J
Jack
I have been using an HP Scanjet 4600 to scan LP covers in four sections
and then using PanoTools/PTAssembler to stitch the four scans together.
I have gotten to the point where the stitching is about as perfect as I
can get it and I am very satisfied with the results. If anyone is
interested in the technique, I would be happy to post it here.
But I am NOT happy with the scanning results that I am getting with the
Scanjet 4600. At the time that I bought it, it was the only choice that
had a truly FLAT scanning surface. There is no raised plastic border
surrounding the glass that the item to be scanned is placed against. The
scanning side separates easily from the side that is normally the lid
in other flatbed scanners allowing an over-sized item to hang over the
scanner on all four sides.
The 4600 is bundled with the most bloated scanning program, or program
of any kind, that I have ever encountered. It was over a year before I
discovered that HP provided two separate TWAIN drivers that would make
using the bloatware unnecessary. The problem is that none of the drivers
produces satisfactory scans. The reasons are several and don't merit
mentioning unless someone is interested.
So my question to those who might be reading this is, are there any
flatbed scanners available that would allow me to do what the Scanjet
4600 allows, and that is, to lay an over-sized item such as an LP cover
on it and have the item lay perfectly flat on the glass even though it
hangs over on all four sides of the scanner?
and then using PanoTools/PTAssembler to stitch the four scans together.
I have gotten to the point where the stitching is about as perfect as I
can get it and I am very satisfied with the results. If anyone is
interested in the technique, I would be happy to post it here.
But I am NOT happy with the scanning results that I am getting with the
Scanjet 4600. At the time that I bought it, it was the only choice that
had a truly FLAT scanning surface. There is no raised plastic border
surrounding the glass that the item to be scanned is placed against. The
scanning side separates easily from the side that is normally the lid
in other flatbed scanners allowing an over-sized item to hang over the
scanner on all four sides.
The 4600 is bundled with the most bloated scanning program, or program
of any kind, that I have ever encountered. It was over a year before I
discovered that HP provided two separate TWAIN drivers that would make
using the bloatware unnecessary. The problem is that none of the drivers
produces satisfactory scans. The reasons are several and don't merit
mentioning unless someone is interested.
So my question to those who might be reading this is, are there any
flatbed scanners available that would allow me to do what the Scanjet
4600 allows, and that is, to lay an over-sized item such as an LP cover
on it and have the item lay perfectly flat on the glass even though it
hangs over on all four sides of the scanner?