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Sane does not support the dust removal with the Perfection 4870.=20 Karl Heinz On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 11:09:36PM +0100, Mr. Spock wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I'm looking to buy a scanner to use with Debian Testing/Unstable. > I see that the Epson 4870 is listed as having 'Complete' support. > Does this include the special hardware-based dust removal feature > called Digital ICE? >=20 > I've searched the archives here and the SANE Epson Backend FAQ, > and read up lots elsewhere on the web about this, but am still > unclear: does the scanning software need to do anything to make > this facility work? It is different from the usual Dust Removal > option in software, in that the scanner uses infra-red and dual > light sources to create a separate 'defects' channel (as well as > R, G & B) to detect imperfections on the image. This technology > (developed by a company called Applied Science Fiction) is used > in high-end film scanners - see the results: >=20 > http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%204870/page_10.htm > http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/epson-4870photo_6.html >=20 >=20 > If not the 4870, then do any other such film scanners support it > using SANE? Is anyone here using it? >=20 > I see that the PIE PrimeFilm1800 is unsupported by SANE; how about > their new PrimeFilm 3650u, which also has Digital ICE? >=20 > This would be of great help to me, saving hours of dotting in The > GIMP. If ICE is not supported, I'll probably just buy a cheaper > scanner for now, perhaps an Epson 2400, or maybe wait until the > 2480, 2580 or 4180 are fully supported. >=20 >=20 > Many thanks, > --=20 > Malcolm Smith=20 > http://www.canopus22.demon.co.uk/ >=20 > --=20 > sane-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > to [email protected] --=20 Karl Heinz Kremer [email protected] PGP Key at http://www.khk.net/download/khk.asc EPSON Sane Backend: http://www.khk.net --mYCpIKhGyMATD0i+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBWJcyxejv3RfKrhsRAha1AKCIJijb9H94F+/YbM8qyUd/1hzHigCg46/Z Td9O9NCIM+LFMMqlyzy6Sv4= =dC6T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mYCpIKhGyMATD0i+--
