On Sun, 26 Jun 2005, Joel Gomberg wrote:
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:45:03 -0700
From: Joel Gomberg <obligor11-fedora@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Itay Furman <itayf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: OT: linux-friendly _slide_ scanner
Itay Furman wrote:
I am interested in buying a slide scanner. If I could control this device
from linux (Fedora :-) instead of quitting linux and visiting windows, this
would be a _major_ advantage.
A print scanner that supports scanning slides/negatives with high quality
will also be a good option.
I have used a Nikon CoolScan V (LS-50) with FC3, but it only works with
Vuescan, a commercial software product available at www.hamrick.com. The cost
is roughly $50 -- more for a version with more bells and whistles. Nikon
does not support Linux and AFAIK there is no open source software that works
with Nikon slide scanners. The Vuescan web site has a list of the hundreds
of scanners it supports. You can download a free trial version.
Thanks! This is encouraging.
Itay
--
Joel
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