Can anyone reccomment a 3D scanner? What are the things to look for in a 3D scanner? I'm looking to scan items maybe about 6" or more in size.
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Instead of spending $800+ on a 3d scanner/ imager you can use a Kinect camera from a xbox one or 360. The camera is like $80, all you might also need to buy a kinetic power supply so you can hook it up to a USB 2.0 ($10). Then get skanect, the program needed, it's simple, high quality and best of all free! Combined with the kinect you will be able to scan almost anything (even objects 6"+). The only down side is the program isn't perfect, if you are imaging something really detailed, such as a human face, the scan will have holes in it. But this is a easy task to fix, just get Meshlab, it will help correct any errors in the scan. I included the links to the the two programs, they also offer more info on how this process works. Hope this helps and saves you som cash! http://skanect.occipital.com http://meshlab.sourceforge.net
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Thank you for your quick reply. What about the MF4690? I posted a similar question regarding that one. It seems much newer. Does it happen to have a function that somehow supports duplex scanning, without having to *manually* re-order the pages?
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It could be done, but there are far better scanners for scanning books. It's great for small things like business cards or a small image on a page, but not whole pages. As l said it could be done, but you would go insane.
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Sure, no problem. I usually scan at 300 dpi but I think it can even go higher. Saves as a JPEG or whatever you want!
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Scans come out just fine for our purposes. Then again, this was not bought strictly for its scanning abilities. Ours is used in a small business office setting. Hope that helps.
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Hi Chad Kessler, You posted this a LONG time ago -- about 14 months ago -- and didn't get any replies. Maybe you're still monitoring it, or maybe you found an answer elsewhere. Anyhow, I thought I'd toss in a tip anyhow. No, I don't know what the problem is, or exactly how to fix it. But elsewhere on these discussion boards (leastways, a year ago) was a fellow named Wayne. I THNK it was Wayne Fulton. I remember he was a fount of knowledge about scanning, always quite generous. Now, just this week, I came across a website set up by Wayne Fulton (I believe the same guy): scantips with the www and the dot-com as appropriate. He's literally written an entire book about scanning there (a 101 basic book AND a 201 intermediate book). It's actually a bit more than mere basic stuff. He's been a lifesaver to me. He even provides his email address and might be willing and able to answer a question directly, although I think you'd want to check through his writings first to see if he offers any insights. Maybe this is a year late, and the problem was long ago solved. But if not, check out Wayne's website.
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It will scan just about everything. You need select the advanced menu if your stuff is odd sized. I have scanned odd sized slides, the old style film strips, negatives of odd size as well. there are some trade offs- since it only comes with the 3 presized holders, it is a bit finicky, but it works.
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To Guy J. Clark. Thank you so much for mentioning VueScan! I've tried several other software front-ends with this scanner, and VueScan is definitely the best for this scanner. I also have a Cannon scanner for my usual work, and VueScan is as versatile as the Cannon software. (Using it with Win7)
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Per specs it is "Scanning area: A3 11.7-in x 16.5-in (29.7cm x 42cm) ". It's a huge scanner with a freakish amount of glass area. It just wasn't going to do what I wanted. Before buying my warning would be - you must have a CD player on your computer. Don't expect ANYTHING from the company that makes it. If you're using it for only a few scans you're better off going to Kinkos and using higher quality scanners.
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Doxie One reads up to 12" per scan. It sounds like the Doxie Go would fit your needs a bit better. It scans up to 15" per scan. Regina @ Doxie Customer Carehelp@getdoxie.com
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JonW - To be honest, I never ended up making the purchase due to the fact that my wife gave birth to our first children, twins...and my "spare" time has all but vanished, at least for the last year. I will always have the need though so I appreciate F. Rush's insights, they are helpful as I do intend to purchase a scanner in the future. I have had my eyes on the 9000f since its release and if I were making this purchase right now that is likely the direction I would go. I wish you luck in deciding and please keep me updated with your choice and feedback.
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I, too, have the old, old, old large negatives from the early 1900s through 1960s - most are B&W; - that I want to scan. Will this scanner do those? I had purchased a PanDigital Photo/Negative Scanner, but it would only do 35mm negatives, so I sent it back. I really need to know if this will do the old old old b&w; negatives that are big?
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not many...i hated that scanner. Check out the Brother Image Center ADS 2000. It works well and can do multiple pages.
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I've scanned a few photos and it did ok but I wouldn't buy it just for photos, I would buy a scanner that is made for photos. I purchased and use this for documents. I think you will get better quality with an actual photo scanner.
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I've been mostly caught up by the phrase "all-in-one with slide/neg scanning", that is exactly what I was looking for the many years! Thanks for the link - but there is very expensive slide-scanner talk mostly.Thanks again!
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I don't see why not. I've used it to scan printed items and it works great. Only thing if it is larger than 4x6, you will need to scan in sections and use the software included to create the larger item.
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Yes, I recommend it. I've had four different scanners. This is by far the best, light, multiple resolution settings, color or b/w. I love this one.