Slide/film scanning is on the TODO list, but slide/film scanning support is still in the evaluation stage.
Software and any IP have yet to be determined. Also slide/film scanning via SANE applications is another gray area. Sorry, we cannot promise when this support will be available. -dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Niilo Siljamo > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:21 PM > To: hplip-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [HPLIP-Devel] Slide scanning with HP Photosmart > C7180 not supported! > > It seems that HPLIP does not support slide and negative film > scanning in HP Photosmart C7180 which has an integrated slide > and film adapter. I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 with HPLIP 1.7.3 > and xsane 0.991. > > I can't find any options (in xsane) which would turn off the > normal scanning lamp and turn on the transparency light > inside the lid. There is only one scan source option > available (Flatbed). There is the source medium option which > mention slide, negatives etc, but even if you select slide or > one of the negative options, the transparency light stays off > when you start the scan. I believe there should be something > like 'Transparency' as scan source. > > I have been reading the source code of HPLIP (version 1.7.4) > and I can't find anything which would seem to be related to > film scanning. So I suppose film scanning is not supported. > > For comparison and to see what to expect I downloaded the > source code of Iscan > (http://avasys.jp/hp/menu000000500/hpg000000442.htm) which is > used for Epson All-In-Ones. In that code you can easily see > that film scanning is supported, because you can see comments > about transparency unit, film and even about focus position > changes. Unfortunately I don't > > I hope that film scanning will be supported in the next > version, so that I don't have to use Windows XP to scan slides. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 > Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control > of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > HPLIP-Devel mailing list > HPLIP-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Devel mailing list HPLIP-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-devel
