epson perfection v500 automatic photo scanner

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER INSTALL#
#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER 64 BIT#
#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER FULL SIZE#
#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER DRIVER#
#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER 32 BIT#

Due to legal licensing reasons,this technique is not rightly implemented in the software of SilverFast. Unfortunately, this hardware-based dust and scratch correction only works with the Epson Scan software without detours. The scanner has an ICE technology with which dust and scratches are automatically recognized and removed with the help of an infrared technique. A big flat LED runs underneath the four keys and glow and/or blink in a posh blue colour indicating the scanning status. Moreover, there are three small lamps at the front of the device: two small lamps located right beside the scan keys indicate if the device is activated and give a message in case an error occured. Two further keys send the scan right to the e-mail program and/or to the printer, and with the last key, the scan software Epson Scan can be started. Therewith, the finished PDF-file can be browsed. The nominal resolution is of 6400ppi, that is either available for the scannings of film material as also of paper material.Īt the front part of the device there are four keys with which some different functions can be straightly activated: With one key it is possible to generate a searcheable PDF-file right away that contains the scanned document and additionally, if necessary, the contained text as as computer readable characters. Due to the reason the transparency unit is quite narrow, for the scanning of transparencies, only a narrow strip located in the middle of the surface can be used that is barely wide enough to cover some medium format film strips of 120 / 220 and of a maximum length of 22cm.

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER FULL SIZE#

The Epson Perfection V600 Photo has a scan surface in the A4-format which can be used in its full size for the non transparent originals. Equipment, accessoires and performance data of the scanner Despite of this, we are going to have a deep look into the Epson Perfection V600 Photo in order to clarify in this test report what this device is able to perform. Beside the word 'Photo' that is contained in the model description, the main target of this scanner is the digitalization of non transparent material as for example paper fotos, graphics or text documents. (The example below is from another one of my scanners set up in the way described above.In our filmscanner shop the Epson V600 and Epson V600 accessories are available.Īs a flat bed scanner at a cheap price, the Epson Perfection V600 Photo is not priorly designed to digitalize film material in a good quality. Now start the program and your scanner should automatically be recognised and be ready for use. Now it's probably best to logout and login again and then switch your scanner on and go to the menu to find the iscan program in the graphics tab.

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER INSTALL#

Now locate your downloaded files and use software-center or gdebi to install the iscan-data first and then the main iscan package (and after that the plugin if necessary). You may also want to select the user guide for iscan the English version is listed on the site as userg_revQ_e.pdf.

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER 32 BIT#

If you want the additional plugin ( iscan-plugin-gt-x770_2.1.2-1_b for a 32 bit system), please go back to the original screen and select it. Referring to the above screenshot, for a 32 bit system you would thus choose the following packages for your scanner: iscan_2.29.1-5~usb0.1.ltdl7_b (The debs with usb0.1.ltdl3 in the deb title are for Ubuntu versions 8.04 and lower.) However, it is also very important to note that if you are using an Ubuntu version that is 8.10 or higher (which mostly everyone is), you must choose the deb file that contains usb0.1.ltdl7 somewhere in its title. You need both the data and the core packages, as noted by the FAQ.

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER 64 BIT#

If you are on a 32 bit system, you will need the package that has i386 in it or if you are on a 64 bit system you will need the ones with x86_64 or amd_64 in them.

#EPSON PERFECTION V500 AUTOMATIC PHOTO SCANNER DRIVER#

As noted in the comments by JoZ3 the preferred site is now the Epson download centre rather than the old Avays site.įirst, select the scanner model and OS from the Epson site, and then refer to the important FAQ, which explains the packages and the order they need to be installed.Īfter you click accept on the driver download page for your model (V500 in this case), there are a lot of confusing options as detailed below: It is worth explaining in detail which packages to choose as the download site is quite confusing. The following general instructions will work for your model and any other ones listed on the site. If your scanner doesn't work with simple scan, it is probably best to install the iscan package.

Epson perfection v500 automatic photo scanner