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>> Ed Hamrick writes the software for VueScan. It currently supports the
>> older Canon CanoScan FS2700. *Very* recently he did manage to get his
>> software to work on Linux. I don't know if he'll work on a Solaris
>> version but once you get it one UNIX box, it's not that hard to port
>> it to another flavour or UNIX.
> 
> I could probably port VueScan to Solaris pretty easily, but VueScan
> isn't (and will never be) open source, so I'd need a loaner of a
> Solaris box to do this.  I can't justify buying one for the small
> number of people who will use film scanners on it.

Pity you're not in Perth Ed, otherwise I'd may have a solution for you
:-).

>> I too was interested in the FS2710 but after talking to one of the
>> Camera/Digital Pro shops in Perth, they weren't too impressed and
>> recommended the LS-30 over the FS2710 despite it's "lower OD spec".
> 
> I agree - the LS-30 is a much better scanner.
> 
>> Anyway, I shelled out and bought the Polaroid
>> SprintScan 4000 instead.
> 
> Also a nice scanner.

Actually, I'm *really* beginning to see the value of Nikon's
DigitalICE. With my recent scans on the Polaroid SprintScan 4000, I'm
beginning to detest the dust problems, no matter how well I try to blow
them off prior scanning. I've also tried the Clean Image in VueScan but
doesn't seem to get rid of them too well. I'm afraid Scrub/Scour Image
would cause too much detrioration esp when I my underpowered system can
scan at 1333 or 2000 dpi max.

Sean
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