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<h1>Re: [umax] Can't use 10-bit scan: "preview cannot handle depth 16"</h1>
<b>Paul D. Robertson</b> (<a href="mailto:proberts@clark.net"><i>proberts@clark.net</i></a>)<br>
<i>Fri, 8 May 1998 00:08:15 -0400 (EDT)</i>
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On Thu, 7 May 1998, Jim Ford wrote:<br>
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<i>&gt; On Wed, 6 May 1998, Paul D. Robertson wrote:</i><br>
<i>&gt; </i><br>
<i>&gt; &gt; BTW: The transparency adapter on the Astra 1200S doesn't seem to auto </i><br>
<i>&gt; &gt; shut off like the flatbed lamp, and i have to scan from the bed to get it </i><br>
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<i>&gt; Hi Paul.</i><br>
<i>&gt; </i><br>
<i>&gt; Is the transparency adaptor worth getting - will it handle negs OK?</i><br>
<i>&gt; In the U.K. it costs the same price as the scanner itself!</i><br>
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I've mixed feelings at this point. I originally tried a mini lightbox <br>
upsidown over the glass, and that didn't get appreciably better results <br>
than scanning in flatbed mode. I just tried some gamma stuff, but rather <br>
than doing exactly as Oliver suggested (Yes, I'm hardheaded), I put "2" <br>
into the preview gamma box, and now it's scanning way too brightly. So <br>
far, I've been unable to get it back to "normal" (erasing <br>
~/.sane/xscanimage/* and power cycling the scanner seems not to have had <br>
an effect - its almost time to read the docs). <br>
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The adapter seems to work, and *if* I can get the gamma correction working <br>
right, I'm sure it will be well-worth it for me. In its current incantation, <br>
it works _alright_ for bright slides, as long as I add about 93 to the <br>
Image-&gt;Brightness/Contrast sliders in the GIMP. Darker slides don't scan <br>
well, and negatives are much worse. <br>
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Once I get things back to normal, I'll see what I can do with the gamma <br>
stuff, and report my results back to the list.<br>
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Since I've got some 6x6 and 6x4.5 slides and negatives, and there aren't <br>
a large number of alternatives, I'm in this for as long as I can stand <br>
it, or until someone comes out with an inexpensive 120/220 scanner that <br>
will work with sane. <br>
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Lest this come off as negative (no pun intended), I'm amazed at the <br>
ammount of effort and progress the SANE team has made, especially <br>
Oliver's progress with color (colour) on the 1200S. I bought the 1200S <br>
as soon as the price and Oliver's efforts coincided, and I'm really happy <br>
that I did. It's so close to meeting all of my needs that I'm very <br>
optomistic.<br>
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Paul<br>
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