> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:00:01 -0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Thu 19 Feb, 2004 > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Topic: [filmscanners] ADMIN: List temporary suspension for maintenance > ================================================================= > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 01:33:37 -0800 > From: Arthur Entlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ---------------------------------------- > Hi Tony, > > How nice to know you're still there. > > Good luck with the upgrade. They strike fear and terror in my heart, > personally ;-) > > Art > > Tony Sleep wrote: >> Please note that at some time in the next few days, the listserver will be >> taken offline and be upgraded with new mobo/CPU and OS/software >> rebuild. It has become very temperamental and unstable lately and is >> driving me crazy. >> > > > -=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=- > > Topic: [filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flashmemorydrives... > ==================================================================== > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:02:29 -0000 > From: "Bob Aldridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ---------------------------------------- > Basically, Art, for what you want to do, you have to connect a USB > "client" > to a USB "host". The "host" then does all the computing to direct the > traffic. > > Unfortunately, both memory device and camera are USB "clients", so > neither is capable of directing the operations. > > For what it's worth, my Toshiba pocket PC only has a client USB port, > whilst the more expensive ones have USB "hosts"... > > Bob Aldridge > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich > Sent: 17 February 2004 10:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB > flashmemorydrives... > > Hi Bob, > > Thanks again for the explanation. > > Since there seems to be not a lot of film scanner traffic I hope no one > is objecting to our discussion on the list. > > This camera is designed to do a few things that may be relevant to this > discussion. It is designed to work with a docking station (It's a HP > camera) and also to download directly to a HP printer without use of > either a computer "middleman" or having to remove the memory card. You > can even tag the specific images you want to print, and indicate which > size to print it at, via the camera menus. > > There is a section discussing the computer/camera interface. In the > troubleshooting section it says: > > Message on computer: Computer cannot find connected camera > > Possible Cause: The camera is set to the Digital Camera setting "USB > configuration" sub-menu, but the computer cannot recognize the camera > as a digital camera. > > Solution: Change the USB Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the > Setup menu. This allows the camera to appear as another disk drive on > the computer so that you can easily copy the image files from the camera > to the hard drive of your computer. > > Now this may just be, as you stated, how the computer recognizes the > camera, because the manual further states that the Digital Camera option > causes the computer to use Picture Transfer Protocol, while setting it > to Disk Drive uses MSDC standard. (which can be used on computers which > do not have the camera drivers installed). > > Anyway, it would be nice if the camera itself had et ability to initiate > the transfer and allow it to send data to these flash disk drives. > > Art > > > Bob Shomler wrote: > >>> One think I still don't quite understand. My digital camera, as soon > as >>> it is attached to the USB port of my computer and turned on, obviously >>> communicates with the computer, because the LCD screen of the camera >>> reads "Communicating with computer" and the computer launches the >>> downloading software, and the download is both sent to the hard drive >>> and to a memory resident program, so I can see thumbnails of the > images >>> on the computer screen. >>> >>> Would there be no way to make the camera request info off the jump > drive >>> and then handshake and download the image data to it, or must a CPU be >>> controlling the communications back and forth? >> >> >> Hello Art. So far as I know there would not be the ability for the > camera to do what you describe. What you are seeing with the camera is > that when you plug it into the USB, that action causes the computer/host > side USB interface to recognize that there is new hardware on that USB > link. It polls the link, discovers that the new HW is known to the > system, invokes the device driver identified with that camera (that > binding established when you installed the camera SW) and this driver > initiates I/O to the camera to establish communication. It is while > this activity and related work is going on that the camera puts up the > "communicating with computer" message. So you need something with host > SW capability (such as "CPU") to initiate the host-side activity that > establishes the camera-to-computer connection. >> >> Bob Shomler >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message > title or body > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=- > > Topic: ADMIN: List temporary suspension for maintenance > ================================================== > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 01:07 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Sleep) > ---------------------------------------- > Please note that at some time in the next few days, the listserver will be > taken offline and be upgraded with new mobo/CPU and OS/software > rebuild. It has become very temperamental and unstable lately and is > driving me crazy. > > Because I have to fit doing this around work etc, and upgrading another PC > at the same time (the donor for parts), I can't be sure exactly when this > will happen or how long it will be offline. It could be 2-3 days. > > If you send mail to the list whilst the server is unavailable, don't worry, > it will be spooled upstream and distributed or actioned as soon as the > server is back online. Please do NOT resend mail. > > My personal email is handled by the same machine, so there's no point > mailing me either:) > > Regards > > Tony Sleep - http://www.halftone.co.uk > > -=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=- > > Topic: Canon 4000US? > =============== > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:42:20 -0600 > From: Jeff Lowenthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ---------------------------------------- > Does anyone have any information about a possible replacement for this > unit? I ask because suddenly it appears to be available from only a few > sources, including Adorama and Smile Photo Video, neither of which I > particularly want to deal with. (Based on many unfavorable consumer reviews.) > > Neither B&H nor Calumet or Ritz handle it.... > > Jeff Lowenthal > > > -=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=- > > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:57:38 -0800 > From: Ed Lusby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ---------------------------------------- > I saw one for sale a few days ago at Fry's in San Diego for $899. They > also have a website-maybe you could get it there. > > Ed Lusby > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=- > >
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