Hmm. Interesting. I suspect something else could be the problem. When I first got the Scan Dual II, I ran the MInolta software. I wasn't satisfied with it, it both tended to crash frequently and my scans weren't particularly sharp. That's what motivated me to try Vuescan ... Vuescan's focusing algorithm is far superior to Minolta's, at least for the Scan Dual II: my scan's became razor sharp, and Vuescan never crashed on me.
If the streak is a very thin, 1pixel line, it's possible that the Minolta software simply doesn't resolve it. Of course, the Minolta Elite is a different scanner from the Scan Dual and Scan Dual II, with different hardware in it. I don't believe there's a mirror in the SD models at all (could be wrong). I have had excellent results with the SDII and Vuescan, it has never let me down. I don't do much scanning anymore, but I keep up to date with Vuescan releases and it's all I use. Godfrey --- Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I first noticed this problem when one of my 8x12" print had a > long yellow line. Then > I searched (streaking + minolta) for answer on > comp.periphs.scanners and found it > was a Minolta issue with Vuescan. Since Minolta software > doesn't have such issue, > and Vuescan doesn't use Minolta SDK like SilverFast does, > quite possible Minolta use > the software to mask the hardware flaw on the mirror. I have > switched the mirror > upside down and ran some tests. My conclusion is that the > mirror is the source of > problem. Since not all scanners have spots on the mirrors, > some Minolta scanners > might be perfectly fine with Vuescan, while some don't. > > http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=comp.periphs.scanners __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
