Greg Heier wrote:
>
> One of those sites someone threw out there had a test pattern slide
> scan, it didn't really look that good. The HP looks like it does better
> quality scans, for less money. The bad thing about the HP is that
> there's no NT support (what were they thinking?).
Hamrick Software does have a program, "VueSmart" that adresses the
Windows NT issue, along with some other shortcomings in HP's software,
at:
http://www.hamrick.com/
The last time I checked this was still a DOS interface, but that may
well have changed by now. HP markets this scanner as part of the
"Photosmart" system, a consumer-oriented package. . . I read in another
forum that the scanner has drawn a more sophisticated audience that has
been compaining loudly about the clunky software. For instance the
machine is capable of 30-bit per pixel resolution, but the supplied
software will only read at 24. (VueSmart will give 30 bit)
I've had one for about a month, under Win95. The results with slides are
quite good, but I seem to get lower resolution scanning color neg. For
$299. after rebate it's alone in its price class.
Morgan Sparks
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