Fitzomania
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I've got projects coming up that will involve lots of scanning...lots and lots of scanning of photos. I'm looking to make the process as efficient and quick as possible.
I have had no success using two USB scanners attached to my computer. One scanner always interferes with the other, regardless of which USB ports are used, when trying to scan simultaneously.
I do have two USB scanners; one is an HP 2210 All-In-One, the other is a Canon 3200F (scanner). I've tried multiple combinations of USB ports and the HP always interferes with the Canon. Both scanners work as they should when told to scan separately, but the HP always causes the Canon to slow almost to a stop when trying to scan simultaneously using two instances of VueScan. The output from the Canon is quite distorted, as well. The output from the HP is as it should be.
These are not the scanners that I will ultimately use for this work - I was originally looking at purchasing two Epson V700 scanners because they have gotten very good reviews and they do have both USB and Firewire outputs. They are somewhat expensive, however, and I wouldn't want to invest in anything unless I know that it works reliably and quickly.
Also, I am not terribly interested in an ADF as some photos will be old and fragile, and I couldn't trust an ADF to handle these safely.
SCSI scanners would work (I think), but they are not terribly common anymore, and the ones that are available are wicked pricey.
There are tantalizing hints that simultaneous scanning may be possible if one of the scanners is Firewire and the other USB, but I can't find positive confirmation of this. Does anyone have firsthand knowledge about this issue?
I am running XP Home on a Dell with 4GB RAM.
Thanks for any help or advice you can provide.
I have had no success using two USB scanners attached to my computer. One scanner always interferes with the other, regardless of which USB ports are used, when trying to scan simultaneously.
I do have two USB scanners; one is an HP 2210 All-In-One, the other is a Canon 3200F (scanner). I've tried multiple combinations of USB ports and the HP always interferes with the Canon. Both scanners work as they should when told to scan separately, but the HP always causes the Canon to slow almost to a stop when trying to scan simultaneously using two instances of VueScan. The output from the Canon is quite distorted, as well. The output from the HP is as it should be.
These are not the scanners that I will ultimately use for this work - I was originally looking at purchasing two Epson V700 scanners because they have gotten very good reviews and they do have both USB and Firewire outputs. They are somewhat expensive, however, and I wouldn't want to invest in anything unless I know that it works reliably and quickly.
Also, I am not terribly interested in an ADF as some photos will be old and fragile, and I couldn't trust an ADF to handle these safely.
SCSI scanners would work (I think), but they are not terribly common anymore, and the ones that are available are wicked pricey.
There are tantalizing hints that simultaneous scanning may be possible if one of the scanners is Firewire and the other USB, but I can't find positive confirmation of this. Does anyone have firsthand knowledge about this issue?
I am running XP Home on a Dell with 4GB RAM.
Thanks for any help or advice you can provide.