In message , jbm writes:
On 21/01/2017 10:19, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
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Is this two scanners in one - a normal A4 (or legal) flatbed, and a
smaller one for prints? Or is the "photo scanning" aspect just a way of
using the main scanner but at a higher resolution (or something, though
if only software that can presumably be done afterwards)?

In outward appearances, it is a standard flat-bed scanner. However, it
is possible to remove the white back plate above the scanning window,
which reveals a built in light source that will shine through any
negatives or transparencies placed on the platen. Canon provide film
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Thanks for the explanation. I think I have looked at it (or similar) at
times; I tended to dismiss them as just a gimmick on what is basically a
flatbed scanner. I hadn't realised they did higher resolution for the
negatives. (Though, unless - which seems unlikely - the scanning head
has extra sensors in just a middle stripe, _presumably_ the higher
resolution, theoretically, should be accessible for full-width material
too, though rarely _required_ for that.)
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VueScan says it works with 8000F Canon.
http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon_8000f.html.

32-bit maybe, but not 64-bit.

Really? That is disappointing. I've just looked at the above page, and -
though, puzzlingly, in pale grey under the button for "download XP
version" - they say it works on Windows 10, 8, and 7; if it's only
32-bit, they are being decidedly disingenuous. (I suspect W10-32 is a
rare beast.)

But... It's $40 for the home version. Almost as much as a new scanner.
I use v.9.4.32 with my old XP3 HP 7400c on W7/64.
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I have never found a 64-bit generic scanner driver, at least not one
that would run the 8000F in basic flat-bed mode. And I've looked all
over the place.

jim


I'd thought VueScan was close to being such, just not a free one, though
admit I'd not looked at it for a couple of years until today.
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