Re: Umax 1220s scans 'dark'.

Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:18:22 +0200

leila belhadjali wrote:

> I am new at this, so bear with me, ok?
>
> I have a UMAX1220S running with Rebhat 5.0, wiht some patches.
> For frontend I use Gimp version 0.99.28, xscanimage is 0.74
>
> The scanner works fine, but the results are much darker than the
> originals and I can't find anywhere to 'lighten' them up before
> scanning. I do use the Gimp to correct afterwards, but it's a pain
> because I have lots fo scanning to do.
>
> Any ideas? Is there a specific gamma correction I should be using?
> I am not real fluent with Gamma stuff! :(
>
> I have *not* hooked the scanner up to any MS box (don't have one:)
> so I don't know if it's a hardware issue.
>
> Thoughts/comments/suggestions welcome!
>

Hi Leila,

enable the "Use custom gamma table" button,
there you can enter a gamma value and modify the gamma table!

Gamma-values greater than 1 make the image brighter (try 1.5 - 2.5)

Bye
Oliver

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