--- "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com> wrote:
> > >I like the backlighter idea as well, but I've a feeling the resolution
> > >wouldn't be adequate for microfiche.
> True!
>
> The HP photo scanner is available cheap. The current models are USB, so
> the SCSI (discontinued!) shows up on e-bay and elsewhere. But it's only
> 2400 dpi (2K x 3K x 30 for 35mm slides). That is NOT enough to do most
> fiche!
I have an older, SCSI, HP Photo Scanner. They were $400 new, I got mine
for $200 used, years ago. To further discourage speculation for their
use as a fiche scanner, they have two scan elements - one at 300 DPI
and one at 1200 DPI (optical, 2400 interpolated). The 1200 DPI scan
head has the backlight and is only as wide as the 35mm frame is tall
(25mm?)
In addition, the internal rollers move up and down to accomodate the
width of the item being scanned - snapshot (5" wide, not backlit),
slide (1"? wide, backlit, positive color collection) or negative
(1"? wide, backlit, negative color correction).
I suppose you could cut the fiche into 1" strips? ;-0
-ethan
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Received on Fri Feb 15 2002 - 19:34:13 GMT