[filmscanners] Re: HP 5470C and 16 bit (NOT)

["Shunith Dutt" <shunith@vsnl.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: <johnson@afjohnson.com>
To: <shunith@vsnl.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:39 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] RE: HP 5470C and 16 bit (NOT)


The 5470c scans at settings up to 16 bit, but the output from the resident
software, HP PrecisionScan Pro 3.1, is
only 8 bit max. HP's advertising and spec sheet for this scanner
unfortunately does not make clear that the 5470c is
16 bit scan, but only 8 bit out. Someday VueScan will be compatible with the
HP 5470c; at least it's my hope and
Ed says it is on his list of things to do.


Tony...

Thanks for the feedback.... but, this is crazy... HP makes a scanner that
can scan 16bit but can't output it???? They've totally lost the plot :) And
the strange thing is that at no point do they mention that the software will
not output 16bits.... why have the settings to scan at 16 bit if they can
only output 8 bit... sad part is i told my friend not to take the HP but
he'd already done so and couldn't return it... oh well....

Thanks again...

Shunith

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