Digital BW, The Print

Sorry for the OT, but... I'm about to hook up a scanner (Epson 4870) 
to make some large files from negs. Due to space limitations, I'd like 
to put it in another room with an older computer. So the question is, 
how much computer power does it take to make big scans? After scanning 
I'd be sending the files through an ethernet network to their final 
storage (& editing) space. Is the transferring where I would need the 
computer power? Or, how about this: can I run the scanner through the 
network, allowing me to use the more powerful computer in a different 
location? Thanks.

Define big scans.

On Mar 29, 2006, at 8:55 AM, michael3442 wrote:

> So the question is,
> how much computer power does it take to make big scans?

Roughly in the 100+ mb range? I'm new to scanning negs for big prints, 
e.g., 16x20, poss. bigger, so my estimate may be off by a little to a 
lot. When a scanner is working, does it require the computer to work 
full throttle and is there a limit to how much cpu & ram a scanner 
needs use to work at its peak?

"Mark Savoia" wrote:

"Define big scans."

michael3442 wrote:
> Sorry for the OT, but... I'm about to hook up a scanner (Epson 4870) 
> to make some large files from negs. Due to space limitations, I'd like 
> to put it in another room with an older computer. So the question is, 
> how much computer power does it take to make big scans? After scanning 
> I'd be sending the files through an ethernet network to their final 
> storage (& editing) space. Is the transferring where I would need the 
> computer power? Or, how about this: can I run the scanner through the 
> network, allowing me to use the more powerful computer in a different 
> location? Thanks.
> 

If you got time then a slower computer system is as good. File 
size isn't limited other than in time to process it. And if 
you have to work on the faster system you probably save more 
time by hooking the scanner to a separate slower system. I 
sometimes end up with 500 - 600 MB files on a 1200 MHz AMD 
system with 750 MB memory. There's other work to do while that 
scan system runs .

Ernst
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