[sane-devel] `Scanning' with a Digital Camera

2009-12-02 Thread Mike B.
Thanks all for replying. I need something which is cheap and portable (easily packs in a small bag), so thinking of simply mounting the camera on a small tripod and then placing the document in front of it using a document holder. These two together shouldn't cost more than 5$. a home-made iph

[sane-devel] `Scanning' with a Digital Camera

2009-11-30 Thread Mike B.
Hi All, I'm thinking of using a digital camera as a scanner. Are there applications like these for linux: http://www.snapter.atiz.com/index.php http://www.topdrawerdownloads.com/download/105128 http://www.scanr.com/ Cheers, Mike. -- next part -- An HTML attachm

[sane-devel] Orbital Scanners?

2009-11-24 Thread Mike B.
Hi All, I"m looking for a portable scanner (that is, which fits in a small bag).? There is a class of scanners called `orbital' or `planetary' scanners, which are basically a digital camera mounted a pedestal. You place the document on a flat tray and take a photo (scan). There are almost no mo

[sane-devel] Running a scanner's Windows application under an emulator?

2009-11-12 Thread Mike B.
Thanks for all the replies regarding running a scanner's Windows software. ? How does it work with the vmware/virtualbox? do these applications create a window (for example in Gnome) which is a `virtual windows machine' (looks like a windows desktop) and I can run the scanner application in there

[sane-devel] Running a scanner's Windows application under an emulator?

2009-11-11 Thread Mike B.
Hi All, I plan to purchase a scanner which is not yet supported but SANE but it will be supplied with a Windows scanning application. Is it possible to run such an application under an Windows emulator like wine (until SANE supports the scanner)? has anyone actually done this?. Thanks, Mike.

[sane-devel] Canon ImageFORMULA DR-150

2009-11-09 Thread Mike B.
ImageFORMULA DR-150 To: "Mike B." Cc: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:18 AM If you could get a log of a small, low resolution scan on windows, I can see if it uses the same protocol as other Canon DR series machines. If you are lucky, i

[sane-devel] Canon ImageFORMULA DR-150

2009-11-08 Thread Mike B.
Dear All, Cannon has released a compact/portable scanner, the ImageFORMULA DR-150: http://cweb.canon.jp/imageformula/lineup/dr/dr-150/index.html Would appreciate if SANE can add support for this model. The scanner comes with a Windows application.Until SANE support it is possible to run the supp

[sane-devel] Portable Scanners

2009-09-06 Thread Mike B.
Dear All, I consider buying a portable scanner, such as the Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 or Pentax DSmobile 600. I would mainly use it for scanning documents (text). Would appreciate feedback from users how well these and other portable scanners perform under SANE, as well as any other helpful tips yo

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder

2009-07-29 Thread Mike B.
Hi Philipp, Yep, the bug seems similar to what I've experienced. The 600dpi also works but 1200 gives only half a page :(. Anyway, I can now scan documents and produce reasonable b/w scans, so that's OK. Hopefully SANE supports for the Scanjet 4400c will improve soon. Thanks for your help in i

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder

2009-07-28 Thread Mike B.
Dear SANE users, Thanks for Wolfran and Triften for helpful suggestions? regarding the HP Scanjet 4400c. With the rts8891 backend it is now working but apparently only in 75, 300 and 600 dpi modes. The default mode of 150 dpi? produces a blank image while the 1200dpi mode produces only half of

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder

2009-07-27 Thread Mike B.
main: Assertion `dev' failed. Aborted Any suggestions?. Cheers and thanks, Mike. --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Triften Chmil wrote: From: Triften Chmil Subject: Re: [sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder To: "Mike B." Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 12:48 PM BTW, I ha

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder

2009-07-27 Thread Mike B.
HI Wolfram, Thanks for replying. I've installed SANE about two weeks ago by downloading the source files from ftp.de.debian.org/debian This is a recent SANE version (1.0.20.1). Is this version broken? everything seems to work fine (except that it generates blank images). Are there any tweaks/

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: A Friendly Reminder

2009-07-27 Thread Mike B.
B. wrote: From: Mike B. Subject: HP Scanjet 4400c: blank image To: "SANE-dev mai. lis." Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 2:04 PM Dear All, Problem description: scanimage with a HP Scanjet 4400c produces a blank image (see links below). Scanner works fine on a Windows XP machine. Set

[sane-devel] HP Scanjet 4400c: blank image

2009-07-19 Thread Mike B.
Dear All, Problem description: scanimage with a HP Scanjet 4400c produces a blank image (see links below). Scanner works fine on a Windows XP machine. Setup: Debain Lenny (the current Debian stable) on a P6 machine libsane_1.0.20-5_i386.deb libsane-dbg_1.0.20-5_i386.deb libsane-dev_1.0.20-5_i38