Subject: Graphic/Scanning etc..

From: Mike Linn <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 96 17:02 EDT

I'd be willing to help out as I can with the Tool page and/or FAQ.
My problem is that I dont have a scanner. What I DO use (and I highly
recommend it) is a little device called Snappy. This little gem attaches to
your paralell port and takes video signals from a video camera, tv, VCR or
any other NTSC signal and converts it to a graphics file, ie .tiff, .gif,
etc.. I setup the ironwork under a few bright lights and point my video
camera at it and viola instant .gif file for the webpage. (btw Snappy costs
about $200.00 & comes with effects software).
        Anyway, I can capture photographs etc.. and I can write and layout
webpages, I have access to ftp and the AFC webpage has lots of room if ABANA
gets tight on space. Let me know if I can help.

mike
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From: Dave B <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:29:43 -0500

Mike - 

Were those pictures on your web page done with the Snappy?  I've been
curious about this device since reading about it in some of the computer
magazines.  The write up's made it sound almost too good to be true.  Maybe
it's my alternative to getting a scanner?

Dave

> http://www.the-matrix.com/afc/index.html
Dave B

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 14:51:03 -0400

a little trick that a friend uses instead of scanning stuff is this

his computer has fax capacity so he just faxes the item to himself at which
point it is a digital file and dhe can manipulate as he wants.  i know he
does this with text, i dont know about photos or drawings.

it might be worth trying though

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From: [email-masked] (Thomas Boudreau)
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 20:54:54 -0300

>point it is a digital file and dhe can manipulate as he wants. 
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     I believe you might need a special software called OCR (OPTICAL
CHARATER REGONITION) to identify the formats in order to manipulate
text/graphics. Newer fax software have built-in OCR.

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From: Dave B <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 18:11:11 -0500

>it might be worth trying though
This does work, and it isn't too bad with drawings and text.  However, even
at 'fine' settings the FAX machines don't have the resolution for
photographs.  At least this has been my experience.

Dave B

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From: Dave B <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 21:27:49 -0500

At 18:24 4/26/96 EDT, you wrote:

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>        Yes the images on the AFC webpage were done with Snappy. The key to
>good images with Snappy and a video camera is GOOD lighting. (I guess as it
>is with most photography). The super Hi-quality  1024x1024 images take about
>5 to 7 minuites per photo but the quality is outstanding.

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>        The write ups do make this thing sound pretty outrageous, but for
>$200 this thing is IMHO the greatest thing since sliced bread. The guys at
>Industrial Light and Magic (Star Wars, ET, Terminator etc...) 

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> http://www.the-matrix.com/afc/index.html

Well, folks, as a result of Mike's glowing report (along with some other
investigations on my part), I took a shot and bought a SNAPPY.  I plugged it
in, plugged my video camera into it and turned on my computer.  Loaded the
software and started SNAPPY.  This all took a sum total of <5 minutes.  Once
SNAPPY software started it took me all of 30 seconds to figure out how to
'snap' a live picture.

Purr-ty good results, and that was just at minimum settings.  I'm quite pleased.

I also set it at Hi-quality (which is 1500 x 1125) and 'snapped' a picture.
With my 486DX2/66 it took a sum total of 45 secs, and the quality was
exceptional.  (So, Mike - 45 secs vs 5-7 mins - I think it's time for you to
upgrade your cpu.  If you have 72 pin SIMMS in your current cpu, it may only
cost as little as $150 to upgrade.)

Now, I may have to get some of my work, and some work from other local UMBA
'smiths and SNAP them and sent them to Franklyn G. for the UMBA web page
gallery.

Dave B

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From: "Franklyn Garland" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 18:40:47 +0000

> 'smiths and SNAP them and sent them to Franklyn G. for the UMBA web page

Oh yes!!!!  Gimme-Gimme-Gimme-Gimme-Gimme-Gimme!!!!!!

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