Can someone PLEASE help-Scanning

[triber]

As I wrote in an early post, my computer died and I had to get a new one about a week ago. I am getting used to using Windows7 after using XP for years.

My biggest problem is with scanning. My Canon scanner which I love doesn't work with the Adobe photoshop10 which has been put on the computer. I don't like that version at all, very hard to use and even harder for me  to see, plus is does not synch with my scanner.

I have to have a program where I can preview the picture and set the resolution and size before I scan, I can't do that.

I do have the disk with Adobe photoshop 5 on it, but when I try to download it, it is asking for a serial number, which I just don't have. I haven't been able to list for 2 1/2 weeks now, and I NEED to sort this out somehow.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to have to purchase another scanner, but if I have to, I will, but then I am concerned it will have the #10 photoshop edition, which I don't want. The person I bought the computer from says the program I use has to be capable of 63 bits (sorry if that is not the correct lingo!)

[Anonymous]

About 5 years when I was ready to buy a computer, I contacted one of my friends who is adept in computer building/installing and he told me that he would buy a blank computer, meaning not the computers that are installed with unnecessary programs, software programs that I don't want.  (The office stores often accepted $$$ from the persons who installed those insane unwanted programs which is why!!).

He bought a blank computer and installed what I want and was so wonderful and I have been happy since then.  Yes it is XP and I still am not willing to upgrade it since then as other programs for upgrading do screw things up so I stay with XP for the time being.

The governments/TV broadcasters buy blank computers for that purposes as not wanting things to screw their computers with unwanted programs already installed.  You get the picture!!

[cumos55]

Many people do not understand how to use a flash on a camera.

and they end up with people... with "red-eye"

and with flash rebound, which in many instances makes the photo useless.. and yet still used by many.

A classic view of unwanted color  has to do with a dinnerware by Royal Albert know as Val d'Or.  It is supposed to be white with a gold trim.

Not pink, not green, not blue  and not yellow.

Link to

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=3&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=royal+albert+Val+d%27or&_pgn=2&_skc=50...

Color correcting software is needed.

It is better today  than a few years ago... So sellers have learned how to photo-edit effectively... Years ago the favourite color was a reddish red  and lots of non-white Val d'Or.

There is one color of a Fenton vase that drove me wild just working to get that right color in the photo....  Finally got it....

[robshelp]

Post 8 above refers to an incorrectly spelled free software that will be perfect for testing to see if you can connect to the scanner from your computer.

Here's where you get it:  http://www.irfanview.com

When installed launch it and in the menu along the top choose File then "Select Scan/Twain Source".  If you see your scanner there you are probably good to go.  Next, from the File menu you'd choose "Acquire/Batch Scanning" and click OK at the bottom.  On the next screen you'd have the interface to the scanner displaying - for settings and to initiate the scan.

Basically, you are accessing and remote controlling the scanner from the computer.  The opposite:  Sending a scan from the scanner to the computer is more likely to have trouble.

When you have the scanned image in Irfanview you can edit it there and save it to your computer or save it and open with another editor to make adjustments.

Hope this helps,

Rob

[number63]

Most older scanners can keep on scanning , even in Windows 7 64 bit. What you have to do is buy a program called ``Vuescan``. I believe the price is about $40.00 or $80.00 if you want free updates forever. It is a scanning software, made to support over 1500 different scanners. It includes all the settings that a professional would use in the scanning process. You can set it up that it will open upon the ``acquire Image`` command in your photo editing software.

I use this program with an old Agfa scanner and it works great.

[recped]

Most older scanners can keep on scanning , even in Windows 7 64 bit. What you have to do is buy a program called ``Vuescan``.

I had an old (circa 2002) hp scanner, no Win 7 drivers available, just plugged it in and used the built in Windows Fax & Scan, no problems at all except you can access all of the things that you can through the HP software but the basic settings are accessible.

Any TWAIN driver should work really especially it's a USB scanner.