[filmscanners] Re: Microtek Artixscan 120tf

["Bruce" <smthopr@earthlink.net>]

on 7/11/2003 4:00 PM, filmscanners_Digest_owner@halftone.co.uk at
filmscanners_Digest_owner@halftone.co.uk wrote:

> Topic: Microtek Artixscan 120tf
> ==========================
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:18:10 +1000
> From: "Rob Geraghty" <robg@wordweb.com>
> ----------------------------------------
> Bruce <smthopr@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Worse, I must throw away the nikon software in
>> order to run vuescan.
>
> Bruce, why is this necessary?  I've run both on my PC without a problem
> *provided* you don't ever run both at the same time.  If you run both at
> the same time you'll confuse the scanner and probably hang the PC.  Havin=
> g
> said that, I never use Nikonscan because it destroys the quality of the
> output from my LS30.  Nikonscan only uses 8 bits per channel from the LS3=
> 0,
> while Vuescan uses 10 bits per channel.  This shouldn't be an issue with
> the current crop of scanners however.
>
> Rob

Rob,

I think it's a mac thing and Ed mentions it in his instructions as well. It
might also have to do with the firewire interface.


-Bruce

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