Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ulysses!hector!eric
From: eric@hector.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Digitizers/Scanners
Message-ID: <10754@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: 22 Oct 88 19:00:06 GMT
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In article <12686@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>In article <224@snll-arpagw.UUCP> paolucci@snll-arpagw.UUCP (Sam Paolucci) writes:
>>Is there a digitizer or scanner available for the Amiga that has a resolution
>>of 2K or larger in each direction?  Also, if there is one, does it support
>>color and how many? 
>
>ASDG showed at AmiEXPO their twin-X based product that supports the SHARP 
>JX-450 color scanner.  The scanning resolution is 300 dpi, with scannong 
>capacity up to 11" x 17".  This is a COLOR scanner.
>
>I think the scanner price is around $7000.  Eric, how about the software
>specs?

The Twin-X interface board with GPIB module and SpectraScan software to
control the JX-450 lists for $1,000. The software will do a full color
scan in one pass (that's 300 DPI at 24 Bits of color). There are also
numerous controls to allow processing and enhancing of the image and
all calculations are done based on the full 24 bit color map. Color
negatives, separations etc. are handled within the software and the
scanner itself can do all kinds of edge enhancement directly. The
product is available and shipping now for those who have serious
interest. Please call ASDG at (608) 273-6585 for more information.

>-- Marco Papa 'Doc'

-Eric Lavitsky

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