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1gt68xx.TODO -*-text-*-
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3General:
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5
6- some sort of fixed lookup-table may be necessary to compensate for the
7  non-linear CCD/CIS behaviour. A gamma value is not good enough. Or maybe line
8  calibration can be used for that?
9- Some Plustek scanners are advertised with e.g. 1200x2400 but the maximum
10  vertical resolution seems to be limited to the horizontal one. Check if
11  that's really the case.
12- Keep a log of all gain/offset combinations already tested and break if
13  one is repeated to avoid endless loops.
14- Print commands that are send to the scanner in clear text.
15- Try to implement non-blocking USB bulk reads, check libusb CVS.
16
17CCD:
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19
20Mustek BearPaw 2400 TA Plus:
21- some lines at the beginning of each image have wrong colors (linedistance?)
22  This seems to happen with other scanners, too.
23- 600 dpi no backtrack, 1200, 2400 dpi backtrack (gray), check with windows for
24  color
25- 600 dpi 12 bit seems to work in pixel mode only (but long lines are too big!)
26
27Mustek BearPaw 1200 TA:
28- similar color problem as 2400 TA Plus, doesn't always happen?
29
30Mustek BearPaw 2448 TA Plus:
31- all modes are slow (massive backtracking). If connected to a USB2 port, the
32  backtracking ich much less despite this scanner can't do USB2. Strange.
33- Sometimes there is a USB protocol error when cancelling the scan?
34- top borders move with resolution (happened in the early days with 2400 TA!)
35- gray scans have different brightness
36- scan motor is bumpy and freezes sometimes, looks like acceleration is too big
37  (firmware problem?)
38- vertical stripes
39- TA settings are wrong
40- no backtrack >= 600 dpi (also gray!)
41- don't move before and after scan
42- check jpeg output, maybe this can be used for faster scans
43
44Plustek 1248U:
45- Linedistance seems to have problems in the first few and the last lines.
46- Gain and offset values are quite high. Optimum values are not reached. Problem
47  with coarse calib? Better algorithm needed.
48- Images in color mode sometimes look too redish (result of above problem).
49- quite slow when full width is selected. Lots of backtracking.
50- Check if pixel mode is possible.
51- Check again 600x1200 dpi.
52
53Plustek U16B:
54- 600 dpi 16 bit is limited to about half the size of the scan area because
55  only pixel mode works and 16k is the maximum buffer size.
56- After scanning, a run of sane-find-scanner leads to a protocol error and
57  scanning does no longer work.
58
59Genius ColorPage Vivid 1200XE
60- 16 bit per color is advertized but this mode doesn't seem to work
61  (only 12 bit)?
62- 1200x1200 and 1200x2400 dpi doesn't seem to work despite being advertized
63- Y-positioning varies slightly with resolution (some mm)
64
65CIS:
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68- It may be necessary to do an additional exposure calibration before the
69  offset/gain calibration to compensate for different intensities of the
70  colored leds. Especially for the Mustek 2400 CU Plus.
71- Changing exposure doesn't seem to have any effect during calibration
72  sometimes while it has an effect on the final image?
73
74Mustek BearPaw 1200 CU
75- ok
76
77Mustek BearPaw 1200 CU Plus (0x021b)
78- ok, but similar exposure problems as 2400 CU Plus
79
80Mustek BearPaw 2400 CU Plus
81- ok, but exposure setting may need to be done automatically if the intensity
82  of the colors varies for different scanners.
83- calibration/exposure has sometimes sharp jumps in intensity. Reason is
84  unknown.
85
86Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB
87- still slight vert. stripes
88- why is line distance setup necessary?
89- line distance varies with resolution (0,5,5 at 300 dpi, 0, 6, 7 with 150 dpi)
90- exposure doesn't seem to have any effect
91
92Mustek ScanExpress 1248 UB
93ok
94
95Plustek OpticSlim 2400
96- only up to 1200 dpi vertical works
97- only 8 and 12 bit work, 16 doesn't (check Windows)
98- exposure is extremely high and seems to have similar problems as with other
99  CIS scanners (reaches limit also)
100
101Mustek ScanExpress 2400 USB
102- make it work (nobody seems to have this device)
103
104Visioneer OneTouch 7300
105- 16 bit doesn't seem to work despite being advertized
106