New NEC 2020 Code question

[Dennis Alwon]

I just sent a copy to a scanning service and had them create a searchable PDF for me. As long as that copy is only for my use is it a "fair use" under the copyright rules.

Sent a copy of what? You sent them the book? That would cost quite a bit.

 

[infinity]

Sent a copy of what? You sent them the book? That would cost quite a bit.

Loose leaf version just feed through a commercial scanner.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Loose leaf version just feed through a commercial scanner.

I forgot they sell that. I have never used it but I bet that'll disappear if they think about it.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

Sent a copy of what? You sent them the book? That would cost quite a bit.

Yes a copy of the book...cost was about the same as the cost of the book, so I paid double.
It is workable, but comes out with a light gray color because the paper is too thin to prevent the scanner from seeing the back text on the other side of the paper.

I think maybe if you did with a black sheet of paper behind the code page, you might be able to get rid of that gray tint on the finished product.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Yes a copy of the book...cost was about the same as the cost of the book, so I paid double.
It is workable, but comes out with a light gray color because the paper is too thin to prevent the scanner from seeing the back text on the other side of the paper.

I think maybe if you did with a black sheet of paper behind the code page, you might be able to get rid of that gray tint on the finished product.

Why not use a looseleaf version? Wouldn't that be easier to scan?

 

[infinity]

Why not use a looseleaf version? Wouldn't that be easier to scan?

I would think that if you went to a place with a commercial scanner of some sort that they could load the loose leaf pages into the machine and it could scan the entire book. Maybe such a scanner doesn't exist?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

Why not use a looseleaf version? Wouldn't that be easier to scan?

I was not planning on having one scanned, but when I got a second copy for free, I sent it out for destructive scanning....they cut the binding off for scanning purposes. If I would purchase one for that purpose, I would have bought a loose-leaf version

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I would think that if you went to a place with a commercial scanner of some sort that they could load the loose leaf pages into the machine and it could scan the entire book. Maybe such a scanner doesn't exist?

you probably feed it in like a copier but it saves it to pdf. I believe it does both sides at a time.

 

[winnie]

Many 'copiers' are actually scanners attached to laser printers. So if a 'copier' can auto feed the document it can scan it to a file.

It used to be an actual lens system focusing an image of the document onto a photosensitive surface, but that technique is long gone for basic photocopying.

 

[infinity]

you probably feed it in like a copier but it saves it to pdf. I believe it does both sides at a time.

Ok where can I find a place to do this?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Ok where can I find a place to do this?

Probably Staples

 

[jim dungar]

Probably Staples

Or FedEx.

I could do it at home on my multi-function printer, but at 8 pages a minute I am pretty sure it would not like me.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I used a company called "Blue Leaf Book Scanning Service".

 

[brantmacga]

I bought the loose leaf version and scanned it. I used an HP8710 which is about a $200 all-in-one.

I ran it through the document feeder and had it output as a pdf to a folder on my computer. Then I ran those PDF files through Adobe acrobat OCF and image enhancement to make a searchable copy. Also indexed the whole file.

I ran it through one article at a time to make it easier to group files. Some I had to split up into multiple scans because the HP could only reliably scan about 75 pages at a time without jamming or getting some sort of error.

The whole book scanned is about 142MB after optimizing in Adobe.

This is what it looks like on my phone ….

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