Re: scanner sftware question

Charling Chang Fagan (mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU)
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:36:14 -0400 

Message-Id: <199804161545.IAA35706@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:36:14 -0400
From: Charling Chang Fagan <mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: scanner sftware question
To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU


At 09:10 AM 4/16/98 -0400, you wrote:
>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

>>

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

>>Robert Hershoff / The University of Arizona Library

>>Main Library Room A304 / 1510 E. University Boulevard

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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

>>>

>>

>>

>I will be away from April 6th to april 15th.  I will respond to all mail

>when I return.

>

>

I will be away from April 6th to april 15th.  I will respond to all mail
when I return.