how to build this scanner go to diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2914

[@BRTCARGO]

+David Landin thanks for the tips!! can you build one and sell it for me? I need two of them. What do you do with the pictures of each page.. how do you put them in order?

[@aap71]

the bluetooth trigger should be a foot pedal! just like a sewing machine uses. easy enough, it's wireless after all.

[@kubadzejkob332]

Andrew Peck A very nice comparison to a sewing machine. I can imagine a lane of old men like him doing a nice voluntary work, for they have a lot of spare time.

[@prashantdhule7139]

their`s an easy (diy) way to scan 250 pages/min 👉💚👈

[@martiandreadm]

??

[@aotaryy]

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[@davidgray2969]

And no SAW required!!

[@TomatoTomato911]

sorting out the photos from both cameras gonna be lots of work.

[@rajputvijaythakur9103]

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[@giannhsp222]

I counted your speed. You did 1 image in about 7-8 sec. This means 400-500 per hour. Not even close to 1000. You have to do it in 3,6 sec. Please make another video to prove your point.

[@heccshoot]

He didn't really seem to be in a rush to scan the pages. Perhaps if he had worked faster, without demonstrating how to use the device, he could have gotten close to 1000 pages in an hour.

[@bryanworkman6139]

There are two cameras capturing one page each. So 7.2 seconds does the trick. :)

[@orangiezz]

thank you very much

[@jasonrosalez1541]

Brilliant!