On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 11:55:56AM +0000, James Freer wrote:
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I'd be very grateful if someone could advise if any of these HP scanners are what i'd call manual scan. I've had an HP PSC500 which allows me to darken or lighten the scan. I wanted to replace this PSC500 as she's large and costs 2 pairs of ink cartridges per year.
I bought a Canon Canoscan LIDE 90 last year to find that it only did 'auto scan' and for some things i tested it on it wasn't that good. There was a fault with it so i could return it thankfully.
Looking at the specs i can't see if any are a 'manual scan' - be grateful for help. It may be they are all auto scan these days, which is fine for photos but not so good for scanning b/w drawings i've found.
I'd have thought it was the software that determines whether you can adjust the scanning parameters. Though looking at the Vuescan information at www.hamrick.com maybe there is a fly in the ointment, to use Vuescan with the LIDE 90 you need the Canon ScanGear software to be installed and maybe that affects how much control you have (and you can't do in Linux). My Epson V700 is completely controllable but I suspect may be rather overkill for what you're after. An exploration of Vuescan (www.hamrick.com) may enlighten you a bit and an E-Mail to Ed Hamrick might elicit some information. What OS are you running under - I assume Linux and SANE but it would be good to be sure. -- Chris Green Chris and Srdjan Thanks for your replies. Sorry i should have mentioned so far i've just scanned with WINDOWS. The software with the scanner seems to be the thing. The PSC500 gives you total control of darkness/lightness when scanning with a default in the middle - just like a photocopier control. I'm after a basic machine i'd guess by modern standards - no complaints with the PSC500 other than the expense of the ink cartridges which add up to the cost of a scanner. The Canoscan gives NO control. WHICH IS A PAIN? I'll read up on these links you gave and see. Regarding using with linux it would seem one is best to look to HP. james