scanner problem

Glenn · 02-04-2005, 02:19 PM

Hi

I have a Visioneer 8900 USB scanner used mostly for scanning prints.

The problem is that it sometimes puts a pink streak across the picture near the bottom. It goes across the entire image and is about half an inch side. Usually a rescan will get a scan without the pink streak, but sometimes I have to try rescanning several times.

Anyone know what causes this and how to fix it?

Thanks.

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photoleif · 02-06-2005, 07:16 PM

no guarantees here, but often the pink streak is caused by a corrupt jpeg file. try scanning directly to a non-compressed file format such as .tif, and see if the problem persists. also, is the streak in precisely the same place every time, or does its location vary? if it varies, then it's not necessarily the scanner itself, but perhaps the cable. if you have a different USB cable you could use temporarily, try that (if the location of the streak varies).

Glenn · 02-07-2005, 11:04 AM

It's always in the exact same place. I will try a different format if I can. Thanks for the response.

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photoleif Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 39.995, 105.119 Posts: 643	no guarantees here, but often the pink streak is caused by a corrupt jpeg file. try scanning directly to a non-compressed file format such as .tif, and see if the problem persists. also, is the streak in precisely the same place every time, or does its location vary? if it varies, then it's not necessarily the scanner itself, but perhaps the cable. if you have a different USB cable you could use temporarily, try that (if the location of the streak varies). __________________ '95 Xtra cab 3VZE SR5V6 \| 33x10.50-15 BFG AT/KOs \| 4" Superlift \| OME torsion bars \| Total Chaos idler arm and uniball \| Rancho steering stabilizer \| Smittybilt front & rear tubular bumpers \| Sportsman topper \| Aisin hubs \| Dual Optimas \| Extended diff breathers \| Custom center console sometime: rear locker some sometime: retire the IFS My truck page Photography: http://www.aspen-graphics.com

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Glenn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ELN Posts: 1,651	It's always in the exact same place. I will try a different format if I can. Thanks for the response. __________________ -Glenn-

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