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Summary: Good scanning; weak software
Review: Scans come out nicely, but the Epson software is VERY clunky. Each different option launches a new screen (and process) and they don't fit together very well. Software uses a lot of memory. Software has crashed on me a few times. Obviously, Epson is a hardware company and not a software company. If you have slides that have been sitting around since the 70s, you will love the slide template and ability to scan them. Very cool. I would recommend the scanner (for its scanning ability), but be patient with the software.
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Summary: Epson 1650 Photo
Review: The ability of this scanner to produce a full scan of its bed is very poor. I have been used to an old Astra 1220U, which was able to provide a scan with very little shadow at the edges of the scanned area. My attempts with similar original images on the 1650 were extremely disappointing. I was left with about 4 picas of shadow all around the final image. The Techies told me that it couldn't be adjusted. Also, when scanning my illustrations in "illustration" mode, the results were dismal. The techies told me to set it in "Color Photo". I didn't even try the neg scanner, so I can't comment on that.
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Summary: Good Hardware, sorry software
Review: The Epson Twain software that ships with this scanner is so bad that Epson should throw it away and ship someone else's drivers with it! This scanner accomplished my goal of an inexpensive way to I scan positive and negative films. But the software allows no way to limit the scan area of an individual image - you MUST scan the entire image. Further, it assumes your 35mm positives are mounted slides and your 35mm negatives are unmounted strips. I have hundreds of rolls of unmounted positives still in strips of six that I used to print straight to type R paper or to Cibachrome. And, my negatives come back from Kodak processing with clear protective plastic stuck on each side, and a numbered paper strip on one side - all must be removed to get into the Epson strip holder! Also, these 35mm holders keep the originals off the surface of the scanner - which begs the questions: where does this thing focus? AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE SCAN SPEED OF NEGATIVES! Suffix it to say, don't plan on doing anything else for a while! Although it will batch scan a strip of up to 6 negatives in a strip. I have had faster luck scanning negatives as positives, then inverting and auto-balancing in Photoshop! But hey - I can effectively scan film to an acceptable level, and I spent less that 200 bucks - beggers can't be choosers!
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Summary: Beware -- the software stinks; the scanner rarely works
Review: The TWAIN driver stinks. Simple as that. Never worked for me and won't work for you. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Transparency Scanner
Review: This is a very good scanner for transparencies. The breakdown between slides and photos is quick and easy to use. It is a very good flatbed scanner in the [price]range.
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Summary: Almost there
Review: This is not a bad scanner at all. The quality of the scans is good (although I have seen better). I had no problem setting the scanner up to my laptop running win2000. Like the other reviewers, some of the photo scans are crocked even when the images were lined up correctly. Also, the color of the scans tends to be on the magenta side. I easily corrected it with Photoshop. The ArcSoft software that came with the scanner is poor. Running the scanner via Photoshop Elements is ideal. No problems so far. I spent five hours the day that I got the scanner and scanned at least two dozen pictures and half a dozen slides.
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Summary: Works great with xp
Review: This is one scanner that will work with xp, me, 98..
Works great, I had no problem installing it. Just make sure you install the driver BEFORE you plug the scanner into your computer. The included software isn't the greatest, that's why I only gave it a 4.. But I already have Microsoft picture it installed and that works a little better than some of the Epson's included software. I have a HP printer and it works fine with that. (I am using winXP drivers for the printer though.)
It is very nice scanner. But is noisy compared to the HP I had, but hey this works with XP and the HP wouldn't, so I'm happy.
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Summary: Greats Scans, Lousy software
Review: This machine makes great scans, but the software is buggy.
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Summary: A must for photo enthusiasts!
Review: We have been buying Epson products for years and this scanner
has excellent quality. We are going through 30 years of fading
and faded photos to archive onto a CD. This scanner, together
with a simple photo editing program, has brought these pictures
back to life, and will be a great keepsake for our children.
For the unsatisfied people out there - "dust flecks & spots" are
common with any scanner and can easily be removed with photo
programs. AND some scanners sometimes are not compatible with
certain computer manufacturers.
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Summary: Software Problems
Review: While the scanner itself is excellent and I really wanted to like it given its design and feature set, I had fatal problems with the photoprint application after I upgraded to XP (even after downloading and installing the XP drivers). I also had some difficulties before the XP upgrade. Epson has diddle for tech support (there is a mailing address and a hard to reach phone support & zero e-mail support.)
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