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ScanTek 4.2
A scanner driver for
Microtek, Highscreen and Mustek
Flatbed Scanner
© Copyright 1995/96/97/98 Waldemar Zöhner
email: scantek@gmx.de, wzoehner@gmx.de oder wzoehner@odn.de
http://www.users.odn.de/~odn05111/scantek.html
Get It, Feel It, Love It
Overview
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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, older Highscreen HighScan
Microtek E3PLUS, V300, 330, 630 and new Highscreen HighScan
This new scanner model can be used in black&white, grey scale
and color scanning.
The download of color lookup tables (gamma curves) is now
supported.
Color scan images can contain a shifted segment, if the image
data is written to a harddisk on the same SCSI host adapter.
The image data should be written to a harddisk on another SCSI
host adapter or to a IDE harddisk.
Support of the following SCSI Mustek Paragon scanner models:
Three Pass Scanners:
Paragon 6000CX, 8000CX (not tested), 12000CX all should work
One or Single Pass Scanners:
Paragon 6000SP, 8000SP, 12000SP (now supported) all should work
Paragon 6000CZ, 8000CZ (not tested)
Paragon 600IISP, 800IISP
The following scanner models are in the development phase:
Microtek ScanMaker 636, 336 and x6
Scanned images of this models may contain strong color failures.
After the reception of the new Microtek programming documentation
this filaure can be resolved. A fast solution is possible.
The following scanner models are recognized but not fully supported:
Mustek ScanExpress 12000SP
Mustek Paragon 1200IIISP (caution: III -> version 3)
Color scanning is only successfull at resolutions of 150, 300,
600 and 1200 dpi.
Grey scale scanning is possible.
If the image to be scanned exceeds the scan buffer size than
the image is corrupt. This effect is independent from the
scan mode.
The scanning quality is also (!) dependent from the used
SCSI host adapter.
The ScanExpress or Paragon 12000IIISP scanner models are
not recommended for ScanTek.
At least until sometimes in the future the corresponding
Mustek SCSI programming documentation for these new models
is available. I think this might be a Millenium projekt.
The following scanner models are not supported by now:
All remaining Mustek ScanExpress and Paragon IIISP models.
The following scanner models are not supported:
Canon, Epson, HP, Umax and any parallelport scanner.
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 A2091 and A3000(T) internal SCSI interface.
It is possible that these scanners do not work with
other SCSI host adapters, either.
But the Mustek 6000CX and Paragon MFS-12000SP work 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 6.58.
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
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V4.2 9 September 1998
- Locale catalogs now updated correctly
- No color failures if the LookUp tables are deactivted for
Microtek 630, 330 and new Highscan II models
V4.1 29 August 1998
- Full support for Microtek 630, 330 and new Highscan II models
- Color LookUp tables now supported
- Faster preview for new generation of ScanMaker scanners
- ScanTek support homepage has been moved to
http://www.users.odn.de/~odn05111/scantek.html
- Enhanced screen mode handling on program startup
V4.0 19 June 1998
- Localization of ScanTek. Supported locales: english, deutsch, dansk
- New email address: scantek@gmx.de, wzoehner@gmx.de
V3.11 24 May 1998
- Support of the new Highscreen HighScan II (Microtek) and
the new version of the Microtek E3Plus
V3.10 17 April 1998
- First attempt to support the new Microtek 330 scanner model.
The scanning speed depends in a large degree on the SCSI host adapter.
This scanner model may lead to hang ups of the SCSI bus (computer
system) on critical SCSI devices.
V3.9 15 March 1998
- Better support for Mustek ScanExpress 12000SP and the identical
international Mustek Paragon 1200 III SP.
This scanner model is not recommended for ScanTek.
Preview works now also on small preview windows.
Color scanning is only successful at resolutions of 150, 300,
600 and 1200 dpi.
Only small scanning images are successful. The automatic segment
scanning is not possible on this scanner model.
- The new Microtek model ScanMaker E3PLUS is in the testing phase.
(see Overview for details)
- Microtek V300, Microtek 330, Microtek 630
These scanner models are due to the documentation related to
the Microtek E3PLUS. They should work in an equivalent way.
V3.8 23 February 1997
- Bugfix of Mustek color scan process (Scrambled image data in
segment scanning)
- Support of Transparency Adapter (Slide Kit Unit) enhanced
- First attempt to support the new european Mustek
ScanExpress 12000SP and international Mustek Paragon 1200 III SP.
These scanners are assumed to be identical.
Due to missing Mustek programming documentation for the new firmware
there is only a limited support of these scanner models:
... Gray scale scanning is supported.
... Color scanning is incorrect and is therefore unusable
These scanner models are not recommended for the use with ScanTek.
If there will be a Mustek programming documentation some time in the
future than a second attempt for the