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What scanner should I get?

Mace1370Mace1370 Registered User regular
edited October 2006 in Artist's Corner
I browsered around here and AC but couldn't find anything about scanners. I figured since many of you like to digitally color your penciled sketches you would know quite a bit about the scanners out there and which I should purchase. I jumped on newegg and found this one, which has received quite a few good reviews:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16838111121

However, it's only $41 and I have a nagging feeling that it will be too cheap to be any good. What I am looking for is something that can scan in my line art so I can color and shade it in photoshop. Is this good enough? If not, what price range and features should I look for?

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2006
    You should get one from the ScanTastic VX400 range. Comes with dual mouse-boot input and seven different spectral scans. Can be a compatability issue if you're using Paintware 4, though.

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  • master_shakemaster_shake Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    This site has a lot of useful information about scanners.

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    This site has a lot of useful information about scanners.
    Second'd. Man... those scanners are winning... winning I tell you! You really gotta be careful!

    But yeah, This site also contains good information about scanners.

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  • Mace1370Mace1370 Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Congradulations on the use of whit and clever links. You've probably just earned massive forum cred. I guess I'll just ask this in a different forum.

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  • MushiwulfMushiwulf Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Why don't you just try the questions thread? Or is that too difficult to understand?

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2006
    Mace1370 wrote:
    whit
    whit.jpg

    ?

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  • Mace1370Mace1370 Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    tynic wrote:
    Mace1370 wrote:
    whit
    whit.jpg

    ?

    Precisely.
    Why don't you just try the questions thread? Or is that too difficult to understand?

    I read the rules thread, I know of the chat/question thread, but I thought this could warrant a topic of its own. I figured that since scanners are widely used people could talk, in general, about scanners and art. It was a judgement call.

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  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2006
    Mace1370 wrote:
    I read the rules thread, I know of the chat/question thread, but I thought this could warrant a topic of its own. I figured that since scanners are widely used people could talk, in general, about scanners and art. It was a judgement call.

    You chose...poorly.

    GrailKnight.jpg

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2006
    Rules wrote:
    New topics with no art in them are extremely likely to get locked, so keep that in mind.

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  • Mace1370Mace1370 Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    tynic wrote:
    Rules wrote:
    New topics with no art in them are extremely likely to get locked, so keep that in mind.

    Yes, I read that, but that doesn't mean that no new topics should ever be created ever.
    You chose...poorly.

    Lock it up?

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  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2006
    Not until monday.

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Congradulations on the use of whit and clever links. You've probably just earned massive forum cred.
    Nah, didn't do it for "cred", I did it for the lulz.

    No but really, you had it coming one way or another.

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  • Sir PeechizworthSir Peechizworth Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    master_shake wrote:
    This site has a lot of useful information about scanners.

    Indeed. As does this one.

    lol

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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I like this one

    p11.jpg

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  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2006
    MagicToaster wrote:
    I like this one

    p11.jpg

    I tried one of those, but when I plugged it in all the lights in my house went off.

    Apparently my fusebox is not rated for power levels over ONE MILLION!

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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Oh man, I just laughed really hard at that.

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  • MushiwulfMushiwulf Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Mace1370 wrote:
    I read the rules thread, I know of the chat/question thread, but I thought this could warrant a topic of its own. I figured that since scanners are widely used people could talk, in general, about scanners and art. It was a judgement call.
    Did you see this rule?
    9 ) No New Threads About Graphic Tablets
    If you need to know anything about graphic tablets or WACOMS, ask in the Questions/Discussion thread.

    You don't think that tablets are widely used here? You don't think that maybe the same thing would apply to scanners? Maybe? Just for your future reference, next time you start a new thread here, put some art in it. Otherwise it probably belongs in an already existing thread (questions) or on some other forum (does deviantArt have a forum?).

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  • GrifterGrifter title goes here BermudaModerator mod
    edited October 2006
    Sorry, I forgot that it's flame week when I locked this.

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  • CheerfulBearCheerfulBear Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Dumbass.

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Apparently my fusebox is not rated for power levels over ONE MILLION!
    OOOAAAUURRGGHH!!! O-ONE M-MILLION??!?? S-S-SUCH P-POWWERR!!!!!

    *cough*
    Ah yeah, carry on...

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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Tweaked_Bat_ wrote:
    OOOAAAUURRGGHH!!! O-ONE M-MILLION??!?? S-S-SUCH P-POWWERR!!!!!

    Pic31a.jpg

    Yeah, those scanners are pretty crappy, it's hard to put the paper properly. Also, they explod on your face.

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  • AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    exploding-head.gif
    I love Cronenberg.

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  • srsizzysrsizzy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!
    Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!
    Chaaange into digital champions tooo save the digital world!
    Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!
    Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!
    Digimon!

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    BRO LET ME GET REAL WITH YOU AND SAY THAT MY FINGERS ARE PREPPED AND HOT LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE SUN TO BRING RADICAL BEATS SO SMOOTH THE SHIT WILL BE MEDICINAL-GRADE TRIPNASTY MAKING ALL BRAINWAVES ROLL ON THE SURFACE OF A BALLS-FEISTY NEURAL RAINBOW CRACKA-LACKIN' YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE HERE-NOW SPACE-TIME SITUATION THAT ALL OF LIFE BE JAMMED UP IN THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL FLOW BEATS
  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    That is seriously one of the worst sound-tracks/themes ever. I remember I used to sing that to my friend over and over just to piss him off... until he punched me. Then I kinda whispered it into his hear when he least expected it and ran like hell :lol:

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  • srsizzysrsizzy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    i want to be the very best
    Like no one ever was
    To catch them is my real test
    To train them is my cause
    I will travel across the land
    Searching far and wide
    Teach Pokemon to understand
    The power that's inside
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all--
    It's you and me
    I know it's my destiny
    Pokemon!
    Ooooh, you're my best friend
    In a world we must defend
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all--
    Our hearts so true
    Our courage will pull us through
    You teach me and I'll teach you
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all!
    Gotta catch 'em all!
    POKEMON!

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    BRO LET ME GET REAL WITH YOU AND SAY THAT MY FINGERS ARE PREPPED AND HOT LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE SUN TO BRING RADICAL BEATS SO SMOOTH THE SHIT WILL BE MEDICINAL-GRADE TRIPNASTY MAKING ALL BRAINWAVES ROLL ON THE SURFACE OF A BALLS-FEISTY NEURAL RAINBOW CRACKA-LACKIN' YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE HERE-NOW SPACE-TIME SITUATION THAT ALL OF LIFE BE JAMMED UP IN THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL FLOW BEATS
  • DeansDeans Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Does your wickedness know no bounds?

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  • RubberACRubberAC Sidney BC!Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    A++ would sing again

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Nah pokemon theme is ok. It brings back childhood memories. Ah the memories... :P

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  • srsizzysrsizzy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    In relation to all forms of 'mon, today I read a whole lot of shit on Wiki about Digimon, just to spark the memories in my brain. It was wonderful. I think I'm going to have an 156 episode Digimon Marathon at some point (excluding the fourth season which I never watched).

    Yes, I am pretty much the lamest person alive right now.

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    BRO LET ME GET REAL WITH YOU AND SAY THAT MY FINGERS ARE PREPPED AND HOT LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE SUN TO BRING RADICAL BEATS SO SMOOTH THE SHIT WILL BE MEDICINAL-GRADE TRIPNASTY MAKING ALL BRAINWAVES ROLL ON THE SURFACE OF A BALLS-FEISTY NEURAL RAINBOW CRACKA-LACKIN' YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE HERE-NOW SPACE-TIME SITUATION THAT ALL OF LIFE BE JAMMED UP IN THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL FLOW BEATS
  • MushiwulfMushiwulf Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    You're still not as lame as the OP.

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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Hey hey hey, this thread is for talking about scanners!

    uniden-bc92xlt-police-scanner.jpg

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  • The CelestialThe Celestial Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    scanners.jpg

    Scanners?

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  • Spectre-xSpectre-x Rating: AWESOME YESRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    401px-Scanners.jpg

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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    The Celestial wrote:
    Scanners?

    Scanners!

    Gun2xAdapter.jpg

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  • NightDragonNightDragon 6th Grade Username Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Spectre-x wrote:
    snippage

    that is amazing.

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  • multimoogmultimoog Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    srsizzy wrote:
    i want to be the very best
    Like no one ever was
    To catch them is my real test
    To train them is my cause
    I will travel across the land
    Searching far and wide
    Teach Pokemon to understand
    The power that's inside
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all--
    It's you and me
    I know it's my destiny
    Pokemon!
    Ooooh, you're my best friend
    In a world we must defend
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all--
    Our hearts so true
    Our courage will pull us through
    You teach me and I'll teach you
    Pokemon!
    Gotta catch 'em all!
    Gotta catch 'em all!
    POKEMON!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Everybody wants to be a master!
    Everybody wants show their skills!
    Everybody wants to get there faster!
    Make their way to the top of the hill!

    Each time! You try!
    Gonna get! Just a little bit better!
    Each day! You climb!
    One more step, up the ladder!

    It's a whole new world we live in!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new way to see!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new place!
    With a brand new attitude!
    But you still gotta CATCH'EM ALL!
    To be the best that you can be!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Everybody wants make a big statment!
    Everybody needs to carve their mark!
    Stand alone in the victory circle!
    Stake their claim when the music starts!

    Give it all! You've got!
    You can be the very best ever!
    Take your! Best shot!
    What you've learned will come together!

    It's a whole new world we live in!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new way to see!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new place!
    With a brand new attitude!
    But you still gotta CATCH'EM ALL!
    To be the best that you can be!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    It's a whole new world we live in...
    It's a whole new way to see...
    It's a whole new place...
    With a brand new attitude...
    But you still gotta CATCH'EM ALL!
    To be the best that you can be!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    It's a whole new world we live in!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new way to see!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    It's a whole new place!
    With a brand new attitude!
    But you still gotta CATCH'EM ALL!
    To be the best that you can be!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Pokemon Johto!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!
    Do-do-do, Do, Do-do-do!

    Pokemon JOHTO!!!

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  • RubberACRubberAC Sidney BC!Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Guys digimon sucked.

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  • RusticCreatureRusticCreature Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Seriously.

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  • Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    20 SECONDS: You Explode!

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