Pat: I have a Minolta Elite (since last November)... The only way I use
it is thru PShop as a twain import... I scan mostly Fuji Reala negs, set
the scanner up for 16 bit 2 or 4 pass scan with DIce on, max resolution
(unless I just want some quick lo res scans for proofs), color match RGB
space, then hit the go button and let it scan the image into PShop as a
negative, where I then invert it, adjust the brightness in the LAB color
space, then retrurn to RGB to adjust levels (with the eyedroppers, since
this makes it a more accurate tweak)... The few transparencies I have
scanned I also Twain into Pshop.... I just checked my programs pop-up
bar, looked at the Minolta bar, and all it has is the help and remove...
I believe it was made to be used as a TWAIN import device and not
stand-alone...
Mike M.
Pat Perez wrote:
> I sold my Canoscan 2710 recently in order to get a
> Minolta Dimage Scan Elite. I really wanted the Digital
> ICE. I tried loading the software and it wouldn't
> recognize the device. This was odd, since Vuescan saw
> it just fine (and doesn't depend upon TWAIN support).
> I emailed Minolta support, who told me to uninstall
> Vuescan and try again. Uh huh. Anyway, I mentally put
> it on the back burner until today, and saw that there
> was a dialog box being hidden during the SW install
> that asked for my W2K CD. I provided the disc,
> rebooted, and the same problem continues.
>
> On a lark, I tried acquiring an image with Photoshop 5
> LE, and lo and behold, it launches the Minolta SW just
> fine, and seems fully functional, so at least I know I
> *can* use the Minolta SW, albeit in a roundabout way.
>
> Does anyone here have any suggestions on how to try to
> resolve this so that I can launch the Minolta SW
> directly?
>
> Pat
>
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