scanners

Barry Watzman wrote: My problem with HP scanners isn't with the hardware -- it's usually quite good -- but with the TWAIN driver and/or scanning software you have to use. My preservation work involves scanning a lot of silkscreened material, like software box covers and magazine ads, and I've found that the best way to deal with that is to use the scanner software's built-in de-screening process -- except, unless I'm missing something, HP's software doesn't have any. I currently use Microtek scanners solely for their excellent de-screening options (you can specify the LPI of the screen and it oversamples the image while scanning by that amount and fixes it somehow). I've tried doing my own manual de-screen, but it takes time and isn't easily automated, so that's why I like Microtek's software. If someone knows if HP software has this option, or how they deal with silkscreened images, I'd love some more information. -- Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/