[muglo] Re: Scanners

Ilbert Walker wrote:

>Scanners - Handheld and Flatbed
>Can anyone recommend a good replacement for my existing ( never used ! 
>)UMAX Astra which is useless with OSX.
>
Why? Is it a SCSI?

>My needs are :
>
>Basic entry scanning (and export via email etc) of text and photos
>Input of page size or column width text /graphic from books or 
>magazine/newspapers
>
That means almost any of them, because it's the software that does the 
real work, not the scanner.

>Good OCR translator with low error %
>
That's software too.

>Digital Photography - input and printing out of hard copies
>
That is really best done via the computer & Photoshop Elements 2 is 
great. IPhoto is okay, but somewhat limited, but O/S X... defaults to 
that, or Preview.

>As Tee C reminded me, there used to be  the Handheld Thunderscans ( 
>back in the Apple II Dark Ages ) where columns could be scanned in and 
>stitched together?    The Googlegear USB Flatbed suggested by Barry T  
>might provide a currently available alternative ? But I find the price 
>suspiciously low:-)  Am investigating - (see ZipZoomfly.com)
>
>For more general purposes the Canon LIDE 20 CanoScan seems to have some 
>good features . I have a particular requirement for s lift and raise 
>lid to facilitate thick book scanning.
>I think this latter feature and future exploration into digital 
>photography (including the scanning of 30 year old family photos!) are 
>essential needs for me
>
I believe the LIDE 20 function in Classic mode, but the LIDE 80 is fully 
O/S X.
As to lifting lids, almost all have a raised lid feature and most Epsons 
have a lift off mode, which I find very useful.
Scanning old photos is a breeze, I just did an 80 year old one and with 
Elements got rid of all the grainy background and a couple of big 
creases in about an hour. The resultant 8" x 10" print looked like the 
photo had just been taken.

>What models,( makes, prices and local sources?)  are you other guys 
>using as scanners ?
>
>Any advice appreciated
>
>
>Cheers
>
>
>ilbert
>
Future Shop have the best selection, Staples tend to mostly stock 
"All-in-One"s. Both Mac stores are somewhat limited in choice, as are 
Costco, Zellers, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, although the latter has good 
prices.
If you've got some of those photos at hand, give me a call & we could do 
them on my Epson 1250 Photo scanner and you can see what Elements can 
do. 473-0234.
TTFN,
TeeC


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