[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 & SCSI under Vista

["gary" <lists@lazygranch.com>]

Often Vuescan needs the factory driver to be installed. A few devices Ed
can drive directly.

BTW, Vuescan under X64 is not all that stable. Expect a crash every
other roll. It has to do with how X64 handles USB.

In many ways, X64 is a really good operating system. Remember, it is
Server 2003 kind of stripped down. But for non-server tasks, it does
have it's issues. Also, X64 is a dead end. MS wants you to use Vista,
but 64 bit Vista is a mess. As you probably know, there is a rumor that
MS is going to replace Vista soon, i.e. it is like Windows ME (the minus
edition).


Laurie@advancenet.net wrote:
> You could try Vuescan; or you could go to the Epson web site and see if the
> scanner software is downloadable/
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Jim Ketcheson
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:19 PM
>> To: laurie@advancenet.net
>> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SS4000 & SCSI under Vista
>>
>> I have acquired an Epson 1200 Perfection Photo Scanner but did not get
>> the software. Would anyone know what was originally with this scanner
>> and have any idea where one could find the appropriate software. I also
>> have the Epson 3200 Perfection series but the software is not
>> interchangeable.
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Jim Ketcheson
>> Belleville, Canada
>>
>> James L. Sims wrote:
>>> Laurie,
>>>
>>> My plan is to keep a 32-bit machine around for the SS120 and My old
>>> Epson Stylus Photo 1200.  Then upgrade my main computer to XP 64.  An
>>> Epson tech told me last year that that he could send me the 64-bit
>>> drivers for my Epson 1640 scanner, however, I didn't ask him to do
>> that
>>> and I still do not see a 64-bit driver, twain or otherwise, on
>> Epson's
>>> website - that seems to support what you're saying about 32-bit Twain
>>> drivers working on 64-bit systems.  Epson does have 64-bit drivers
>> for
>>> my R2400.
>>>
>>> After I upgrade to a 64-bit OS, I'll try installing the Polaroid
>> drivers
>>> on the new system.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Laurie@advancenet.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Most of the scanners up until currently used TWAIN drivers and there
>> were no
>>>> universal 64 bit TWAIN standards or specs as was the case for 32 bit
>> twain
>>>> drivers; hence, no 64 bit TWAIN drivers were ever produced at any
>> time.  The
>>>> net result was that there were no scanners that would work on 64 bit
>>>> operating systems as 64 bit scanners.  I am not really sure; but I
>> think
>>>> that the 32 bit TWAIN drivers will work under the 64 bit Windows XP
>>>> operating system.  As far as I know, there will be no 64 bit Twain
>> drivers
>>>> being developed for any of the brands or types of scanners in the
>> future.
>>>> The newer flatbed scanners have gotten much better in terms of their
>> quality
>>>> and optical resolutions; but I still think they are lacking if one
>> is
>>>> scanning small format film with the intent of enlarging the images
>> to
>>>> anything beyond 8 x 10 without resorting to the use good high
>> quality
>>>> interpolation methods or of cropping out segments of the image for
>>>> enlargement.  Some of these scanners may in the future come out with
>> 64 bit
>>>> drivers if there is a market for 64 bit; but it will either be in
>> the form
>>>> of WMA compliant drivers for use with MICROSOFT 64 bit operating
>> systems and
>>>> not TWAIN drivers (since I do not believe that Apple has a 64 bit
>> operating
>>>> system or plans to come out with one in the near future - but I
>> could be
>>>> wrong).  I have the feeling that Microsoft's WMA protocol will
>> become the
>>>> standard for scanner drivers even if Apple comes out with a 64 bit
>> OS.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>>>>> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of James L.
>> Sims
>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:48 AM
>>>>> To: laurie@advancenet.net
>>>>> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SS4000 & SCSI under Vista
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe none of the Polaroid scanners are being supported beyond
>>>>> 32-bit Windows XP or the same era Mac OS.  About a year ago I
>> contacted
>>>>> Polaroid, asking them if they would be providing 64-bit drivers for
>> my
>>>>> SprintScan 120.  I had recently upgraded to a 64-bit computer.
>>>>> Polaroid
>>>>> informed me that the SS120 had been out of production for more than
>>>>> three years and no driver updates would be forthcoming.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any knowledge of the quality of today's flatbed
>>>>> scanners?
>>>>>
>>>>> Great to see active dialog on this list!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Geoghegan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> While we're talking about SCSI scanners under current OSs, how
>> 'bout
>>>>>>
>>>>> Vista?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running an SS4000 on a Win XP laptop through an Adaptec 1480B.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> The card
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> is supported under Vista, but I don't know what to expect for the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> scanner.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob G
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>>>>>> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of
>>>>>> halftone@troutcom.com
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:14 AM
>>>>>> To: bobgeo@dgiinc.com
>>>>>> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SCSI support on a Mac Pro
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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