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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Simon Avery wrote: > Kai Hendry wrote: > >> Any ideas how to scan in 100s of old photographs painlessly? > > I bought a APF (Auto Photo Feeder) scanner when I did our "thousands". > HP Scanjet 5530. The APF is just "ok" - jams often, but still way faster > than laying out one to four at a time. MUCH more expensive than a > standard flatbed, and if you've got a working A4 scanner, depending on > how many "100s" you have, you might prefer doing it 4 at a time and > cutting/cropping seperately. > > No idea on the 5530's linux compatibility, I used XP for that. My > experiences with xsane a couple of years ago wasted several weeks of > attempts with various scanners before I gave up scanning under linux... > > Use GIMP.... plugs in to sane, and as long as you spend a little time to realize that scanning is actually simple you're laughing. /etc/sane.d/dll.conf is the key to it all... however read the docs, it _is_ worth it. I had scanning up and working in under 30 minutes once i realized a few things and thats on an OfficeJet G85 which is not directly suported. - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek UK - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE0aEkz3Av8JKgzxQRAtKLAJ9D72T262V4Q/x23KLZhNf8S0SnCgCfW0+t HYV/YCUT4FUksP4X/cqnmEA= =x/4v -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html