Drivers for Heidelberg Linoscan 1400 Scanner? VueScan?
David WE Roberts
Hi,
I am about to start assisting a photographer to set up a Heidelberg Linoscan
1400 Scanner under Windows XP.
Obtaining the SCSI II card should be straightforward (but not necessarily
cheap) but given the age of this scanner we are having trouble locating any
drivers.
We have found the VueScan site which offers software plus drivers for $39.95
for the standard edition, but all Google searches seem to turn up for
drivers are the "bend down, grip your ankles and prepare to be shafted"
sites which try to download many things but not the driver.
Does anyone know a safe, reliable source of drivers (preferably free) for
Windows XP?
Is VueScan a good option?
The alternative is to use the SANE drivers under Linux.
I an confortable with Linux but it is likely to be a steep learning curve
for the photographer.
Any suggestions very welcome.
Cheers
Dave R
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Wally
<davidwe...@spamtrap.invalid> wrote:
>I am about to start assisting a photographer to set up a Heidelberg Linoscan
>1400 Scanner under Windows XP.
>
>Obtaining the SCSI II card should be straightforward (but not necessarily
>cheap) but given the age of this scanner we are having trouble locating any
>drivers.
>
>We have found the VueScan site which offers software plus drivers for $39.95
>for the standard edition, but all Google searches seem to turn up for
>drivers are the "bend down, grip your ankles and prepare to be shafted"
>sites which try to download many things but not the driver.
>
>Does anyone know a safe, reliable source of drivers (preferably free) for
>Windows XP?
>
>Is VueScan a good option?
You can download a trial version for free to find out.
Wally
Rob
> Heidelberg Linoscan 1400 Scanner
This is not bad software either I use it with my Epson.
Rob
> Heidelberg Linoscan 1400 Scanner
I think it maybe a version Umax Powerlook III ??
so you could look and try these drivers and see if they work.
http://www.umax.com/download/index.jsp
or
http://download.cnet.com/UMAX-PowerLook-III/3000-2118_4-74361.html
David WE Roberts
"Rob" <mesa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Think this costs �300 UKP - possibly a bit too much?
Rob
>
> "Rob" <mesa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4e11e128$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>> On 4/07/2011 7:49 PM, David WE Roberts wrote:
>>> Heidelberg Linoscan 1400 Scanner
>>
>>
>>
>> This is not bad software either I use it with my Epson.
>>
>>
>> http://www.silverfast.com/product/Heidelberg/166/en.html
>>
>> http://www.silverfast.com/get_demo/en.html
>
> Think this costs �300 UKP - possibly a bit too much?
>
there are not many scanner companies most rebadge and its just finding
the correct brand.
Raymond Daley
> On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 10:49:07 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
> <davidwe...@spamtrap.invalid> wrote:
>>Does anyone know a safe, reliable source of drivers (preferably free) for
>>Windows XP?
Its worth pointing out to you that in essence all XP is is a rebadged &
repackaged version of NT so NT drivers will almost certainly work for your
scanner.
Its worth saying because it seems so few people actually realise thats what
XP really is.
Plus you are more likely to find NT drivers for free.
David WE Roberts
thanks - from searching through various sites I think that the Umax matches
another (higher) Linoscan model number
However I can't now find the post!
No harm in giving it a try :-)
Rob
>
> "Rob" <mesa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4e11e534$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>> On 4/07/2011 7:49 PM, David WE Roberts wrote:
>>> Heidelberg Linoscan 1400 Scanner
>>
>>
>> I think it maybe a version Umax Powerlook III ??
>>
>> so you could look and try these drivers and see if they work.
>>
>> http://www.umax.com/download/index.jsp
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://download.cnet.com/UMAX-PowerLook-III/3000-2118_4-74361.html
> Rob,
>
> thanks - from searching through various sites I think that the Umax
> matches another (higher) Linoscan model number
> However I can't now find the post!
> No harm in giving it a try :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave R
>
>
site you can give them a try and see which works.
r
David WE Roberts
"David WE Roberts" <davidwe...@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> I am about to start assisting a photographer to set up a Heidelberg
> Linoscan 1400 Scanner under Windows XP.
>
> Obtaining the SCSI II card should be straightforward (but not necessarily
> cheap) but given the age of this scanner we are having trouble locating
> any drivers.
>
> We have found the VueScan site which offers software plus drivers for
> $39.95 for the standard edition, but all Google searches seem to turn up
> for drivers are the "bend down, grip your ankles and prepare to be
> shafted" sites which try to download many things but not the driver.
>
> Does anyone know a safe, reliable source of drivers (preferably free) for
> Windows XP?
>
> Is VueScan a good option?
>
> The alternative is to use the SANE drivers under Linux.
> I an confortable with Linux but it is likely to be a steep learning curve
> for the photographer.
>
> Any suggestions very welcome.
with the Windows based photo editing software.
Rob
make scanners just re-badge them. This you were told.
But then again you have been on this for quite a while, as you did know
last year.
If you were fortunate to refer back had all the necessary information.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.periphs.scanners/COKdntDbZlE/YInFqRb-b6MJ
David WE Roberts
"Rob" <mesa...@google.com> wrote in message
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found it very early in the exercise), saw it worked, was happy with the
interface and price.
So your information was not deliberately spurned, as an act of direct spite.
There was no need to sift through Umax drivers to try and locate the correct
one as the scanner was already working.
Looking back up the thread, I see that I had found information to suggest
that the scanner was not actually the one you indicated but another slightly
lower spec model.
Equally, the PC was powerful enough to run Ubuntu under VMWare and use SANE
to interface to the scanner from within Windows.
Again, this solution was not required because of the ease of using VueScan.
The information you provided was useful and gratefully received, but did not
place us under any obligation.
I updated this thread to note which solution we went with.
Anyone reading the thread would see all the information offered.
It might have been a little more polite, perhaps, to merely enquire if we
had tried the Umax drivers as you had previously suggested?
Cheers
Dave R