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Scan Slides Umax Astra 1220U
I need to scan slides on my flatbed Umax Astra 1220U, which includes Vista Scan as the software.
It apparently needs a transparency adapter to do this. Vista Scan grays out the Slide button.
I have tried using an available HP ScanJet Slide Adapter, which is a triangular plastic thing with reflectors in it, into which you insert the slide. It does not produce an image that is readable by the scanner.
I tried contacting the Umax web site, but email to them keeps bouncing back.
So how can I get to scan slides, please? Thanks.
It apparently needs a transparency adapter to do this. Vista Scan grays out the Slide button.
I have tried using an available HP ScanJet Slide Adapter, which is a triangular plastic thing with reflectors in it, into which you insert the slide. It does not produce an image that is readable by the scanner.
I tried contacting the Umax web site, but email to them keeps bouncing back.
So how can I get to scan slides, please? Thanks.
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Not for the UMAX scanner.
Microtek makes a line of consumer scanners some of which come with a slide/transparancy adapter. If I remember correctly the product identifier starts with X6. The scanner plus adapter from Microtek often sells for less than the UMAX adapter. The Microtek does a very decent job of scanning too. If you are in the US and are near a Best Buy, check it out there. Best Buy has the best price on the Microtek that I have seen.
Microtek makes a line of consumer scanners some of which come with a slide/transparancy adapter. If I remember correctly the product identifier starts with X6. The scanner plus adapter from Microtek often sells for less than the UMAX adapter. The Microtek does a very decent job of scanning too. If you are in the US and are near a Best Buy, check it out there. Best Buy has the best price on the Microtek that I have seen.
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