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My Umax PowerLook III is putting vertical lines of different solid colors in my scans of b/w negatives. What could be causing this? It's an old machine but it worked fine just the other day!
People have suggested it's the hardware, that the scanner itself is burned out and skipping. One person suggested reloading the software. I'll also try cleaning the glass.Thanks, mohanchennai -
People have suggested it's the hardware, that the scanner itself is burned out and skipping. One person suggested reloading the software. I'll also try cleaning the glass.
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If the lines appear in the same location everytime, then it is from the scanner glass. Clean it thoroughly. No solvents except Isopropyl alcohol for cleaning.
S. Mohan, India
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To install driver for Umax Astra 4400/4450 on Windows 7 you need to do the following. 1. Install VueScan from http://www.hamrick.com/ - It is only need it for C:\VueScan\scanner.inf with list of drivers 2. Manually install driver from Umax Astra 3400 - You can follow these instructions to install driver manuallyhttp://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixt [...] dows-7.htm 3. Install Umax Astra 4400/4450 software (VistaScan) for Windows XP - Can be found at http://www.umax.com/download/index.jsp 4. Reboot 5. Now you can scan using VistaScan (C:\VistaScan\Vista32.exe), but only the with flatbed option.
sounds like the scanner is dead. only way to be sure that its not a software issue is to try that scanner on another machine. if you get the same issue on seperate machines, its a good bet that scanner is toast. Fortunately, you can usually go to the Salvation Army or Good will, and get a used scanner for 15 bucks, all you need is downloaded drivers and appropriate cables.
Looks like they'll let you buy Silverfast SE for just ... $49. Wow. Expensive price for just a driver.
On the premise you may not need the Silverfast software per se, just the driver, you may be able to, after investigating the legality, try a demo version of a Silverfast product and see if you can keep the driver itself after you get uninstall Silverfast.
I had that problem...it sounds like a SCSI bus problem...If you have a Mac...you can get a Ratoc SCSI to firewire converter...it solved my
problems..Take Care,
Carole
Thanks, mohanchennai -
People have suggested it's the hardware, that the scanner itself is burned out and skipping. One person suggested reloading the software. I'll also try cleaning the glass.
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