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2 total messages Started by Mark Watson Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:51

#114

Author: Mark Watson
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:51

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Hello again,

  This is the third, and hopefully final, phase of the Art department
re-equiping.

  This is a much harder one to define.  We already have 3 scanners here
but not one of them can live up to its rated maximum resolution or else
they have other problems with color, grey scale, etc.  The
sales-drones tell you to buy the upgraded model.  When you try to get
the scanner fixed the company goes to receivers (with your scanner there
as a company asset!) and of course, there is no hope of a refund.  We
managed to get the unit back, but no change in its functionality.  

  What I would like is a unit that functions at high resolution, full
color, can take up to A4 size images, and works.  The image that is
produced should be in a popular format or all the conversion software
to put it into a common format must be provided.  By common format I
mean PICT, giff, jpeg, tiff or PostScript.

  Does anyone know of such a beast?  

  Part of our original equipment problems were due to the Art dept.
buying the scanners and not testing them to the peak of their ability
until 8 months later when no company wants to hear of you.  So this time
it would be nice if the device would have an Australian distributor who
is willing to put a unit in for a weeks solid testing prior to purchase.

  If I get enough responses then a summary will appear.

-- 
Mark W. Watson                      | mark@wehi.edu.au
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | Ph: +61 3 345 2555
P.O. Royal Melbourne Hospital       | Fax: +61 3 347 0852
Australia    3050                   | include all known disclaimers here

Re: Color scanners

#124

Author: Frank Perdicaro
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:15

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In article <1jnju4INNsov@wehil.wehi.edu.au> mark@wehi.edu.au (Mark Watson) writes:
>  This is the third, and hopefully final, phase of the Art department
>re-equiping.
> ...
>  What I would like is a unit that functions at high resolution, full
>color, can take up to A4 size images, and works.  The image that is
>produced should be in a popular format or all the conversion software
>to put it into a common format must be provided.  By common format I
>mean PICT, giff, jpeg, tiff or PostScript.
>  Does anyone know of such a beast?  
>
How much money do you have?  If you have all the $ to go to the high
end, you can get a great deal of productivity out of a
Crosfield/Scantronix/Xyvision combination.  You would then have
scanning, plotting, TIFF, Scitex R300, Hell, DDES, DSEA, Crosfield,
Scantronix, SGI, and many other file formats.  

Surely there is a Crosfield Scanner with enough quality for you.
There are a great many of them on the 2nd hand market.  

This is a solved problem, if you have the cash.
Can you give more specifics?

You might also try the Optronics ColorGetter, but I do not think it
scans A4; Optronics support out there is pretty thin.

-- 
	 Frank Evan Perdicaro 				Xyvision Color Systems
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