Re: [ARSCLIST] Camera and camera stand to capture LP covers?

[Erik Dix <edix@xxxxxx>]

Hi everybody!

I use an epson 1640xl for the lp scanning. The cover fits almost on 
there. Another option is the agfa duoscan t2000xl which can be had 
refurbished from these guys in Canada:
http://www.vector1digital.com/products.html
They are the factory authorized repair shop for agfa scanners in 
North America. I am not a 100% sure but i think a refurbished one 
from them was around 1500 dollars US, but that might be outdated now. 
They used to be around 8000 dollars new. They work with windows xp 
and need to be hooked up with a scsi cable. Silverfast makes a plugin 
for photoshop.
I never had problems stitching together two scans in Photoshop or 
Photoshop Elements when no color correction had been done prior to the scan.

Erik
Notre Dame Archives


At 12:04 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
> Same with me, Joel, plus here in Italy the "legal" size is more 
> expensive than in the USA because is less common. So we did purchase 
> an A3+ scanner which I find very useful also for quicker scanning of 
> magazine pages two by two, small posters, tabloid journals, and the 
> like. We do quite a lot of that and the machine (Epson 10000 XL) 
> works very well but it's very expensive too. I noticed that's even 
> made in Japan, must be the only piece of computer electronics we 
> have not made in China. Trials with cameras were always unsuccessful 
> for the reasons already expressed, even if I do use this technique 
> for "visual notes" about content of Lps. But all this doesn't solve 
> the problem of portable equipment I am afraid.
> Francesco
>
> Francesco Martinelli
> c/o Centro Studi Arrigo Polillo
> Associazione Siena jazz
> Fortezza Medicea, 10
> 53100 Siena - Italy
> www.sienajazz.it
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Bresler" <joel.br@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Camera and camera stand to capture LP covers?
>
>
> > Hi, folks, many thanks for the various answers on this thread.
> >
> > I've never been able to "splice" a cover using two scans from a 
> > legal scanner and get it to look decent -- the shading is always 
> > off. If others have succeeded, please spill the secret!
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > At 10:01 AM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
> > > Francesco Martinelli wrote:
> > > > Not the ones that will scan a whole Lp cover...
> > > > FM
> > > >
> > > > > No, but scanners are dirt cheap.
> > >
> > > True if you mean a bed for 12x12. However, one of moderate price 
> > > designed to handle legal documents produces scans with a single 
> > > splice. That is quick and straightforward with your choice of graphic editor.
> > >
> > > True, the really inexpensive (U.S.) scanners handle only 8.5x11 
> > > and that implies four scans, but the two-scan (not two-state <G>) 
> > > solution may be practical.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > --
> > > mrichter@xxxxxxx
> > > http://www.mrichter.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Joel Bresler
> > 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> > Lexington, MA 02420
> > USA
> >
> > 781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
> > joel.br@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > back-up email: joelbresler-at-gmail.com