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NAME

       sane-coolscan3 - SANE backend for Nikon Coolscan film scanners

DESCRIPTION

       The  sane-coolscan3 library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
       backend that provides access to Nikon  Coolscan  film  scanners.   Some
       functions  of  this backend should be considered beta-quality software.
       Most functions have been stable for a long  time,  but  of  course  new
       development  can not and will not function properly from the very first
       day.

       At present, the following scanners are known to work with this backend:

              Model:                       Connection Type
              ---------------------------  -------------------
              LS-30 (Coolscan III)         SCSI
              LS-40 ED (Coolscan IV)       USB
              LS-50 ED (Coolscan V)        USB
              LS-2000                      SCSI
              LS-4000 ED                   IEEE 1394
              LS-8000 ED                   IEEE 1394

       Please   send  mail  to  sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org  to  report
       successes or failures.

OPTIONS

       The options the backend supports can either be selected through command
       line  options  to  programs  like  scanimage or through GUI elements in
       xscanimage or xsane.

       Valid command line options and their syntax can be listed by using
              scanimage --help -d coolscan3:<interface>:<device>
       where <interface> and <device> specify the device in  question,  as  in
       the  configuration  file  (see  next section). The -d parameter and its
       argument can be omitted to obtain  information  on  the  first  scanner
       identified. Use the command
              scanimage -L
       to list all devices recognized by your SANE installation.

       The  options  should  be fully described by the description or tooltips
       given by frontend. Here is a description of some of the most  important
       options, in the syntax with which they must be supplied to scanimage:

       --frame <n>
              This  option specifies which frame to operate on, if a motorized
              film strip feeder or APS adapter are used. The frame number  <n>
              ranges from 1 to the number of frames available, which is sensed
              each time the backend is  initialized  (usually  each  time  you
              start the frontend).

       --subframe <x>
              This  option  shifts  the  scan  window  by the specified amount
              (default unit is mm).

       --infrared=yes/no
              If set to "yes", the scanner will  read  the  infrared  channel,
              thus  allowing defect removal in software. The infrared image is
              read during a second scan, with no options altered. The  backend
              must  not be restarted between the scans.  If you use scanimage,
              perform a  batch  scan  with  batch-count=2  to  obtain  the  IR
              information.

       --depth <n>
              Here <n> can either be 8 or the maximum number of bits supported
              by the scanner (10, 12, or 14). It specifies whether or not  the
              scanner  reduces the scanned data to 8 bits before sending it to
              the backend. If 8 bits are used, some information and thus image
              quality  is  lost, but the amount of data is smaller compared to
              higher depths. Also, many imaging  programs  and  image  formats
              cannot handle depths greater than 8 bits.

       --autofocus
              Perform  autofocus  operation. Unless otherwise specified by the
              other options (  --focus-on-centre  and  friends),  focusing  is
              performed on the centre of the selected scan area.

       --ae-wb

       --ae   Perform  a  pre-scan to calculate exposure values automatically.
              --ae-wb will maintain the white balance, while --ae will  adjust
              each channel separately.

       --exposure
              Multiply  all  exposure  times  with  this  value.  This  allows
              exposure correction without modifying white balance.

       --load Load the next slide when using the slide loader.

       --eject
              Eject the film strip or  mounted  slide  when  using  the  slide
              loader.

       --reset
              Reset  scanner. The scanner will perform the same action as when
              power is turned on: it will eject the film strip  and  calibrate
              itself.  Use  this  whenever  the scanner refuses to load a film
              strip properly, as a result of which --eject does not work.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       The  configuration  file   /etc/sane.d/coolscan3.conf   specifies   the
       device(s)  that  the  backend  will  use.  Owing  to  the nature of the
       supported connection types  SCSI,  USB,  and  IEEE  1394,  the  default
       configuration  file  supplied  with  the  SANE distribution should work
       without being edited.

       Each line in the configuration file is either of the  following,  where
       all entries are case-sensitive:

       blank or starting with a # character
              These  lines  are  ignored,  thus  ’#’  can  be  used to include
              comments.

       containing only the word "auto"
              This instructs the backend to probe for a  scanner  by  scanning
              the  buses for devices with know identifiers. This is the action
              taken when no configuration file is present.

       a line of the form <interface>:<device>
              Here <interface> can be one of "scsi" or "usb", and <device>  is
              the  device file of the scanner. Note that IEEE 1394 devices are
              handled by the SBP-2 module in the kernel and appear to SANE  as
              SCSI devices.

FILES

       /usr/lib/sane/libsane-coolscan3.a
              The static library implementing this backend.

       /usr/lib/sane/libsane-coolscan3.so
              The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
              that support dynamic loading).

       /etc/sane.d/coolscan3.conf
              Configuration file for this backend, read each time the  backend
              is initialized.

ENVIRONMENT

       SANE_DEBUG_COOLSCAN3
              If  the  library  was  compiled with debug support enabled, this
              environment variable controls the debug level for this  backend.
              E.g.,  a  value  of 128 requests all debug output to be printed.
              Smaller levels reduce verbosity.

SEE ALSO

       sane-scsi(5), sane-usb(5), scanimage(1), xscanimage(1), xsane(1)

BUGS

       Currently, the SANE protocol  does  not  allow  automatically  updating
       options  whenever  the hardware changes. Thus the number of choices for
       the --frame option will  be  fixed  when  the  backend  is  initialized
       (usually  when  the user runs the frontend). In particular, if there is
       no film strip in the automatic film strip feeder when  the  backend  is
       initialized,  the frame option will not appear at all. Also, restarting
       the frontend after swapping film adapters is strongly recommended.

       Linux kernels prior to 2.4.19 had a patch that truncated  INQUIRY  data
       from IEEE 1394 scanners to 36 bytes, discarding vital information about
       the scanner. The IEEE 1394 models therefore only work  with  2.4.19  or
       later.

       No real bugs currently known, please report any to the SANE developers’
       list.

AUTHORS

       coolscan3 written by A. Zummo (a.zummo@towertech.it), based heavily  on
       coolscan2 written by András Major (andras@users.sourceforge.net).

                                  11 Jul 2008                sane-coolscan3(5)