[filmscanners] RE: large scanning project

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

GEM, ROC, and SHO are all software programs and are not reliant on
hardware, firmware, or device drivers. As long as the program employs 64
bit architecture specification so that it is recognized and compatible
with 64 bit operating systems in a 64 bit machine, it will work
regardless of the device driver.  However, if you are talking about the
OEM peripherals implementation of that software, it typically is a
component to the driver software and both come inseparably as part of
the OEM scanner software.

ICE on the other hand is hardware dependent and requires compatible
hardware components and 64 bit firmware in addition to 64 bit device
drivers and scanning software to work in a 64 bit OS based computer.
You cannot install or make use of ICE on scanners that do not support it
in terms of the hardware and firmware even if you have an independent
software application for governing ICE installed on a computer.

The key appears to be that few software applications and programs which
are written with 32 bit architecture will run on or is supported by a
system that uses a 64 bit OS with 64 bit hardware components and
configurations.  Most software programs and applications need to be 64
bit applications and programs to work in said systems.  Many new systems
today may have 64 bit CPUs and 64 bit supported motherboards; but they
are still using 32 bit OSs and operating in 32 bit mode.  On those
systems there probably will be no differences to be noticed in the
performance of ICE, ROC, GEM, and/or SHO or the like except those which
may accrue from the difference in the CPUs speed in terms of MHz and
clock speeds of the RAM even if they have 64 bit CPUs and compatible
motherboards.

----Original Message----
From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of
lotusm50@sprynet.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:21 AM
To: laurie@advancenet.net
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: large scanning project

> gary wrote:
>> If a "driver" were just taking bytes from a piece of hardware and
>> feeding them to a hard drive, I'd agree with you. However, the Dimage
>> 5400 has ICE, GEM, ROC, and SHO, all of which are CPU intensive.
>>
>
> Yes, all these image processing programs benefit greatly from
> a 64 bit upgrade.  I have GEM, ROC and SHO on my KM but also
> a PS separate plug-ins, and the benefit is huge, although I
> don;t use these particular products any more.  Neat Image is
> better than GEM but just as power hungry.  Addi tonally, if
> you PK sharpener or the similar sharpening programs, and you
> use big files, the 64 bit upgrade is a God send.
>> One solution for KM (now Sony) would be to put what they could of the
>> drivers in public domain. Then either the new drivers would come from
>> open source hackers, or some enterprising programmers would start a
>> company to support 64 bit drivers. This can mean a lot of money for a
>> one or two person software company.
>>
>
> That would be thoughtful, but I don't think that Sony
> actually bought the scanner part of the KM's imaging
> business.  After selling the camera stuff to Sony, I believe
> KM just shut down the rest of that side of their business
> (scanners, film, and film processing equipment).  It would be
> great if KM would do as you suggest.  I'm sure some
> programmer could do this pretty easily if he had the
> information he needs.  It's not that big of an effort.  I'll
> see if I can pass the suggestion to KM.
>
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