Re: [APML] Sprintscan and a stacking question

["Jim Ives" <flyboy@bignet.net>]

Alan,
    Jon is write. I just got my Sprintscan 4000 a month ago and it still
comes with the SCSI card.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Kolb" <jkolb@mindport.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] Sprintscan and a stacking question


> Hi Alan,
>
> > It appears me and another local guy are going halves
> > on a Sprintscan 4000. He asks if it USB compatable and
> > doesn't need an internal card to be installed.
>
> The SS4000 does not support USB, but it does come with a SCSI card and
> driver software - at least mine did back in '99.  The card is an
off-brand,
> but I never had any trouble with it and it ran both the scanner and my
> external HP CD burner for two years without incident.  I sold the card
with
> my last machine and replaced it with an Adaptec in my new machine (about
> $50).  These cards are simple to install.
>
> > Also, I strongly suggested the 'Registar' program for
> > stacking. He countered by saying the Picture Window
> > program for $40 has a stacking program.
> > Can anyone with hands on experience offer comparisons
> > on these programs please?
>
> PW is a great application, but Registar is in a whole different league
when
> stacking, since it does everything automatically.  In PW, you have to
> manually select the registration points for the two images, and in the $40
> version I believe there is a limit on how many points you can pick.  OTOH,
> PW offers many more transformations to apply when stacking (absolute
> difference, filter, subtract, etc.) that Registar doesn't have.  For plain
> old compositing of two images, Registar is the winner for speed and ease
of
> use.  Having said that, I got along fine stacking in PW for three years,
but
> I also popped for the $100 Pro version that offers more registration
points
> and some other stuff.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jon Kolb
> Adventures in Astrophotography
> http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
> jkolb@mindport.com
>
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