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NAME

       scanadf - acquire multiple images from a scanner equipped with an ADF

SYNOPSIS

       scanadf    [-d|--device-name   dev]   [-h|--help]   [-L|--list-devices]
       [-v|--verbose]   [-V|--version]   [-o|--output-file   name]   [-N|--no-
       overwrite]  [-S|--scan-script  name]  [--script-wait] [-s|--start-count
       num] [-e|--end-count num] [-r|--raw] [device-specific-options]

DESCRIPTION

       scanadf is  a  command-line  interface  to  control  image  acquisition
       devices  which  are  capable  of  returning  a series of images (e.g. a
       scanner with an  automatic  document  feeder  (ADF)).   The  device  is
       controlled  via  command-line  options.  After command-line processing,
       scanadf normally proceeds to acquire  a  series  of  images  until  the
       device returns the SANE_STATUS_NO_DOCS status code.

       The  images are written to output files, specified by the --output-file
       option.  These files are typically written in one of the PNM  (portable
       aNyMaP)  formats  (PBM  for  black-and-white  images, PGM for grayscale
       images, and PPM for color  images).   Several  optional  frame  formats
       (SANE_FRAME_JPEG,  SANE_FRAME_G31D,  SANE_FRAME_G32D,  SANE_FRAME_G42D,
       and SANE_FRAME_TEXT) are supported.  In each case, the data is  written
       out  to  the  output  file  as-is without a header.  Unrecognized frame
       formats are handled in the same way,  although  a  warning  message  is
       printed in verbose mode.

       Typically,  the  optional  frame formats are used in conjunction with a
       scan script (specified by the --scanscript option) which is invoked for
       each  acquired  image.   The  script  is  provided  with  a  series  of
       environment variables which describe the parameters and format  of  the
       image file.

       scanadf  accesses  image  acquisition devices through the SANE (Scanner
       Access Now Easy) interface and can thus support any  device  for  which
       there  exists  a  SANE  backend  (try  "apropos sane-" to get a list of
       available backends).

OPTIONS

       The -d or --device-name options must be followed by a SANE device-name.
       A  (partial) list of available devices can be obtained with the --list-
       devices option (see below).  If no device-name is specified explicitly,
       scanadf will attempt to open the first available device.

       The  -h or --help options request help information.  The information is
       printed on standard output and in this case, no attempt will be made to
       acquire an image.

       The  -L  or  --list-devices option requests a (partial) list of devices
       that are available.  The list is not complete since some devices may be
       available,  but are not listed in any of the configuration files (which
       are  typically  stored  in   directory   /usr/etc/sane.d).    This   is
       particularly  the case when accessing scanners through the network.  If
       a device is not listed in a configuration file, the only way to  access
       it  is  by  its  full device name.  You may need to consult your system
       administrator to find out the names of such devices.

       The -v or --verbose options increase the verbosity of the operation  of
       scanadf.   The option may be specified repeatedly, each time increasing
       the verbosity level.

       The -V or --version option requests that scanadf print the program  and
       package  name,  as  well as the version number of the SANE distribution
       that it came with.

       The -o or --output-file  option  specifies  a  format  string  used  to
       generate  the  name of file to write the image data to.  You can use %d
       replacement in the output file name; this will  be  replaced  with  the
       current page number.  The default format string is image-%04d.

       The  -N  or  --no-overwrite  option  prevents  scanadf from overwriting
       existing image files.

       The -S or --scan-script option specifies the  name  of  script  to  run
       after  each scanned image is acquired.  The script receives the name of
       the image output file as its first  and  only  command  line  argument.
       Additionally  the  scan  script can reference the following environment
       variables to get information about the parameters of the image.

              SCAN_RES - the image resolution (in DPI)
              SCAN_WIDTH - the image width (in pixels)
              SCAN_HEIGHT - the image height (in pixels)
              SCAN_DEPTH - the image bit-depth (in bits)
              SCAN_FORMAT - a string representing the image format (e.g. gray,
              g42d, text, etc)
              SCAN_FORMAT_ID - the numeric image format identifier

       If  the --scipt-wait option is given, scanadf will wait until all scan-
       scripts have been finished before  exiting.  That  will  be  useful  if
       scanadf is used in conjunction with tools to modify the scanned images.

       The -s or --start-count option  specifies  the  page  number  of  first
       scanned image.

       The  -e  or  --end-count option specifies the last page number to scan.
       Using this option, you can request a specific number  of  pages  to  be
       scanned, rather than scanning until there are no more images available.

       The -r or --raw option specifies that the raw image data be written  to
       the  output  file  as-is  without  interpretation.   This  disables the
       writing of the PNM header for  basic  frame  types.   This  feature  is
       usually  used  in  conjunction  with the --scan-script option where the
       scan script uses the environment variables to understand the format and
       parameters  of the image and converts the file to a more useful format.
       NOTE: With support  for  the  optional  frame  types  and  the  default
       handling  of unrecognized frametypes, this option becomes less and less
       useful.

       As you might imagine, much of the power of scanadf comes from the  fact
       that  it can control any SANE backend.  Thus, the exact set of command-
       line options depends on the capabilities of the  selected  device.   To
       see  the  options for a device named dev, invoke scanadf via a command-
       line of the form:

              scanadf --help --device dev

       The documentation for the device-specific options printed by --help  is
       explained in the manual page for scanimage.

FILES

       /usr/etc/sane.d
              This  directory holds various configuration files.  For details,
              please refer to the manual pages listed below.

SEE ALSO

       scanimage(1), xscanimage(1), sane(7)

AUTHOR

       scanadf  is  an  adaptation  by  Tom  Martone  of  scanimage  by  David
       Mosberger,  Andreas  Beck,  and Gordon Matzigkeit following closely the
       features of bnhscan by Sean Reifschneider of tummy.com, ltd.

BUGS

       Please send reports to sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org.

       This program relies on the backend to  return  the  SANE_STATUS_NO_DOCS
       status code when the automatic document feeder is out of paper.  Use of
       this program with backends that  do  not  support  ADFs  (e.g.  flatbed
       scanners)  will  likely  result in repeated scans of the same document.
       In this case, it is essential to use the start-count and  end-count  to
       control the number of images acquired.

       Only  a  subset  of  the  SANE  backends  support  feeders  and  return
       SANE_STATUS_NO_DOCS appropriately.  Backends which are known to work at
       this time are:

              sane-bh - Bell+Howell Copiscan II series scanners.
              sane-hp  -  Hewlett  Packard  scanners.   A patch to the sane-hp
              backend  is  necessary.   The  --scantype=ADF  option  must   be
              specified (earlier versions of the backend used the --scan-from-
              adf option, instead).
              sane-umax - UMAX scanners.   Support  exists  in  build  12  and
              later.   The --source="Automatic Document Feeder" option must be
              specified.

                                  30 Oct 2004                       scanadf(1)