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- ScanTek 3.3
-
- A scanner driver for
- Microtek, Highscreen and Mustek
- Flatbed Scanner
-
-
- © Copyright 1995/96/97 Waldemar Zöhner
-
- Get It, Feel It, Love It
-
-
- Overview
- ----------
-
- The ScanTek scanner driver has the following features:
-
- 1. Support of the following SCSI Microtek scanner models:
- MICROTEK IISP, MICROTEK II, HIGHSCREEN Flatbed Color IIs,
- ScanMaker E3, ScanMaker 35t, ScanMaker E6,
- Highscreen PerfectScan, Highscreen HighScan
-
- Support of the following SCSI Mustek scanner models:
- Three Pass Scanners:
- 6000CX, 8000CX (not tested), 12000CX (not tested) all should work
-
- One or Single Pass Scanners:
- 6000SP, 8000SP (not tested), 12000SP (not tested) all should work
- 6000CZ (not tested), 8000CZ (not tested)
-
- 600IISP, 800IISP (not tested) all should work
-
- If your scanner is not mentioned in the list above try it and
- give me a response whether it works or not.
-
- Attention: In recent times Mustek has changed the scanner firmware.
- I urge you to test Mustek scanners with your Amiga
- configuration before buying it.
-
- Mustek scanners have a critical SCSI interface. It
- was reported to me that these scanners may not work
- with the A3000(T) internal SCSI interface. It is
- possible that these scanners do not work with other
- SCSI host adapters, either.
- But the Mustek 6000CX works in combination with an
- Oktagon SCSI host adapter.
- Be sure to disable reselection for Mustek scanners
- on your SCSI host adapter. Otherwise your system may
- not boot.
-
-
- 2. Support of black/white, built-in halftone (dither), one-pass-color-scan,
- three pass color scan, grey, red, green and blue scan.
-
- 3. Individual setting of resolution, scanning frame, contrast, shadow,
- midtone, highlight, exposure time and scanning speed for download to the
- scanner.
-
- 4. Download of a color look up table (gamma correction table ) to the scanner
- supported.
-
- 5. Scanning to IFF File of 1, 8 or 24 bit color depth. The maximum size of
- the scanned image is independent from the RAM size. After the scanning
- process it is possible to start an external program.
-
- 6. GUI for preview and configuration of the driver. You need Kickstart 2.04
- but Kickstart 3.0 is recommended.
-
- 7. Sizeable preview window in black/white or grey scale. Color preview
- on Cybergraphix screens (15, 16 or 24 bit necessary).
- There are much more skilled programs to view and manipulate the scanned
- images in color. (A tool like ADPRO, IMAGE FX or so is needed, if you
- want to do sophisticated postproduction)
-
- 8. ARexx support
-
- 9. Screenmode requester to define custom screen for working. The actual public
- screen is supported as well
-
- 10. Configurable SCSI device and SCSI ID. The driver supports only SCSI
- connectable scanners.
-
- 11. The driver is tested with the following SCSI drivers: oktagon.device and
- gvpscsi.device V4.5.
-
- 12. ScanTek is written using SAS C 6.55.
-
- 13. ScanTek is SHAREWARE.
-
- 14. The non registered version of ScanTek is a full working version, but all
- scanned images have black lines to motivate you to register.
- Additionally the maximum size of the preview is restricted.
-
-
- History
- ---------
-
- V3.3 1 August 1997
-
- - Detection of ScanMaker35t+ introduced
- - Faster preview scanning process on some scanner models
- - "Accurate Coordinates" support for ScanMaker E6 and compatible
-
-
- V3.2 8 June 1997
-
- - Workaround for surfsquirrel.device to avoid SCSI bus hangup
- - AREXX scripts: Load scanned pictures into
- ImageFX: ST2ImageFX.strx
- ArtEffect: ST2ArtEffect.strx
-
-
- V3.1 19 May 1997
-
- - Recognition of Highscreen PerfectScan (600dpi) introduced
- - Recognition of Highscreen RealScan (300dpi) introduced
- - Activation of newly opened windows works now correct
-
-
- V3.0 16 Apr. 1997
-
- - AREXX support
- - XBMI-chunk introduced to store DPI (dots per inch) information in
- IFF File
- - Handling of Microtek ScanMaker E6 enhanced
- - Bugfixes: "Exposure Time" and "Contrast" parameters for Microtek
- and some Mustek scanner models are now correct.
- This bug could lead to images that where to light.
- Grey preview of color image now work with all specified
- settings.
-
-
- V2.10 26 Mar. 1997
-
- - Full size preview on 400 dpi Mustek scanners adjustable
-
-
- V2.9 9 Feb. 1997
-
- - Look Up Table Window redesigned to ensure font sensitivity
-
-
- V2.8 11 Jan. 1997
-
- - New icons for ScanTek
- - Recognition and handling of new Mustek scanners enhanced
- - Minior bug fixes
- - Introduction of the ScanTek Support WebSite
-
-
- V2.7 6 Dec. 1996
-
- - Recognition and handling of new Mustek scanners enhanced
- - Recognition of Microtek ScanMaker E6 adapted
-
-
- V2.6 30 Oct. 1996
-
- - Full support of Mustek one pass scanners
- - Recognition of Mustek scanners enhanced
-
-
- V2.5 5 Oct. 1996
-
- - Workaround to handle strange color mode behaviour of Mustek
- one pass scanners
- - Reverse scanning in black and white mode introduced
-
-
- V2.4 10 Sept. 1996
-
- - Support of Mustek SCSI one pass color scanners in color mode and
- parameter ranges.
- - ScanTek can now open its GUI windows on the actual public screen.
-
-
- V2.3 6 Sept. 1996
-
- - Color Preview on Cybergraphix screens in true color mode
- (15, 16 or 24 bit) for onepass flatbed scanners
- - Grey/Red/Green/Blue Preview on Cybergraphix screens in true color mode
- (15, 16 or 24 bit) for threepass and onepass flatbed scanners
- - Change and recall of predefined resolution values
-
-
- V2.2 26 July 1996
-
- - Enhanced support for Mustek scanners
- "Exposure Time" and "Contrast" parameters are now correct
- - Gamma value "All" now works on threepass scanner
- - Alternative Black/White scanning mode
-
-
- V2.1 5 July 1996
-
- - Preview now fully supported for Mustek 6000CX
- - Special adaption for Mustek 6000CX to use 8.5 * 14 inch scanning frame
-
-
- V2.0 30 Apr. 1996
-
- - Preview in color mode with proper options values
- - Use of expanded Contrast and Exposure Time selections on certain scanners
- - X and Y Aspect Ratio in color images is correct now
- - ScanMaker E3 does not support undocumentated red, gree and blue scanning
- - Lookup Table command supported (Gamma Correction on certain scanner
- possible)
- - Scanning Frame Setting is now more intuitive
- - Reverse image scanning supported (only on certain scanners possible)
- - Accurate scanning supported. Scanning frame is now more precise.
-
-
- V1.3 25 Feb. 1996
-
- - Detection of new ScanMaker E3 Flatbed scanner implemented
- - Special adaption for E3 to use 8.5 * 13.5 inch scanning frame
- (due to E3 inquiry data the max frame size is 8.5 * 11.69 inch)
- - No start of the external program, if the scanning process is aborted
- - Higher dpi rates for ScanMaker 35t (slide scanner) possible
- Preview image should look better now.
- - "Main Control" window and gadgets modified
- - Debug filename "ScanTek.log" can be overriden through CLI or Tooltype
-
-
- V1.2 3 Jan. 1996
-
- - Debug output data revised and enhanced
- - Max Frame Setting setting introduced
- - Start of external program possible
- - Window positions are remembered and saved
- - Configuration file enhanced
-
-
- V1.1 17 Dec. 1995
-
- - detection of Microtek scanner via SCSI inquiry enhanced
- - stepping of resolution slider adapted to expanded base resolution
- - calculation of scanning frame size data modified
-
-
- V1.0 30 Nov. 1995
-
- - first public release
-
-