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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:00:58 GMT, "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com>
wrote:
>"fan" <fan@fan.com> wrote in message
>news:7ucp61dccshjkvpl5r9c11oqd0r58qcedp@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:01:11 GMT, "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"fan" <fan@fan.com> wrote in message
>>>news:chvn61ds18rbh7c8n7h8mtc0fpeut6i8mp@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:59:22 GMT, "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"fan" <fan@fan.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:fb6m611jam1f0rakq1lm7eejea41167m4l@4ax.com...
>>>>>> My recently-purchased Dell Dimension 8400 computer (WinXP) came with a
>>>>>> Dell 942 printer/scanner. The only scanning software that seems to
>>>>>> have come with it is a "Scanner and Camera Wizard" that offers less
>>>>>> control over the scanning process than PaperPort did with my old HP
>>>>>> ScanJet 4c scanner.
>
>That is the description of a WIA driver.
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is the best scanning software that I should get for my Dell 942?
>>>>>> I've heard of Vuescan and SilverFast AI, but know nothing about them.
>>>>>> Are they overkill for this little Dell 942? And for that matter, is
>>>>>> the 942 a piece of junk as a scanner? If so, what would be a better
>>>>>> choice in that same price range (inexpensive)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But my main concern is to get the best scanning sofware that'll make
>>>>>> the most of this little 942.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for all suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_942?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=specstab#tabtop
>>>>>
>>>>>Did you see the Installation Software CD (software and drivers) for the
>>>>>942?
>>>>>
>>>>>If you have that CD did you try installing the software on the CD.
>>>>>
>>>>>The reviews I read, say this is a cheap printer with a scanner thrown
>>>>>in.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>CSM1
>>>>>http://www.carlmcmillan.com
>>>>
>>>> The 942 printer is installed and works fine. I just would like to know
>>>> if there is a better scanning program for it than the program that
>>>> comes with it. I called Dell tech suppport and they said that the
>>>> scanning software is "", but it seems to me that
>>>> is photo manipulation software, not scanning software.
>>>
>>>It is, but I bet that "Paintshop Pro Studio" has a TWAIN interface for
>>>the
>>>Scanner.
>>>
>>>That is how most Photo editors get images from a scanner. Look for
>>>File>Import or File>Select TWAIN source or File>Acquire.
>>
>> The problem is not acquiring a basic image from the 942. The problem
>> is that the scanning software provided offers too little control over
>> the scanning process, e.g., there is no contrast control when scanning
>> b&w docs. Paperport 3.0 allowed one to even select during b&w scanning
>> whether or not to use 16 shades of gray or 256 shades. I'd like to
>> find scanning software that allows me at least as much control over
>> the scanning process that Paperport 3.0 did.
>>
>>>You could try Irfanview. Get the plug-ins also.
>>>http://www.irfanview.com
>>
>> Irfanview seems to be a graphics viewer, not scanning software.
>
>Irfanview has a TWAIN interface for the scanner, TWAIN is the scanning
>software.
>
>In Irfanview, you go to File>Select TWAIN source, If there is nothing in the
>box, then there is no TWAIN installed on your computer.
>
>If you want to know what TWAIN is, read the About TWAIN on this page.
>http://www.twain.org/
>
>>
>>>>
>>>> Would PaperPort 10, Vuescan or Silverfast AI be a better choice than
>>>> the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" that came with my WinXP system? If so,
>>>> which would be best for the Dell 942?
>
>PaperPort 10 is not "scanning software" by your adversion to Irfanview and
>Paintshop Pro Studio.
>
>You are complaining about "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP. Maybe
>you are not using the correct software, Maybe you plugged in the Dell 942
>before installing the software from the CD and XP installed the WIA driver
>for the Dell 942.
>
>If that is what happened, you will have to go into Device Manager and delete
>the WIA driver for the Scanner. Disconnect the Dell 942. Install the correct
>software from the CD and reboot the computer. After the computer comes back
>up, plug in the Dell 942 and Windows XP will find new hardware and install
>the TWAIN driver.
>
>--
>CSM1
>http://www.carlmcmillan.com
"Paintshop Pro Studio" does indeed have a TWAIN interface, but the
options offered are not adequate. There is a brightness adjustment
available, but no Contrast controls.
By contrast, there are far more features available in PaperPort 3.0:
Brightness (scale of 1 to 250)
Contrast (scale of 1 to 250)
Scaling from 16% to 3200%
Width & Height in inches (to the hundredth of an inch)
Image Type:
B&W - either 256 grays or 16 grays
Sharpening - 5 degrees, from none to extra-heavy
dpi resolution
adjustable size for the Preview Image
Export File options include:
..BMP
..JPG
..GIF
TIFF - Uncompressed
TIFF - LZW
TIFF - Group 4
Multi-Page TIFF - Uncompressed
Multi-Page TIFF - LZW
Multi-Page TIFF - Group 4
So, what scanning software offers at least those features?
BTW, the most important of those features, to me, are:
Contrast (scale of 1 to 250)
Scaling from 16% to 3200%
Width & Height in inches (to the hundredth of an inch)
Image Type:
B&W - either 256 grays or 16 grays
Export File options include:
.JPG
TIFF - LZW
They are important to me because they allow the creation of small
(byte-wise) files, from which to create relatively small PDF files.
Thanks.
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