hp scanjet 4670

[Wake]

I've just tested out the panorama maker on the hp scanjet 4670 - a vertical scanner which you can take off it's stand and lay over the artwork.

My test page was an A3 Nemesis the Warlock page by Henry Flint

Test 1
I scanned in two sections, missing out the top and bottom borders to maximize the centre overlap.
The panorama maker failed to join the two halves correctly but using the fine tune function I ended up with an excellent result.

Test 2
I scanned in two sections, including the top and bottom borders. Unfortunately this didn't leave enough overlap for panorama maker to stitch
the two halves together, even with fine tune

Test 3
I scanned in three sections.
The resulting image was right first time and didn't need any fine tuning.

The web sized image is 775 pixels wide and just under 300k

Even though the image is black and white I scanned in colour and I have made no adjustments to contrast, etc. I can't see the joins, so I've very impressed and will be scanning more of my artwork using the scanjet as and when I get around to it.

Cheers,

Wake

Link: http://www.2000ad.org/artwork/nemesis_large.jpg" target="_blank">200dpi version (2.15Mb jpeg from 18Mb tiff)

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[Marbles]

why not just get an A3 scanner ??

[Wake]

Because:

1) I don't have space for an A3 scanner at home. As it is, one of the attractions of the scanjet is that it takes up less room than an A4 flatbed

2) Most of my artwork collection is bigger than A3

3) An A3 scanner would probably have cost more money.

Cheers,

Wake

[The Amstor Computer]

Very cool end result there, Wake. My old Epson has been a reliable machine for the past five years, but I'm looking to upgrade at some point soon & this is mighty tempting. I can get good results by "hand-stitching" large images together, but this would life so much easier!

[Marbles]

Mustek A3 scanner is ?82 ?

Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000TZ9AC/qid=1111766933/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-3513520-1925222" target="_blank">Mustek

[Wake]

This Mark Harrison cover is shorter but wider than A3 and was auto stitched from four separate scans.

BTW, I got a scanjet for Christmas but it didn't work properly so it had to be returned. The replacement that has just arrived is an American one bought on eBay at the bargain price (so long as it doesn't break down) of ?43 including shipping. I already have a US power convertor because my first DVD player was an American one.

Cheers,

Wake

Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5173674811&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT" target="_blank">HP Scanjet 4670 See-thru Vertical Scanner Used Bri

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