Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried Viewscan? My old Minolta Scan Dual II works fine with my new i7 machine and Windows 7 64 bit Home version. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Meino de Graaf" <meino at innerside.demon.nl> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:55 AM To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Not yet upgrading to LR4 > Mark > > have you tried the procedure described in this thread? > http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/how-to-run-old-minolta-scanners-on-vista-7_topic80321.html > > regards > Meino > > On 3/14/2012 6:28 PM, Mark Pope wrote: >> Hi Douglas, >> >> that's exactly what I did and it wasn't that expensive. I'm lucky in >> that I have a local store that really care about the systems they build. >> I ended up with a core i7 cpu, 16GB RAM, a 1GB video card and 2TB HDD (I >> subsequently added the 2TB drive from my old XP machine, which holds my >> images). >> I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 professional. >> The speed of the system is limited by the main HDD, but it is quite >> fast. Having read Richard's post, I am tempted to use a faster HDD, but >> it's not a priority at this time. >> >> The only downside is that I can't run my Minolta film scanner. >> Apparently, the USB interface on the scanner has problems with timing >> with faster machines :-( >> >> >> >> Mark Pope, >> Swindon, Wilts >> UK >> >> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >> Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog >> Picture a week (2012) >> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2012 >> Picture a week (2010) >> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 >> Picture a week (2009) >> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 >> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 >> >> On 14/03/2012 00:14, Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> Thanks again, Richard >>> >>> looks like a custom-built job for me. >>> >>> Best >>> Douglas >>> >>> On 13.03.2012 22:57, Richard Man wrote: >>>> I would certainly go for a configurable box from someone rather than a >>>> name >>>> brand. For us photographers, we really want the fastest CPU, but not >>>> necessarily bazillion cores (e.g. 4 cores at 3 GHz of the same >>>> processor >>>> will be better than 8 cores at 2.66 Ghz - for the SAME processor), the >>>> mostest memory (8Gb minimum, 16GB is much better and 32GB will get >>>> diminished return) and just a plain decent card and the fastest SATA >>>> drive. >>>> >>>> For $3000-$4000, in US, I could get i7 @3GHz, may be 8 cores (again 4 >>>> would >>>> be fine), at least 16 GB, probably more like 32GB, 2 TB 10,000 RPM >>>> drive >>>> and a decent card easily. So you are good to go. >>>> >>>> Just a few other drives for continuous backup, but they are cheap. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Douglas Sharp<douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Richard, I'll look into it. >>>>> >>>>> Or what do you think of these people? >>>>> >>>>> http://www.happyware.de/en/ >>>>> >>>>> They're more or less just up the road from me, close to Hamburg - I >>>>> translated some marketing stuff for them recently - and they appear >>>>> offer >>>>> some pretty good custom deals. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe I'll ask them for a quote. I'm thinking of a limit of 2-2.5 >>>>> thousand >>>>> euros - so that should get me quite a bit of power and speed. >>>>> >>>>> Best >>>>> Douglas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13.03.2012 21:00, Richard Man wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Doug, get the i7 machine and load it with at least 16 GB. 32 GB if >>>>>> you can >>>>>> afford it. If you can't afford SSD, then get the 10,000 RPM drive. >>>>>> >>>>>> The video card won't make much difference for Photoshop. Just get a >>>>>> decent >>>>>> one with at least 512MB. >>>>>> >>>>>> Run Win7 x64 of course. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your quality of life will improve a lot :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Douglas >>>>>> Sharp<douglas.sharp at gmx.de>** >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mark, >>>>>>> thanks for the advice - I'm currently looking at Lenovo >>>>>>> Workstations with >>>>>>> lots of number-crunching abilities that can speed up my translation >>>>>>> databases and not slow down to a crawl when using Photoshop CS (I'm >>>>>>> currently working with 250 MB files of scanned mining maps and it >>>>>>> is S l >>>>>>> o >>>>>>> w! - only 2.4GBs of RAM). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone heard anything particularly good or bad about Lenovo? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Douglas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 13.03.2012 17:52, Mark Pope wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Doug, >>>>>>>> I would be inclined to install Lightroom3 on the Windows 7 machine >>>>>>>> first, >>>>>>>> then migrate your images/catalogue over by exporting it from the XP >>>>>>>> machine, then import on the Windows 7 machine. Only when you're >>>>>>>> satisfied >>>>>>>> that everything is working satisfactorily on the Windows 7 machine >>>>>>>> would I >>>>>>>> upgrade. >>>>>>>> You may also have to copy any settings you have made in the print >>>>>>>> module, >>>>>>>> for example for any bespoke print sizes, as these aren't part of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> catalogue. >>>>>>>> Printer profiles will also need to be installed on the new machine. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have fun! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark Pope, >>>>>>>> Swindon, Wilts >>>>>>>> UK >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >>>>>>>> Blog >>>>>>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/****blog<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/**blog> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <http://www.monomagic.co.**uk/blog<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog>> >>>>>>>> Picture a week (2010) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2010<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>>>>> php?gallery=paw/2010<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2009<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>>>>> php?gallery=paw/2009<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2008<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>>>>> php?gallery=paw/2008<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See >>>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>>> >>>>>>> more information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >