Since about the time I installed SP2 for Windows XP I have been unable to
use my Epson 3170 scanner. When I attempt to load Epson Scan it crashes
immediately after the splash screen appears with the standard Windows
exception message "escndv.exe has encountered a problem and ...

My scanner canon 3200F make very hard noise and standby near the begin
position and can't work after...
wat is the problem ?

Can someone point me to a good source on various vendor-specific
scanner commands using the Windows STI interface?
I am able to use the interface to get a list of devices and, supposedly
to access the devices (of which I have about 4 or 5 connected to my

I have been scanning (see, kind of on topic <g>) old family pictures. I
have run across some negatives that I'm curious about. Usually 4 in a
strip and measure about 1/2 x 3/4 inch for the picture area. I have *NO*
idea what these might be nor what camera they may have come out ...

Since I make shows for large screens, I still use slides, which I scan when
I need a print.
I have a Coolscan IV, and the scanned images are close to 10 M pixels. Yet I
have the feeling that digital images, made with a camera with much lower

This of course is a "For Sale" in disguise...
my Dimage 5400 is for sale.  Perfect condition, original box, manuals,
accessories, s/w, etc.
I do more Medium Format than 35mm film shooting, so the 5400 isn't of

Hi folks.  Some advice please?  We've found a surprising lack of user reviews on
the 2 machines above.  Their prices are close, and both appear well-suited to
our needs, but no single point seems to tip the balance.  Could someone tip it
for us??

This topic deals with getting the optimum exposure for EACH photo when
scanning multiple photos at once on flatbed scanners.
First off, do typical (under $200) flatbed scanners adjust the physical
exposure time of the CCD based on the preview scan?  I'm referring to

Just curious, what level of IR cleaning do you use; Light, Medium or
Heavy?  I used to use Light on Vuescan 8.2 and now think that I need to
use medium or heavy for 8.3.
keoj

I tried to install Windows XP Epson perfection 610 driver (32bit) on
Windows Vista (32bit), but it failed. Will Epson release a new driver
for Vista for this old scanner? Or is there any way to use XP's driver
on Vista? Or there's no way but to throw the scanner away?

Having a few problems with rogue red and yellow pixels in small areas of
final scans from my otherwise reliable Canon FS2710.
Strange thing, though, is that if I save the preview image (I'm only
scanning for web use right now) they're clean, suggesting it's not the

How do they compare with the 4990 with respect to sharpness
and dynamic range and how do they compare to each other?
What's this "Micro Step Drive™ technology" in the v750, and
does it work?

I've been using a Nikon  Coolscan IV ED, film scanner for about 3
years.  The slow speed of this device is really starting to get to
me, despite the fact that it produces acceptable quality and is
still functioning just as well as the day I got it.   A full 35mm

Well, folks, after 3+ years, 2 flatbed scanners, 2 film scanners and
many false starts - I've finally finished archiving all my images!!!
fx: Champagne bottles popping, fireworks going off, etc... ;o)
Mind you, that's just the first step, the images still have to be

Does anybody know of the existence of a flatbed photo and slide
scanner which can capture correct colors and brightness,
automatically, every time, without my having to correct them?  Any
advice would be much appreciated.  Thanks.