Re: Best scanning manager program?

Don wrote:
<snip>


Both of those are *technical* applications from a totally different
paradigm. So, they would be most difficult to integrate into a
completely "alien" environment, and yet it's done flawlessly.

So, if it's possible to port such difficult technical tools, a plain
vanilla user application would certainly be elementary by comparison.
Of course there are many fabulous cross platform packages in the GNU family (incl. the Gimp) and on sourceforge, though with a bias towards Linux/Unix. Typing this with mozilla...
However, there are not so much cross platform packages dealing successfully with a plethora of hardware devices *and* which are < $100. In part that has nothing to do with the ability of (freeware) programmers, but with lack of cooperation from hardware manufacturers. Give Vuescan the credits for at least strugling with that! 


Oh well, I guess it's time to post it again... NOTE: All the people
quoted below are dedicated *Vuescan fans*, not some "bashers".

Are those statistics solid enough? And that's only a *small* sample!!!
(Snipping the list below to preserve bandwith)
Ok, you made a point here. Time for the Vuescan author to provide other statistics. 




All that is beside the point. Whether it's a one-man-show or a huge
multinational a *commercial* application lives and dies by what it
does or doesn't do. That's all there is to it.

If it were freeware or GNU licence or similar, then we can cut it a
lot of slack, but once you pay for something it's a different story
altogether and all those excuses don't count anymore.
Personally I'm prepared to live with a couple of bugs in a $50 program...
IMO the price is a key issue. Apparently the revenues are too low to hire people who can maintain or improve quality. Lowering the price probably doesn't get him more customers, raising is not possible due to competition from bundled software and Silverfast. The introduction of new cheap scanners might help, but at the same time it's likely that the scanner market will dwindle. No wonder the guy is grumpy.


Do you actually mean scanning or editing as well?
Scanning and color correction. 

Just out of curiosity, what does Mac offer that your main system
doesn't? I mean, it must be something big to force you to leave your
main system just for this one usage, and I'm just curious what it is.
I use a number of different systems for different tasks, I'm used to switching around a bit. The mac offers convenient support for the scanner + some OT reasons like having an interesting compiler installed (IBM xlc). 



What's also ironic is that after Apple went bankrupt and the evil
Steve came crawling back, he had to eat his words and take back
everything he said against Microsoft. Why? Because Microsoft saved
Apple by giving it ~300 million dollars.
Also ironic is that after all the blabla about having the first 64bit 'PC' and the G5 being the fastest chip it is now likely they'll turn to Intel. 

So, right now, Apple is basically a minor division of Microsoft in
charge of monopoly alibi.
I think Microsoft sees them as necessary 'excuse' competition so to dilute the pain of the Microsoft monopoly, open source software being the real threat. 

Don.

--- arbitrary start ---
<snip!>
--- no end... --- 

-- Hans
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: HP ScanJet 4850 color issue
    ... > I just bought a new HP scanner model 4850. ... The drivers of my ATI RADEON ... Even with the basic Microsoft utilities ... > PCI Audio Device] ...
    (comp.periphs.scanners)
  • Re: OT linux and GPL content in commercial programs
    ... the evils of open source software, still continues to sell a product ... who were paying microsoft lots of money for this more ... ownership than that evil open source software. ... aware of plays fair with network traffic, ...
    (alt.machines.cnc)
  • Re: What is "Generic Host Process For Win32 Services"?
    ... > My name is Gilles this my question: ... > should report this problem to Microsoft which I do but nothing change ... the problem may be related to the device driver for a printer or ... The article mentions an old HP printer or scanner driver, ...
    (microsoft.public.access.modulesdaovba)
  • Re: Welcome to . These suggestions may help you. [6]
    ... Microsoft is still wanting to buy Yahoo. ... Much of Hotmail was also written on open source software. ... Messages posted to may be about mathematics at any ... Some questions may do better in a more specialized news group such ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: Scanning and Editing Documents
    ... If i scann it what file format shoudl i save it to to edit.: ... A scanner is basically copying a picture of the item in the scanner. ... separately after the scan when you choose the Send to Microsoft ... LINKS to the 2007 Office System ...
    (microsoft.public.office.misc)