Re: filmscanners: VueScan support for UMAX USB scanners

[G3 <G3@his.com>]

Ed,
        After looking and testing several flatbed scanners (Epson, 
Microtek, Canon), I purchased a Canon FB 1200S SCSI scanner (probably 
being phased out in favor of USB scanners.  However, the quality of 
the scans is high and the price is right ($99 with a rebate; was 
about $400-500 originally).
        I have VueScan which recognizes the Canon SCSI scanner, but 
Prescan and Scan do not work.
        Computer is Mac G3/300 minitower (beige).  It would be nice 
to have the VueScan available for this high quality scanner as well 
as film scanners.  I recently purchased VueScan, and used it for a 
few test Nikon LS-30 scans, but I am waiting for the new Nikon and 
Canon 4000 dpi film scanners.
                Regards,
                Bob

At 2:59 PM -0500 2/21/01, EdHamrick@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/21/2001 2:51:36 PM EST, dana@troutcom.com writes:
>
>>  do you plan to support the UMAX USB scanners, like the Astra 2100U
>>   and its brethren?
>
>No, I don't.  These scanners don't use the same types of commands
>as the SCSI Umax scanners and would be quite difficult to
>reverse-engineer.  Umax also won't document the USB commands
>needed to control these scanners.
>
>Regards,
>Ed Hamrick