On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 09:06 -0500, m. allan noah wrote: > On 2/28/07, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, 28. Februar 2007 12:57 schrieb Felix E. Klee: > > > > > > Thanks for the hint. However, I've to repeat: I do *not* need a scanner > > > especially targeted at scanning books. What I need is a scanner that > > > can scan to the edge of the *glass plate*. Maybe that sounds too > > > trivial and thus leads to misunderstandings on this list. > > > > > No. You need an additional frame which creates accurate edges. Maybe tape > > markings on the glass plate are sufficient. If not, try 1mm thick plastic > > markings with double-adhesive tape on their back. > > > > every flat-bed scanner that i have can scan to the edge of the visible > portion of the glass plate, fujitsu, avision, HP, umax. not sure what > you want us to tell you to do... >
He wants to tell that you can not scan anything closer than about 5 mm to the edge of the glass with an Epson 3490 Photo (which I own also). This is ridiculous indeed, as my previous scanner (Microtek Phantom 636Cx) was perfectly able to scan whatever I had on the transparent glass. 1. This makes very hard to scan something exactly parallel to the edges. 2. This problem could be solved by Epson putting a narrower and shorter glass window instead of the actual one on the scanner. Levente
