Using ADF to scan photos: Has anyone used the ADF functionality to scan stacks of photos?
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I tried, but the photos sometimes fed crooked(ly) through the feeder. I did the test with "expendable" photos. What have you found?
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Yes, Epson's recommendation is correct. Double-clicking the scanner in the print & scan section of system preferences gives you Apple's rudimentary scanning capability. I highly recommend a third-party scanning program like VueScan.
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If the photo is flexible, it should scan. I have not tried, for my NeatDesk puts a line on the left side of things in color mode, and I have struggled with Neat to get it replaced. So while I am in that process I only use it in black and white mode.
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TedIf you go to Adorama.com it does say that it does medium and large format scans. I'm here trying to find a review of how well it scans large format film.
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Yes. A bit difficult with scanning. I have a Mac and I use IPhoto. Not compatible I guess.
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Yes. It does a good KOB scanning documents for reprint or to email. I'm not sure about photos as I haven't ever tried to scan and reprint those.
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Yes, it does have a scanning feature. I have not used it, but you can scan photos and documents. All you have to do is follow the directions and set the parameters you want.
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There is a paper guide in the ADF tray that can be set closer together to about the right width so it would seem one can. If your photos are flexible enough - which they probably are. I haven't tried it myself. PS - Just tried it with a photo. Set the sheet feeder to the appropriate width, place your photo in the ADF tray face up. The printer will chime when you put the photo in far enough (which isn't far, so don't force it). Open HP Device Manager. I selected 'Scan to PDF' but there are other options of course. The photo gets drawn into the ADF and spat out again underneath and, most importantly, the photo suffers no damage whatsoever. Not even the slightest amount of bending. I got a great .pdf out of it too. Hoofy
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I have not tried scanning photos. I will give it a try and let you know next week.
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No. But it has been great with scanning photos. I love this scanner - it is quick, easy to use and fun!
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I have the same question! I am looking for something to scan the old black and white negatives- larger ones than 35mm. Have you found a scanner that will do that, mt gal? If you do, can you let me know at dlamp3300@aol.com ? Thanks
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I believe it has a built in protocol that takes images from the bottom camera and compares the most current image to the previous frame. This unfortunately causes some drift over time. Playing around some you should be able to have it use an initial image and use that one as a reference for all other frames taken and later time points.
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That's what I've used it for. I think it does a great job with them. I've compared them to the photos I got scanned from photo bin and they were about the same but without all the hassle of mailing them off and in the end is much better cost wise. Its hard to get them all to be perfectly straight when fed through if you do it in a hurry but theres a tool in their software that before you save them into your computer, you can crop them a little to make them straight. I'm actually not going to use my remaining groupons for photo bin and use the doxie cause its just as good. One caveat, I'm copying older photos so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Maybe newer ones won't be as sharp, don't know.
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K Jansen is correct - the duplex scan process works through the automatic document feeder (ADF). Lots of action!
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There is a setting, not on the printer itself, but in the software - select HP8600, then "scan a document", then ADF, then check the box for "Scan both sides". Yes, you can do so.
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yes, but you can't scan photos manually. They need to go through the feeder. It's a choice you need to make.
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I believe it is. As of now, I'm just using the full version of Adobe. As I get more organized, I expect the Rack2Filer will come into play.The scanner itself is excellent, making fast 2-sided scans with excellent resolution/quality.