[Gllug] USB A4 flatbed scanners

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 10:51:35AM +0000, Tethys wrote:
> 
> "Daniel P. Berrange" writes:
> 
> >If you're serious about scanning, i can certainly recommend getting
> >hold of VueScan instead of XSane. It supports far far more scanners,
> >has a pretty good UI, its processing is so good it produces better
> >scanning results than most of the software providde by the manufacturer.
> 
> Most wouldn't even know what to do with the available options, let
> alone actually have a use for them. I tend to find that I can generally
> correct images after scanning in GIMP far easier than I can through trying
> to guess the right scan options. Yes, it's slightly more lossy than
> getting it right at scan time, but for web work (which is mostly what
> I do), and for all but high end print jobs, it really doesn't matter.

Actually, if you use VueScan 8.1.x in its default wizard mode I think
its even easier to use than XSane. In particular its standard colour
adjustment mode is 'White Balance' which does a much better job than
the AutoLevels/Manual levels you need to futz around with in XSane/
GIMP. 

Dan.
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