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+.TH sane\-canon 5 "11 Jul 2008" "@PACKAGEVERSION@" "SANE Scanner Access Now Easy"
+.IX sane\-canon
+.SH NAME
+sane\-canon \- SANE backend for Canon SCSI scanners
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.B sane\-canon
+library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that
+provides access to the following Canon flatbed and film scanners:
+.PP
+.RS
+CanoScan 300
+.br
+CanoScan 600
+.br
+CanoScan FB620S
+.br
+CanoScan FB1200S
+.br
+CanoScan FS2700F                                                          
+.br
+CanoScan FS2710S                                                          
+.br
+.RE
+.PP
+Parallel port and USB scanners are not supported by this backend; see
+the manual pages for sane\-canon_pp and sane\-canon630u for further
+information.
+.PP
+IMPORTANT: This is beta code. We tested the code on the scanners listed
+above, using the computers and operating systems available to us, but we
+cannot guarantee that the backend will work smoothly with future operating
+systems, SCSI adapters, SANE frontend programs, or Canon scanners not
+contained in the list above. In some cases your computer might even hang.
+It cannot be excluded (although we consider it extremely unlikely) that your
+scanner will be damaged.
+.PP
+That said, TESTERS ARE WELCOME. Send your bug reports and comments to
+Manuel Panea <mpd@rzg.mpg.de>; for questions concerning the FB620 and
+FB1200S contact Mitsuru Okaniwa <m\-okaniwa@bea.hi\-ho.ne.jp>, for the
+FS2710S Ulrich Deiters <ukd@xenon.pc.uni\-koeln.de>.
+.PP
+
+.SH TIPS (FS2700F)
+.PP
+Scanning either slides or negatives has been found to require rather
+large gamma corrections of about 2.2 to 2.4 (same value for red, green, 
+and blue). It is recommended to use the automatic exposure controls
+of the frontend xsane for best results.
+.PP
+The "Auto Focus" function triggers a special pass to determine the focus
+value. After that, the real scanning pass takes place.
+.PP
+Even with "Auto Focus" turned on, the scanned image is often a bit too
+blurred. Using the GIMP to do a "Filter->Enhance->Sharpen" at about 40
+to 60 improves the image considerably.
+.PP
+
+.SH TIPS (FS2710S)
+.PP
+Gamma corrections are done not by the scanner, but by the backend.
+The scanner is always run in 12-bit mode. In "color" mode the image
+data are corrected for gamma, shadow point, etc., and then truncated
+to 8-bit intensities; the default gamma value is 2.0. In "raw" mode the
+image data are exported without corrections as 16-bit intensities; this
+mode can be recommended if extensive adjustments have to be made to a
+picture (and if the frontend can handle 16-bit intensities).
+.PP
+Negatives are handled by simple color inversion and may require manual
+removal of blue discoloration.
+.PP
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+.I @LIBDIR@/libsane\-canon.a
+The static library implementing this backend.
+.TP
+.I @LIBDIR@/libsane\-canon.so
+The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that
+support dynamic loading).
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+.B SANE_DEBUG_CANON
+If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this
+environment variable controls the debug level for this backend. Higher
+debug levels increase the verbosity of the output. 
+
+Example: 
+export SANE_DEBUG_CANON=4
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+sane\-scsi(5)
+.br
+http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~mpd/sane/
+.br
+doc/canon.install2700F.txt (installation of a CanoScan 2700F
+.br
+.SH AUTHOR
+Helmut Koeberle, Manuel Panea, and Markus Mertinat; FB620S and FB1200S support
+by Mitsuru Okaniwa; FS2710S support by Ulrich Deiters
+.br
+Man page by Henning Meier-Geinitz (mostly based on canon.README)