Vuescan Loooong Processing Time

[Grant]

I have just loaded 7.6.75 of the professional version. I have found that
the wait time for the preview and scanning process unbearably long, probably
45-60 seconds for each image. Since I want to start scanning my complete
inventory of transparencies and negs this is painfully long.

What can I do to speed this up either in Vuescan settings or with my
machine?

Here is my current configuration:

Windows XP home edition
Intel Pentium III 498mhz
256 mb RAM
Running Norton Antivirus, Zone alarm in the background
Running a screen saver
10.8 gb hard drive with 1.8gb free space

 

[Grant]

Grant

 

[Klaas Visser]

I have just loaded 7.6.75 of the professional version. I have found that
the wait time for the preview and scanning process unbearably long, probably
45-60 seconds for each image. Since I want to start scanning my complete
inventory of transparencies and negs this is painfully long.

What can I do to speed this up either in Vuescan settings or with my
machine?

Here is my current configuration:

Windows XP home edition
Intel Pentium III 498mhz
256 mb RAM
Running Norton Antivirus, Zone alarm in the background
Running a screen saver
10.8 gb hard drive with 1.8gb free space

What do you mean by the "wait time"? The time between pressing the scan
button, and when the image is saved? That depends on what resolution
you are using, the size of the original, and the speed of the scanner.

For example, I use a Canon FS4000US film scanner, and scan each frame at
4000dpi, with three passes and a cleaning pass, and it takes around 10
minutes to scan one image. If I scan it at 500dpi, one pass, and no
cleaning, it takes around 1 minute.

It's also possible that your small amount of RAM may be a bottleneck,
particulary running WinXP - I'd suggest adding at least another 256MB,
preferably another 512MB.

--
cheers
Klaas

Learning without thought is labour lost;
Thought without learning is perilous.
- Confucius

 

[Grant]

Thanks Klaas.

Actually I was referring to the time between pressing the preview or scan
button and the time that the scanner starts doing it's thing.

grant

 

[Klaas Visser]

Thanks Klaas.

Actually I was referring to the time between pressing the preview or scan
button and the time that the scanner starts doing it's thing.

grant

In that case, there may be a problem. On my system, there is no
noticeable delay (Athlon XP 2GHz, with 1.5GB memory, running WinXP Pro).

During this wait time, are there any messages in the status bar at the
bottom (like "calibrating" or some such?

--
cheers
Klaas

Learning without thought is labour lost;
Thought without learning is perilous.
- Confucius

 

[Grant]

Klass:

I just ran another test. After pressing the preview and scan buttons I get
a very similar response.

The scanner burps and hiccups, then sits idle for about 45 seconds. Then it
burps and starts the scanning process. There is no message in Vuescan until
the scan is complete and then the processing begins.

It seems like a problem with my PC in that the message to start scanning
takes a long time to get to the scanner.


grant

 

[Ed Hamrick]

I have just loaded 7.6.75 of the professional version. I have found that
the wait time for the preview and scanning process unbearably long, probably
45-60 seconds for each image.

Make sure you don't have both infrared cleaning and grain
reduction turned on. Also, use the light infrared clean setting.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick

 

[Ed Hamrick]

I just ran another test. After pressing the preview and scan buttons I get
a very similar response.

The scanner burps and hiccups, then sits idle for about 45 seconds. Then it
burps and starts the scanning process. There is no message in Vuescan until
the scan is complete and then the processing begins.

Are you perhaps using an old UMAX 1200S, with firmware version V2.9?

If so, I'm working on this.

Regards,
Ed Hamrick

 

[Grant]

Ed:

I am using an HP 6300 with the "active transparency adaptor".

The rest of my configuration:

Windows XP home edition
Intel Pentium III 498mhz
256 mb RAM
Running Norton Antivirus, Zone alarm in the background
Running a screen saver
10.8 gb hard drive with 1.8gb free space


grant

 

[Grant]

Grain reduction in Vuescan is turned off. The HP 6300 does not have
infrared cleaning.

grant

 

[GordonG]

We've got a 6390. Great scanner - when it finally decides to get off it's
butt and do something useful... Takes forever, and it's the scanner's fault.

GG

 

[Grant]

....and you are using Vuescan?

I never suspected Vuescan, I just thought I was over committing my
computer's resources.

grant

 

[GordonG]

Using both VueScan and the HP PrecisionScan Pro software - same inordinate
delay.

GG