Creating a workspace
- Size of space depends on what you plan to do
- It needs to be secure and safe for your equipment & materials
- It needs to support productivity and image quality
- Lighting needs to be consistent, typically low or no room light
- Climate controlled?
- Audio conversion has special requirements
Imaging workstation
What you need will depend on what you are digitizing.
- Digital Camera (DSLR), 50mm lens
- Copy stand
- Lights and light stands
- Book Cradle, weights and other tools to help hold items in place
- Computer workstation
- Photoshop (with Bridge and CameraRaw)
- Hard Drive storage, cloud backup
- Flatbed scanner
- Film/Slide scanner
There are also special book scanners, wide format scanners and high end drum scanners