Windows 7 comic scanning question

[Comicsarefun]

Hi everyone,

 

When Microsoft Vista came out, my ability to quickly scan large groups of comics went down the drain. Windows XP had allowed me to scan comics with a single "preview" setting. Vista's scanning program requires that I preview each comic before scanning it. In doing so, it doubled the time it took to scan a pile of comics.

 

My question is: Has anybody looked at Windows 7 to see how the scanning program works? Please share your thoughts!

 

Thanks,

Dave

[TheWatcher]

One thing's for sure, you're going to have to download a new driver (once it's available from the manufacturer)

[the blob]

I don't have an answer to your question, but someone here pointing out the window XP scanning feature was a frigging godsend to me. the HP software that came with my HP scanner/printer combo was horrendous. basically, i didn't bother scanning for a year it was so irritating/complicated and slow.

 

I haven't tried scanning with my laptop that has vista...it was my wife's project to set up the printer/scanner with bluetooth I bought for it for that purpose...that was 4 months ago...she's my tech geek and doing a lousy job

 

I tend to do the preview on each one anyway because I like to resize to give a little space on the borders, which also results in a bigger scan of the item in question for some reason. Does Windows 7 make that take longer than it does on XP or you just don't like the extra step?

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Hi everyone,

 

When Microsoft Vista came out, my ability to quickly scan large groups of comics went down the drain. Windows XP had allowed me to scan comics with a single "preview" setting. Vista's scanning program requires that I preview each comic before scanning it. In doing so, it doubled the time it took to scan a pile of comics.

 

My question is: Has anybody looked at Windows 7 to see how the scanning program works? Please share your thoughts!

 

Thanks,

Dave

 

I run Vista Ultimate and scan without a preview. Of course, I do it in Photoshop Elements using the HP software that came with my AIO. Very fast...I can swap slabs on the scanning bed, scan, crop, and save in less then 25 seconds.

[Comicsarefun]

I don't have an answer to your question, but someone here pointing out the window XP scanning feature was a frigging godsend to me. the HP software that came with my HP scanner/printer combo was horrendous. basically, i didn't bother scanning for a year it was so irritating/complicated and slow.

 

I haven't tried scanning with my laptop that has vista...it was my wife's project to set up the printer/scanner with bluetooth I bought for it for that purpose...that was 4 months ago...she's my tech geek and doing a lousy job

 

I tend to do the preview on each one anyway because I like to resize to give a little space on the borders, which also results in a bigger scan of the item in question for some reason. Does Windows 7 make that take longer than it does on XP or you just don't like the extra step?

 

Yes, I can't stand doing the extra step. Like you, I like to leave a border around the edge so people dont think that I am cropping something out. I do this on Windows XP by simply setting my scan frame slightly bigger than a comic. I then scan the comic, but don't hit the finish button. Instead, I hit the "back" option, switch comics, and hit scan again. This takes less than 20 seconds per book. Vista didn't come with the same scanning wizard program as XP, and i can't scan a comic in less than one minute with it. I have no idea what Windows 7 can do.

[Comicsarefun]

Hi everyone,

 

When Microsoft Vista came out, my ability to quickly scan large groups of comics went down the drain. Windows XP had allowed me to scan comics with a single "preview" setting. Vista's scanning program requires that I preview each comic before scanning it. In doing so, it doubled the time it took to scan a pile of comics.

 

My question is: Has anybody looked at Windows 7 to see how the scanning program works? Please share your thoughts!

 

Thanks,

Dave

 

I run Vista Ultimate and scan without a preview. Of course, I do it in Photoshop Elements using the HP software that came with my AIO. Very fast...I can swap slabs on the scanning bed, scan, crop, and save in less then 25 seconds.

 

I am not sure if I have Photoshop Elemnets, but I will take a look. As of right now, I don't scan on my "high powered" Vista computer. Instead, I use my super cheap mini computer that came with XP. I can do better than 2 scans to one using that one over my Vista computer. Hopefully, I can follow along with your thought and go back to using my real computer.