Re: scanner sftware question

Charling Chang Fagan (mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU)
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:10:30 -0400 

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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:10:30 -0400
From: Charling Chang Fagan <mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: scanner sftware question
To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU


At 10:28 PM 4/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>April 9, 1998

>

>Dear Rachael,

>

>The DeskScan software that ships with the HP products can be configured to

>increase the view size of the preview image. You might check the user

>manual for instructions, or reply to me privately. (Which platform are you

>using, Mac, PC or UNIX?)

>

>As an alternative, if your workstation is set up with current software,

>you can acquire the images directly into Photoshop using the

>file/acquire/TWAIN option.

>

>Hope this helps.

>

>Robert

>

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>

>On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Rachael Stoeltje wrote:

>

>> Can anyone tell me if there is a scanning software program

>> that allows you to see an accurate version of the image that you scanned

>> in the preview area.

>>

>> We are scanning 5x7 b&w negatives on a HP 4c scanner

>> with a trans media adapter and we are using the scanning software that

>> came with the scanner.  Our problem is, after we scan the image, we have

>> to open it up in Photoshop to see how it looks.  Because we are

>> scanning them at 600 dpi, it takes forever to open them up just to see if

>> the scanning levels are correct. It seems like there should be a

>> program that actually shows you how the image will look when you do your

>> first scan.

>>

>> Any ideas?

>>

>> ***********************************************************************

>> Rachael Stoeltje

>> Preservation Department

>> Indiana University

>> mailto:rstoeltj@indiana.edu

>>

>

>

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