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=Equipment=
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=[[Instructions for Editors]]=
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=How We Did This=
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==Equipment==
 
*Windows XP box with 2GB RAM, AMD Athlon XP 2700+
 
*Windows XP box with 2GB RAM, AMD Athlon XP 2700+
 
*Plustek OpticBook 3600
 
*Plustek OpticBook 3600
  
=Software=
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==Software==
 
*Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0
 
*Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0
 
*Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0
 
*Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0
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*OpticBook 3600 driver
 
*OpticBook 3600 driver
  
=Procedure=
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==Procedure==
==scan pages from opticbook 3600==
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===scan pages from opticbook 3600===
 
300dpi, grayscale
 
300dpi, grayscale
==batch rename pages==
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===batch rename pages===
 
from "Image xxxx.jpg" to "xxxx-xxxx.jpg" to reflect page numbers
 
from "Image xxxx.jpg" to "xxxx-xxxx.jpg" to reflect page numbers
==batch resize pages==
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===batch resize pages===
 
using photoshop automation, save for web, jpeg low settings, and 38% scaled
 
using photoshop automation, save for web, jpeg low settings, and 38% scaled
==wiki upload==
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===wiki upload===
 
batch upload jpg files to wiki
 
batch upload jpg files to wiki
**Description: Reports of Committee on Foreign Relations 1789-1901 Volume 6 pp<xxx>-<xxx>
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==wiki stubs==
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*created wiki.cfg file with two lines:
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**user=
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**password=
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*Had [[Upload perl script]] in the same directory as wiki.cfg
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**Modified a few lines to point to http://morganreport.org/mediawiki/index.php:
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server=> WebServer->new("http://morganreport.org"),
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url=> "/mediawiki/index.php",
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*Used OpenOffice Calc to create a list of commands
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perl wiki-upload.pl "502-503.jpg" "Reports of Committee on Foreign Relations 1789-1902 Volume 6 pp502-503"
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*Copied commands into dos batch file, and executed batch
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===wiki stubs===
 
*Navigate to page in wiki, and put in stub code
 
*Navigate to page in wiki, and put in stub code
 
**for first page, make previous=Main Page, for last page, make next=Main Page
 
**for first page, make previous=Main Page, for last page, make next=Main Page
 
<pre>{{Double Page|previous=<xxx>-<xxx>|current=<xxx>-<xxx>|next=<xxx>-<xxx>}}</pre>
 
<pre>{{Double Page|previous=<xxx>-<xxx>|current=<xxx>-<xxx>|next=<xxx>-<xxx>}}</pre>
==batch OCR full resolution pages==
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===batch OCR full resolution pages===
 
create PDF with FineReader
 
create PDF with FineReader
==wiki upload text==
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===wiki upload text===
 
*Click on the "Template:<xxx>-<xxx>" link and copy the text from the pdf
 
*Click on the "Template:<xxx>-<xxx>" link and copy the text from the pdf
 
*Spell-check and copy edit the text
 
*Spell-check and copy edit the text
**see [[Instructions for Editors]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:33, 7 February 2006

Instructions for Editors

How We Did This

Equipment

  • Windows XP box with 2GB RAM, AMD Athlon XP 2700+
  • Plustek OpticBook 3600

Software

  • Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0
  • Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0
  • Abbyy FineReader 8.0 Professional
  • OpticBook 3600 driver

Procedure

scan pages from opticbook 3600

300dpi, grayscale

batch rename pages

from "Image xxxx.jpg" to "xxxx-xxxx.jpg" to reflect page numbers

batch resize pages

using photoshop automation, save for web, jpeg low settings, and 38% scaled

wiki upload

batch upload jpg files to wiki

server=> WebServer->new("http://morganreport.org"),
url=> "/mediawiki/index.php",
  • Used OpenOffice Calc to create a list of commands
perl wiki-upload.pl "502-503.jpg" "Reports of Committee on Foreign Relations 1789-1902 Volume 6 pp502-503"
  • Copied commands into dos batch file, and executed batch

wiki stubs

  • Navigate to page in wiki, and put in stub code
    • for first page, make previous=Main Page, for last page, make next=Main Page
{{Double Page|previous=<xxx>-<xxx>|current=<xxx>-<xxx>|next=<xxx>-<xxx>}}

batch OCR full resolution pages

create PDF with FineReader

wiki upload text

  • Click on the "Template:<xxx>-<xxx>" link and copy the text from the pdf
  • Spell-check and copy edit the text