What Is Bookdrive Mini?

BookDrive Mini Pro performance in compact size. Atiz Fast Facts The most budget friendly book scanner brand in the world. Atiz scanners are currently being used by some of Over 800 installations around the globe. the most prominent academic libraries, universities Responsible for scanning over 3 million books. and museums around the world. What is BookDrive Mini? BookDrive Mini solves all problems found in book scanners. Problems of conventional scanners are page curvature, damage to book spine and low productivity. The V-shaped glass and book cradle hold the book open at a non-stressful angle for scanning by hi-speed, hi-resolution digital SLR cameras. This unique design guarantees sharp, curvature-free images in every scan. This unique design guarantees sharp, curvature-free images in every scan. Our V-shaped solution has helped hundreds of libraries worldwide scan millions of books. The Evolution of Scanners THE thEVOLe v-shapeUd TbookIO sNca nnerOFs fSromCANN Atiz are-EemRpoSwering libraries around the world to scan millions of books. We’ve come a long way from flatbed and planetary scanners. Thanks to advances in digital cameras, today the v-shaped book scanners from Atiz are-empowering libraries around the world to scan millions of books. Scanner Flatbed scanner Planetary scanner V-shaped book scanner Book placement Face down on 180° plane Face up on 180° plane Face up on V cradle I m a g e c a p t u r e te c h Linear sensor captures 1 sensor captures 2 sensors individually capture a one line at a time spread pages true left page and a true right page Book binding creeps from left Book binding is centered Book centering Book must be correctly to right as pages are turned throughout scanning positioned for every scan resulting in margin crawl Further handling not required Flattener Stress on bindings Fingers holding the V-glass gently pages from flapping engages the pages Capture method Manual capture Manual capture Automatic capture Button at every scan Button or foot pedal every scan Timer and automatic sensor Results Curved text lines Curved text lines Straight text lines Mess near the binding Requires software fix Natively curvature-free BookDrive Capture BookDrive Capture is the application that controls the cameras. It supports a wide range of Canon EOS SLR cameras and allows you to change camera settings from directly within the software. Press one button and the twin cameras will shoot left and right pages and render them on screen immediately. You will have a true left page and a true right page just like the originals. Fast shooting RAW support The cameras capture both left and right pages at the same time. BookDrive supports the RAW format or the uncompressed, Each shot takes less than a second to photograph. This allows unprocessed pixel information straight from the camera’s image you to capture up to 800 pages an hour. In-software camera settings Easy insert and replace You can easily change camera settings such as shutter speed, You can easily insert missing pages which have been skipped or aperture and ISO values within the software. if some shots look bad, you can replace them with new ones. No Timed Lapse Capture Metadata The timed lapse capture is available so that the cameras can The metadata of the books such as title, author’s name and year published can be recorded in a standard compliant XML BookDrive Editor Pro BookDrive Editor Pro is for post-scan image processing. It’s all highest quality, ready for distribution or archiving. The robust image enhancement tools and the intuitive user interface come together to deliver professional results with minimal fuss. Fast Batch Processing Multi-book, multi-chapter operation For unattended, hassle-free operation, scan the entire book and You can load many chapters or books, set different parameters for each chapter and process all of them in one operation to save time. will automatically apply those settings to the remaining images. Background Removal To help users get started quickly. the software comes with Replaces an unwanted tinted page background common in old books with a bright and clear background free from as textbook and magazines. Users can also create and save speckles and stains. Adaptive Local Thresholding for B&W Conversion And a lot more... An advanced algorithm intelligently converts each pixel to black Other features include rotation, de-skew, crop, auto level, or white according to its blackness level relative to the surrounding brightness and contrast adjustment, sharpen, black border area to help retain greater details compared to standard techniques. removal, image resize and DPI adjustment, etc. Available output Software Requirements • Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 • 1600 x 1024 resolution monitor • USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port and cable • Microsoft .NET Framework 4 installed. • CPU 1 GHz or higher • Important: some new camera models may require USB3.0 • RAM 4 GB minimum (8GB is highly recommended) compatible hub and PC. • 10 GB available disk space (SSD drive is recommended for • For Nikon cameras, an SD card is needed. (Canon camera faster performance) does not need an SD card) COMPATIBLE CAMERAS AND LENSES Canon Nikon Crop Frame Cameras (1.6x crop factor) Crop Frame Cameras (1.5x crop factor) Canon EOS 1300D ,1200D, 1100D, 1000D, 760D, Nikon D7200, D7100, D5500, D5300, D3300, D3200 750D, 700D, 600D, 650D, 550D, 500D, 450D, 100D, 70D, 60D, 50D, 40D, 7D Mark II, 7D * Requires memory card Zoom Lens Zoom Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Full Frame Full Frame Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, Nikon D800, D810, D750, D610 1D X, 1D C, 6D * Requires memory card Prime Lens Prime Lens EF 50mm 50mm (e.g. EF 50mm f/1.8 II) (e.g. AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G) 15” 34” 40” 10” 32” Height: 34 inches (86 cm) Maximum scanning area: 10 x 15 inches (25.5 x 38 cm) Width: 32 inches (82 cm) Maximum book thickness: 5.5 cm Depth: 40 inches (102 cm) Weight: 57 lbs (26 kg) Base Optional The platform USB hub Digital SLR cameras x 2 Adjustable camera mount x 2 Software Installation CD Recommended lenses x 2 V-shaped book cradle - 1 USB dongle of BookDrive Capture software AC Adapters x 2 V-shaped transparent platen - 1 USB dongle of BookDrive Editor Pro software LED lighting panels Printed and electronic documentation Glare-prevention shade Image IQ The information on this brochure is subject to change without notice. Please visit www.atiz.com for the most current information. Headquarter Atiz Innovation Co., Ltd. 729/26-27 Ratchadaphisek Rd. Yannawa, Bangkok 10120 Thailand P: +66 2683 6600 +66 2683 6070-1 F: +66 2683 6072 E: [email protected] North America America Atiz Innovation, Inc. 302 West 5th Street, Ste. 102, San Pedro, CA 90731 USA P: +1 (800) 501 6035 F: +1 (866) 895 2691 E: [email protected].

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