[sane-devel] epson 1250 scanning dark color

[John H.]

how do i see what backend I am using?  Which one is
recommended?

--- Gerhard Jaeger <gerhard@gjaeger.de> wrote:

> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:03, Olaf Meeuwissen
> wrote:
> > "John H." <mistamaila@yahoo.com> writes:
> > 
> > > My epson 1250 is scanning very dark when I do
> color,
> > > why is that?
> > >
> > > xsane-gimp-0.96-1
> > > sane-frontends-1.0.13-2
> > > sane-backends-1.0.15-9
> > > xsane-0.96-1
> > >
> > > good color in windows.
> > 
> > What backend?  I'd guess plustek but this scanner
> is also supported by
> > the epkowa backend.
> 
> He,he - don't put the blame on me ;)
> 
> Well - of course you might wan't to check that with
> the epkowa backend, you
> might also want to tweak the gamma options in the
> plustek.conf file:
> 
> #
> # for adjusting the default gamma values
> # (can also be set via frontend)
> option redGamma         1.5
> option greenGamma       1.5
> option blueGamma        1.5
> option grayGamma        1.5
> 
> Default is 1.0 for this device, which means use a
> linear map, 1.5 should
> increase the brightness.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Ciao,
> Gerhard
> 
> 



		
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