I bought a HP ScanJet 4890 some weeks ago. Mainly for scanning 35 positives in paper frames. My problem is that the focus seems to be somewhat random. Sometimes I get the resolution I expect But...

I've been using a nikon IV-ED (LS40) for a few years now and think its time, on a budget, to upgrade. I like the way the Nikon's take the film strip without having to put it into a holder. It also...

Hello, Do you use Auto or Manual focus ? The way ot works, i'm not sure to understand how we can get better results from manual..

What is the interest to scan 16 bits linear instead of 16 bits ?

Hiave just got my 2nd hand LS 4000. Had already installed a Firewire card into the PC, and have followed the instructions in the booklet to install the scanner itself. Windows (XP Pro) detects it,...

Hello, Does the exposure control actually controld exposure time or this is a driver setting to make a software correction ? regards

Hello, How do you proceed to insert the slide holders into the scanner ? It seems there're 2 methods : Using force the scan will finnaly pull the holder Push just to the hard point and a little...

Hello, How do you manage the B&W tonality range that exceed the scanner ability ? Regards Fia

I have an HP 7410 all-in-one, running under XP Pro. The scan manager program that comes with the HP isn't very good, so I'm wondering if there's a great scanning manager program (for documents and...

Hello, Does somes of you use this feature ? What are the benefits and drawbacks of this mode please ? Regards Fia

Greetings, I have no idea where else to post this question and the official ScanSoft forum is taking hours to email my password to their own forums. I have a PDF of a book (that was originally...

I'm preparing to build a new computer soon, and I may end up with fewer PCI slots in the bargain. If so, I would like to move my Coolscan IV to the motherboard's native Firewire port and discontinue...

I've been using a Office Depot kit to clean my computers and scanner, but I notice the my scanner glass is very streaky, no matter how I clean it or how much or how often. I wipe it with a cloth...

I'm running vuescan on a new box I just set up running FC4 (its x86_64 if that matters). Vuescan can't find my scanner, but it shows up in /proc/scsi/scsi and it also works in sane. I've got...

I use a Minolata Dimage Scan Dual II (2820 dpi film/slide) scanner. This one scans color negatives without any problems but when I scan slides (cardboard mounted), the output is completely black -...

Hello, Does someone already used the technique of digital blending to work around the dMax problem ? http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending.shtml

Hi, Is it normal ICE consumes a lot of CPU ?

Here is my experience making my Canon MP750 work on my Windows 2003 server. In short "IT DOESN'T WORK AND CANON DOESN'T SUPPORT IT". I called up the tech support and looked into the issue for 45...

Does anybody here have some experience with this scanner? I have a few questions. I got this scanner to scan all my slides and am not quite sure about the optimal settings. 1. I find that this...

Hello, I have to scan very large slides (6x17 cm). The file size is approx. 500 MB at 2400 dpi and 800 MB at 3200 dpi. At the 3200 dpi the "clean" function of Vuescan doesn't work: the program stops...