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  Introducing the Ultimate Solution for Mass Book Digitization  
BookDrive DIY is a cost-effective book digitization solution that combines the power of digital SLR cameras and the ingenuity of a unique v-shaped, auto-adjusting book cradle and platen to capture sharp images at up to 700 pages an hour.

While conventional flatbed scanners and expensive overhead types tend to produce distorted images resulting from book bindings and page curvature and cause damage to books as a result of applying force in an attempt to flatten pages, BookDrive DIY produces sharp images with no page curvature and is easy on book bindings.

Whether you are a small school, local library, university or imaging center, you can now afford an easy to use and highly efficient scanning solution. BookDrive DIY is the fastest and most affordable book digitization solution available today and because of its component based design it is entirely upgradable.		  
 
  Documentation
  BookDrive DIY Brochure (2.2MB)   BookDrive DIY Brochure (2.2MB)
  BookDrive DIY Manual (8.8MB)   BookDrive DIY Manual (8.8MB)
  Book Scanner Product Comparison   Book Scanner Product Comparison
  Atiz KB - How to Make Image Sharp   Atiz KB - How to Make Image Sharp
 
 
 
 
How does BookDrive DIY work?  
  BookDrive DIY employs powerful digital cameras, mounted either side of the book cradle, to produce sharp, flat-looking images fit for distribution or archiving and ideal for OCR text conversion. Simply place your book facing up on the v-shaped cradle, engage the transparent platen and press the capture button to shoot both left and right pages.  
 
 
 
flatbed
Flatbed scanners
 
  Face-down scanning on a flat base placing stress on bindings.  
    Books must be lifted to turn pages.  
    Books must be correctly positioned for every scan.  
    Images are distorted near the page binding, characterized by a dark shaded region.  
         
         
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Overhead scanners
 
  Face-up scanning. Books must be
fully opened at 180.		  
    The center of the book (page binding) creeps from left to right as the pages are turned resulting in margin crawl.  
    User must use fingers to flatten pages and keep them from flapping.  
    Images suffer from curved text lines.  
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BookDrive DIY
 
  Face-up scanning. Books are partially
opened on a v-shaped cradle.		  
    The auto-centering cradle and platen act to gently sandwich the book, keeping pages flat and eliminating margin crawl.  
    Further handling is not required.  
    High-resolution digital SLR cameras
capture sharp, curvature-free images.		  
         
         
Scan Results

 Scan Results
overhead_results		 Scan Results
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