3 Aug
2000
3 Aug
'00
2:35 a.m.
At 09:40 PM 8/2/00 -0600, Jim Strickland wrote:
Hmm. Now I understand what the settings on my cheap
a** Umax scanner for
"transmissive" vs "Reflective" mean. Is this a normal thing for
scanners
that you can tell them to just turn off the light?
All evidence points to the light is under software control. Indeed,
I believe UMax's software for Windows for some of its less expensive
scanners includes a desktop applet that lets you turn the light on
and off manually.
Some people claim that their scanner will scan transparencies even
though the film isn't back-lit. I wonder what would happen if
you back-lit with an ordinary flourescent with a diffuser.
I'd need to dig to find some microfiche.
- John