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6 sane-coolscan3 - SANE backend for Nikon Coolscan film scanners
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9 The sane-coolscan3 library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
10 backend that provides access to Nikon Coolscan film scanners. Some
11 functions of this backend should be considered beta-quality software.
12 Most functions have been stable for a long time, but of course new de‐
13 velopment can not and will not function properly from the very first
14 day.
15 At present, the following scanners are known to work with this backend:
18 Model: Connection Type
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21 LS-30 (Coolscan III) SCSI
22 LS-40 ED (Coolscan IV) USB
23 LS-50 ED (Coolscan V) USB
24 LS-2000 SCSI
25 LS-4000 ED IEEE 1394
26 LS-8000 ED IEEE 1394
27 Please send mail to sane-devel@alioth-lists.debian.net to report suc‐
29 cesses or failures.
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33 The options the backend supports can either be selected through command
34 line options to programs like scanimage(1) or through GUI elements in
35 xscanimage(1) or xsane(1).
36 Valid command line options and their syntax can be listed by using:
38 scanimage --help -d coolscan3:<interface>:<device>
40 where <interface> and <device> specify the device in question, as in
42 the configuration file (see next section). The -d parameter and its ar‐
43 gument can be omitted to obtain information on the first scanner iden‐
44 tified. Use the command:
45 scanimage -L
47 to list all devices recognized by your SANE installation.
49 The options should be fully described by the description or tooltips
51 given by frontend. Here is a description of some of the most important
52 options, in the syntax with which they must be supplied to scanim‐
53 age(1):
54 --frame <n>
56 This option specifies which frame to operate on, if a motorized
57 film strip feeder or APS adapter are used. The frame number <n>
58 ranges from 1 to the number of frames available, which is sensed
59 each time the backend is initialized (usually each time you
60 start the frontend).
61 --subframe <x>
63 This option shifts the scan window by the specified amount (de‐
64 fault unit is mm).
65 --infrared=yes/no
67 If set to "yes", the scanner will read the infrared channel,
68 thus allowing defect removal in software. The infrared image is
69 read during a second scan, with no options altered. The backend
70 must not be restarted between the scans. If you use scanimage,
71 perform a batch scan with --batch-count=2 to obtain the IR in‐
72 formation.
73 --depth <n>
75 Here <n> can either be 8 or the maximum number of bits supported
76 by the scanner (10, 12, or 14). It specifies whether or not the
77 scanner reduces the scanned data to 8 bits before sending it to
78 the backend. If 8 bits are used, some information and thus image
79 quality is lost, but the amount of data is smaller compared to
80 higher depths. Also, many imaging programs and image formats
81 cannot handle depths greater than 8 bits.
82 --autofocus
84 Perform autofocus operation. Unless otherwise specified by the
85 other options ( --focus-on-centre and friends), focusing is per‐
86 formed on the centre of the selected scan area.
87 --ae-wb
89 --ae Perform a pre-scan to calculate exposure values automatically.
91 --ae-wb will maintain the white balance, while --ae will adjust
92 each channel separately.
93 --exposure
95 Multiply all exposure times with this value. This allows expo‐
96 sure correction without modifying white balance.
97 --load Load the next slide when using the slide loader (SF-200 bulk
99 loader only).
100 --eject
102 Eject the film strip or mounted slide when using the slide
103 loader.
104 --reset
106 Reset scanner. The scanner will perform the same action as when
107 power is turned on: it will eject the film strip (with the
108 SF-200 bulk loader) and calibrate itself. Use this whenever the
109 scanner refuses to load a film strip properly, as a result of
110 which --eject does not work.
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114 The configuration file /etc/sane.d/coolscan3.conf specifies the de‐
115 vice(s) that the backend will use. Owing to the nature of the supported
116 connection types SCSI, USB, and IEEE 1394, the default configuration
117 file supplied with the SANE distribution should work without being
118 edited.
119 Each line in the configuration file is either of the following, where
121 all entries are case-sensitive:
122 blank or starting with a '#' character
124 These lines are ignored, thus '#' can be used to include com‐
125 ments.
126 containing only the word "auto"
128 This instructs the backend to probe for a scanner by scanning
129 the buses for devices with known identifiers. This is the de‐
130 fault action when no configuration file is present.
131 a line of the form <interface>:<device>
133 Here <interface> can be one of "scsi" or "usb", and <device> is
134 the device file of the scanner. Note that IEEE 1394 devices are
135 handled by the SBP-2 module in the kernel and appear to SANE as
136 SCSI devices.
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140 /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-coolscan3.a
141 The static library implementing this backend.
142 /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-coolscan3.so
144 The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
145 that support dynamic loading).
146 /etc/sane.d/coolscan3.conf
148 Configuration file for this backend, read each time the backend
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153 SANE_DEBUG_COOLSCAN3
154 If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this en‐
155 vironment variable controls the debug level for this backend.
156 E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug output to be printed.
157 Smaller levels reduce verbosity.
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161 sane-scsi(5), sane-usb(5), scanimage(1), xscanimage(1), xsane(1)
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165 Currently, the SANE protocol does not allow automatically updating op‐
166 tions whenever the hardware changes. Thus the number of choices for the
167 --frame option will be fixed when the backend is initialized (usually
168 when the user runs the frontend). In particular, if there is no film
169 strip in the automatic film strip feeder when the backend is initial‐
170 ized, the --frame option will not appear at all. Also, restarting the
171 frontend after swapping film adapters is strongly recommended.
172 Linux kernels prior to 2.4.19 had a patch that truncated INQUIRY data
174 from IEEE 1394 scanners to 36 bytes, discarding vital information about
175 the scanner. The IEEE 1394 models therefore only work with 2.4.19 or
176 later.
177 No real bugs currently known, please report any to the SANE developers'
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183 coolscan3 written by A. Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>, based heavily on
184 coolscan2 written by András Major <andras@users.sourceforge.net>.
185 11 Jul 2008 sane-coolscan3(5)