Developers can only write software for machines they can access and/or get protocol documentation for. These machines are quite expensive, and they are rare. Hence, out of the range of most volunteer programmers.
allan On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 2:18 PM, David Heinrich <dh003i at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm interested in scanning 4x5 transparency film, and would like to have > something a little better than the Epson V750 (which gets a real optical > resolution of 3200 at best, but more likely around 2200 - 2400, despite > stating more than 6000 dpi). Hence, I'm interested in entry-level > drum-scanners, like the Howtek 4500, or high-end flatbed scanners, like the > Creo Eversmart series or Creo iQsmart series. Has anyone done anything on > this? As far as I can tell, there isn't support for any drum scanners, > dedicated film scanners, or high-end scanners at all on Linux? (the best > scanners I see supported, like the Epson V750, are at best high-end consumer > scanners, not suitable for enlargements beyond 3-4x). > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ? to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
