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Minolta Scan Elite 5400: best software to drive it?
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Hello, given that my SS120, altough very good on medium format, is a bit soft for 35mm, I'm looking into a 35mm film scanner to side it. I'm narrowing to Nikon LS-50 and Minolta Scan Elite 5400. I...

Umax Astra 4700 Photo problem
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I bought Astra 4700 scanner today. I scanned one negative and when I was scanning a second negative the scanner started a cracking sound and the twain driver jammed. I took the power cable off from...

Need pre-7.6.84 version of Vuescan for Linux
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

The current version (7.6.84) appears to have been built on a RedHat 9 system or similar and therefore won't work on my Debian (stable) box. Boo. Anyone have an older version (for Linux) kicking...

Negative carrier for 4870?
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Shortly after I bought my Epson Perfection 4870, I was surfing the 'net and came across a site advertising a negative carrier which had adjustable bars between frames. I'm pretty sure it said it...

Image color different in PE and PaintShop Pro
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Many images opened in Photoshop Elements have a much warmer cast than when the same images are opened in Paintshop Pro. The cast is warm enough that were I going to be showing the images it would...

Can't scan with Lide 20 and XP
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Recently I have not been able to scan anything. The CanoScan Toolbox reports that the Twain driver isn't responding. Adobe reports similarly. I've use deldrv to delete the driver and reinstalled...

snapscane40 and scanwise
Posted on May 4th, 2004 | 0 Comments

hi I have a snapscan e40 from AGFA on w2k, good scanner and it work fine...before I install a fax software... since I install winphone, scanwise is unable to connect to the scanner. I try to...

TWAIN problems in Windows 2003 Server
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi, I have just upgraded one of my PC's to Windows Server 2003 (origionaly 98). I had previously bought an Epson Perfection 660 for that Pc and it worked perfectly with win 98. But after upgrading...

Producing A Great 8X12 With a Scanner
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 7 Comments

I want to produce a great 8X12 photo from a 35mm negative. Is it better to use the "native" resolutions of the scanner (3200, 1600 etc. and even multiples of those number) when scanning? Or does this...

Vuescan with ICE support on Reflecta ProScan 4000/ PrimeFilm 3600Pro3
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi there, Hi Ed ! Does anybody know whether there any news about ICE support of Vuescan with Reflecta ProScan 4000/ PrimeFilm 3600 Pro3 film scanners ? Best regards, Christian

Re: Nikon LS Scanner Color Profile / Photoshop Working Space
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 1 Comments

I don't know that but I happened to find a great tutorial cd that will help you in this matter. http://www.siliconlogics.com/photoshop.htm

New Scanners
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 4 Comments

Hi, I have a 2400x2400 dpi scanner. Now there's new scanners that can scan at 3200 x 6400 dpi like the CanoScan 9900F. The question Is my scanner good enough to scan photos and negatives into the...

Glass film holders for Polaroid SS120 / Microtek Artixscan 120TF
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 11 Comments

Hello, I need glass film holders (for 35mm strips and 120 strips) for my SS120 (practically a rebranded Microtek Artixscan 120); I live in Italy, and did not have any success with Polaroid Italy,...

VueScan Multi-pass Fuzzy At Three Passes
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 1 Comments

I find that I get detail resolution improvements to my images by using VueScan's Multipass capability, but only when I do two passes. When comparing a photo using three passes the image details start...

Downsampling methods
Posted on May 3rd, 2004 | 1 Comments

FYI I've put up a first version of a webpage reviewing different resizing/downsampling methods: http://www.xs4all.nl/~bvdwolf/main/foto/down_sample/down_sample.htm The relevance for scanning is...

Vuescan with G4 Cube, OS X, LS-20, Orange Micro converter
Posted on May 2nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

I am attempting to set up a slide scanner using Vuescan with a G4 Cube, running OS 10.3.2. The scanner is a Nikon LS-20, attached via an Orange Micro FireWire-SCSI converter. Apple System Profiler...

Normal behaviour (Perfection 4870)?
Posted on May 2nd, 2004 | 3 Comments

I ave just taken delivery of the above to replace my fantastic P1200U - which was a good and faithful servant for many, many years. I love it, there are just a couple of things which are beginning to...

Tamarack Scanner Serial Number?
Posted on May 2nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello, I need to reinstall the software to run a Tamarack scanner and it asks me for a serial number and as you know they are no longer in business. So, please give me an example of the serial...

Scanner Color-Page View by Genius-Kye
Posted on May 2nd, 2004 | 3 Comments

I have a problem with this scanner that I bought in 1997: when trying to make it work under Windows XP, I get "error in AS6E32.exe" after starting module Kye32.exe. Probably this means that the...

Color Accuracy Epson vs Canoscan?
Posted on May 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi all, I often make drawings (full color with pencils, ink or pastel colors), and have to digitalize them for use as posters (max size 40"/100 cm). Therefor, I need a scanner with optimal color...