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EpsonScn

Scan a Targa image on an Epson EC-300 flatbed scanner


Syntax

EPSONSCN [<switches>] <cFILENAME.TGA>


Switch

/aspect
Preserve aspect ratio.

/dither
Scan in two colors (black and white) with dither.

/verbose
Print input an output dimensions.

/s<n>
Scan in <n> grey shades (2, 16, or 256).

/color16
Scan in 32,768 colors (Targa 16).

/color24
Scan in 16,777,216 colors (Targa 24).

/b<n>
Set brightness to n (-3 (dark) to 3 (light)).

/aletter
Set scan range to 8.5 x 11.

/ainvoice
Set scan range to 8.5 x 5.5.

/w<x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
Set scan window in inches:
<x> is the x origin (x must be greater than or equal to 0)
<y> is the y origin (y must be greater than or equal to 0)
<w> is the width (x + w must be less than or equal to 8.5)
<h> is the height (y + h must be less than or equal to 11.0)

/o<x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
Set output window in pixels:
<x> is the x origin (x must be greater than or equal to 0)
<y> is the y origin (y must be greater than or equal to 0)
<w> is the width (w must be greater than 0)
<h> is the height (h must be greater than 0)

/compress
Compress output file.

/dev:<device>
Scan from device name <device> (default is LPT2).


Arguments

<cOUTFILE.TGA>
The Targa filename to save the scanned image to.


Remarks

Note: EpsonScn is a driver for an Epson flatbed scanner, not an Epson 
printer.


Remarks

EpsonScn is a device driver for the Epson EC-300 flatbed color scanner. It 
requires Epson bidirectional parallel interface card. Passing parameter 
string correctly will produce a high quality Targa 16 or Targa 24 output 
file.


Example

To scan a 8" wide x 6" tall area at the upper left origin of the EC-300 to a 
24-bit targa file, TEST2.TGA, at 640x480:

EPSONSCN /COLOR24 /W0,0,8,6 /O0,0,640,480 TEST2.TGA