RE: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Ed writes ... > ... > > ... > I looked at the .inf file for the LS-4000 and it > uses SCSI over Firewire, which means it should > be just as easy to add support for in VueScan. > ... S ... you plan on implimenting 'firewire'. I just read on another list ... in the context of a "Lino

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 03/06/2001 12:09:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << It appears to have the same type of limitations as the LS-30/LS-2000. For instance, the LS-40 is 12-bits, the LS-4000 is 14-bits. The LS-4000 has single-pass multi-sampling, support for the SF200 s

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Ed, LS40? Is that the Coolscan IV ED? Dale From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just thought I'd let the people on this mailing list know that > Nikon loaned me an LS-40 today. I installed it and traced > the USB commands, and it looks like it will be quite easy to > add support for it to VueScan.

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Ed, How about support for the ls-8000? Asael www.DigitalPhotographicArt.com

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/6/2001 1:35:30 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > S ... you plan on implimenting 'firewire'. I just read on > another list ... in the context of a "Linoscan " ... you implied no > such plans I certainly intend to implement SCSI over Firewire (which is what scanners u

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/6/2001 1:58:56 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is the main improvement of the LS-40 over the LS-30 the USB connection, 12 > bits vs. 10 bits, and slightly higher DPI? Yes, although with NikonScan it's 12 bits vs. 8 bits. In addition, the LS-40 adds Digital ROC and Dig

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/6/2001 2:09:02 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > LS40? Is that the Coolscan IV ED? Yes - that's the same thing. Interestingly, NikonScan 3.0 that came with this scanner also works with my LS-30. The commands that these scanners use are almost identical. NikonScan 3.0 wi

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/6/2001 5:05:01 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > How about support for the ls-8000? It depends when Nikon can loan me one. They're quite good about loaning me scanners, so I suspect I'll get this working right before the LS-8000 and LS-4000 become widely available. Rega

RE: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Ed writes ... > I certainly intend to implement SCSI over Firewire (which is what > scanners use - the SBP2 protocol). It may take me a bit longer > to get it working on Mac OS than Windows though. It turns > out that this is really, really easy for me to add on Windows. > ... You make

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

At this rate you should have support for the LS-16000 in a week or so! Oh, yeah: :-)

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 5:11 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan > In a message dated 3/6/2001 2:09:02 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > LS40? Is that the Coolscan IV ED? > > Yes - that's the same thing. > > In

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

To me this is good news - they are working with their software's competitor, but hopefully it helps both of you out. Maris - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: I got a Ni

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Ed Hamirck wrote: >Interestingly, NikonScan 3.0 that came with this scanner >also works with my LS-30. The commands that these >scanners use are almost identical. NikonScan 3.0 >with the LS-30 has the same limitations - 8-bits only. >It also doesn't enable DIgital GEM and Digital ROC >with the L

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/6/2001 6:10:26 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What advantages does > firewire have over SCSI?? Firewire is theoretically faster than SCSI, but no scanner is so fast that SCSI is the bottleneck. > Any idea why Nikon switched to fw, and > didn't impliment both? I sus

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

In a message dated 3/7/2001 1:41:06 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Interestingly, NikonScan 3.0 that came with this scanner > >also works with my LS-30. The commands that these > >scanners use are almost identical. NikonScan 3.0 > >with the LS-30 has the same limitations - 8-bits only.

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just traced the scsi commands that NikonScan 3.0 uses > with the LS-30, and it probably will get the same jaggies > as in NikonScan 2.5. It reads scan lines in 64K buffers, > which is what causes the jaggies. > I already told my Nikon contact about how to fix the >

Re: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

The DMAX of the LS-40 will be 3.6 instead of the 3.0 DMAX in the LS-30. > Is the main improvement of the LS-40 over the LS-30 the USB connection, 12 > bits vs. 10 bits, and slightly higher DPI?

RE: filmscanners: I got a Nikon LS-40 on Loan

Avi33 writes ... > The DMAX of the LS-40 will be 3.6 instead of > the 3.0 DMAX in the LS-30. > ... Unfortunately, it is up for debate what any Dmax is for the Nikon scanners. That is, their Dmax specification seems to be simply what the bit depth is capable of storing, and may have abs