[muglo] Re: Scanners
- From: Ilbert Walker <walker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:30:05 -0500
Thanks for your , as always, helpful response, Tee
Will use it in exploring further
I was in Future Shop today - and you're right about their selection
Ilbert
On 15 Feb 2004, at 2:25 PM, Tee Cashmore wrote:
> 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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