[sane-devel] Epson Perfection V200 Photo - scans White as Blue

[emmanuel.michel at wanadoo.fr]

Le 08/05/2012 21:19, 2cv67 a écrit :
> I asked this question a long time ago on Ubuntu Forum, with no result.
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1576401
> Probably this is a more suitable spot?
>
> I have an Epson Perfection V200 Photo scanner.
>
> It works as you would expect in XP, whites come out white, automatically.
>
> In Ubuntu (10.04 thru 11.10) using the flatbed, real whites (white paper
> backgrounds, even the scanner's own white background) come out
> noticeably blue.
> This is annoying anyway & especially when printing afterwards.
> It is about the same using any of the available Scanner Applications
> (XSane / Image Scan! / Simple Scan / AcquireImages etc.)
> See example in above post.
>
> I can roughly correct the problem, once per scanning session, using the
> "Tone Control" in Image Scan! or (much more fiddly) using the "Set as
> White" tool in XSane, but the settings don't 'stick'.
>
> Is there any way to dial this problem out, once & for all, for any or
> preferably all of the applications?
>
> Thanks!
>
> 2CV67
>

Unfortunately I don't have quality equipment, calibrated monitor or 
stuff like that to confirm your problem. If white is not perfect, at 
least it does not look "noticeably blue" on my screen.

Can you please send one of your "white" scan as an example?

Bests,

EM