I own a LinoScan 1400, and it is a superb flatbed scanner for graphic
designers, and print production houses. It is a professional unit with
excellent tonal range and color reproduction. The software, however, is
designed for graphics production professionals -- it can be confusing.
It is also quite slow, making it a questionable choice for your
project. The workflow forces you to create an overview scan, a preview
scan, and a final scan. Additionally, while there is a Photoshop
plug-in for the software, it is only for importing the scan from the
LinoColor software. All scanning is done in LinoColor, and only then
can you open the raw scan in Photoshop.
That said, I still love my LinoScan 1400. Good luck.
--
Wade Lawrence
Assistant Director, Drayton Hall
A National Trust historic site
http://www.draytonhall.org
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> My museum will soon be starting an ambitious project of scanning
> in-house a
> collection of over 4,000 8x10 glass-plate, nitrate and safety
> negatives.
> I'm at the point where I'm researching scanners. We're planning on
> scanning
> at 600-800dpi. These scans will be used for research, exhibitions,
> publications, etc. so the images need to be high quality. I've
> narrowed my
> choice to two scanners, the UMAX 2100XL and the Heidelberg LinoScan
> 1400.
> Has anyone had any experience with these models? I would love to hear
> how
> they worked for your museum, any problems, what you loved/hated about
> them,
> were they easy to use/learn? Anything would be appreciated to in
> order to
> make an informed decision.
>
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