| Product: |
Umax Astra 2000U |
| Date: |
15/10/01 (503 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Great quality, nice price, cool software
Disadvantages: Slow
Construction
The body is executed from a light plastic. At center of a forward board is the indicator. The cover is lifted up and is fixed in a vertical position, the construction of strengthening allows if necessary fast it to remove and to set back. The beginning of coordinates is in a distant right angle of a plane table, on edges there is a sectoring in centimeters and inches, and also the boundaries of the most widespread formats are marked. On center of a back board the interface plug USB (type B) is located, and it is a little more to the left is the round plug for connection of a power supply unit. The feed is carried out voltage 12 V DC from the external adapter putted into the socket.
Software
For scanning the software package VistaScan is used which can work and as independent application, and as the TWAIN-driver.
In the main window of the program there are two boards. On the left is content of a plane table and icons of tools, and on the right customized parameters are mapped. The window "Preview" is supplied with bar, which can be graduated in centimeters, inches or pixels.
VistaScan has two switched operational modes - for beginners and for the advanced users.
In a mode for beginners three tools are accessible: crop, magnifying glass and scrolling. On the right board a button of preliminary scanning is located, there are icons below, with the help of which choose the method of saving of the file (to save on the disk, to locate in application, to print etc.). The button of scanning as such is absent. For the beginning scanning is necessary to click on one from icons designating a type of an image (a color photo, the journal page, text, Web graphics).
After switching in the advanced mode the tool kit extends. Besides here there are icons of call of in-depth tunings (above) and batch scanning (below). On the right board from lists it is possible to select a type of a original, color
mode (true color, 256 colors, Web-graphic pallet, black-and-white etc.), resolution, mode of suppression moire, filter and scale in percentage. If necessary it is possible to actuate an option of automatic choice of parameters of scanning. There are buttons of preliminary and final scanning, and also withdrawal from the program and return of tunings by default below.
Common notes
Because of absence of rubber overlays on feet of the scanner it very easily moves on a smooth surface of desktop. A moderate noise and minor vibration accompany the process of scanning.
Umax Astra 2000U has a quite good quality. Conclusive dignity of this model is best color reproduction and balance on gray. It is necessary to mark good parameters of an actual resolution and high stability of a light source, and also functional software equipped with two interfaces.
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