[ale] VueScan crossplatform scanner software (was: scanner repair)

[Sean]

I have been using VueScan for nearly two years now with an 
Epson 3200 Photo and the software works well.  Worth every dime
I paid for it.

Sean



On Sunday 07 June 2009 03:55:08 pm aaron wrote:
> Not much help with Zeb's repair of his current scanner,
> but if he or anyone else you know has a new, old or
> antique scanner needing Linux software support to restore
> it to functionality I can recommend VueScan.
> < http://www.hamrick.com/ >
>
> A new 10th anniversary release, 8.5.11, is available
> now and is offered as a free upgrade for owners of
> previous versions.
>
> While VueScan is not OSS and is no longer Free as
> in beer for Linux, I think it is an excellent product
> and worth the investment, plus a single license gives
> you access to run all the platform versions, Linux
> (Red Hat & Debian binaries), Mac (OSeX & OS9)
> and others inclusive. Hamrick also provides a
> "20 for 1" license discount bundle for educational
> institutions, which is a great opportunity for
> schools to extend the life of their existing scanner
> equipment.
>
> VueScan supports over 1,200 scanner and 180 camera
> models over various USB, SCSI, Parallel and IEEE1394
> (Firewire) interfaces.  I have used the Linux version
> back when it was free and it worked flawlessly with
> my classic HP SCSI scanners. The full package is
> available as trial download to test support for your
> hardware and check out the features; purchasing a
> license key serial number removes the watermarking
> on saved images.
>
> Linux Format gave VueScan a Newsdesk write up in
> their July 2009 issue, which is where I got some
> of my information.
>
> Again, not OSS or Free Beer, but given the challenges
> of supporting over a thousand proprietary scanner and
> camera interfaces on multiple platforms, $40 for the
> standard version and $80 for the pro version seems
> extraordinarily reasonable.  I'll be making that
> investment myself if a large slide scanning job that
> I have pending materializes.
>
> HTH
> peace
> aaron
>
> On 2009, Jun, 07, , at 10:57 AM, zeb wrote:
> > I have an Epson Perfection 3200 Photo that has died.  I suspect the
> > flourescent lamp is bad.  In the past I had an address in College
> > Park for a
> > company that repaired Epson scanners, but I lost it.  Does anyone
> > know a
> > company that repairs Epson scanners?
> >
> > Many thanks, Zeb
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