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No matter what you're scanning-positive photos and illustrations or negatives and slides-you can place multiple items on the platen, and the software will detect and create separate files for each one. My test media included photos and illustrations ranging in size from 2 by 3 inches to 11 by 17 inches, as well as several 35mm slides and negatives and a handful of 4-by-5-inch transparencies, at resolutions ranging from 200dpi to 2,400dpi.

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I tested the 12000XL-PH with the transparency unit installed using both SilverFast Ai IT8 and Epson Scan 2 from our standard Core i5 testbed PC running Windows 10 Professional. In addition to providing scanning features, Epson Scan 2 also has optical character recognition (OCR) routines for converting scanned text to editable text.

SilverFast is a sophisticated scanning interface program that provides intricate controls for setting up and enhancing the quality of your scans, and Epson Scan 2 is Epson's proprietary scanner interface, which is also a capable product.

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In addition to the drivers, Epson includes LaserSoft Imaging's SilverFast Ai IT8 (a pared down version of SilverFast Ai Studio 8) and IT8 Target for calibrating colors (these are included on a disk in the box), and Epson Scan 2, a download from Epson's site.

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All that's left to do is download (Epson doesn't include install disks with its scanners anymore) and install the drivers, and then lay out the media you want to scan in the holders. This may seem complicated, but I found it quite simple, and finished the procedure in just a few minutes. The process, which is well documented on Epson's site, entails unlocking the transportation lock on the transparency unit, removing the scanner's lid, replacing it with the transparency unit, affixing the transparency guide, and connecting the unit to the back of the scanner. Whether you buy the PH version or purchase the scanner and transparency unit separately, you must install it before you can scan slides, transparencies, and negatives. Installing the Transparency Unit/Software

The scanner connects to your PC or Mac via an included USB 2.0 cable. Because the 12000XL's light source is LED-based, unlike the more conventional cold cathode fluorescent lamps, it's mercury free and has no warm-up time. The scanner deploys Epson's ColorTrue II imaging system, which combines Epson MatrixCCD scan technology with an LED light source. With a few minor adjustments (removing the transparency guide-a very small piece, not the entire transparency unit-and inserting the document matt), the 12000XL-PH will continue to scan non-film or non-transparency originals. In addition to the transparency unit, you get several adapters, or holders, that hold up to 30 slides, 48 frames of 35mm negatives, eight frames of 4-by-5-inch transparencies or six medium-format transparency strips up to 7.1 inches (18 cm) long. Everything else is handled from the bundled software, discussed in the next section. The maximum resolution is 2,400 by 4,800 dots per inch (dpi), and its control panel consists of a single Scan button and two status LEDs, Ready and Error.

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In other words, unless your desk is exceptionally large, you'll need to find another place to put it-perhaps on a countertop or equipment bench, beside your wide-format professional photograph printer. With the transparency unit installed, it's about 3 inches taller and around 14 pounds heavier. Without the transparency unit installed, the 12000XL measures 6.2 by 25.8 by 18 inches (HWD) and weighs 31.5 pounds.

Big and FormidableД«ecause the 12000XL ($3,299.00 at Adorama) scans up to tabloid-size pages (or, precisely, 12.2 by 17.2 inches), the scanner's platen (glass scanning area) is twice the size as the one on a standard-size scanner. Either way, its price is substantial for a flatbed scanner, but graphic artists, photographers, and desktop publishers will find the 12000XL-PH a highly accurate and quality tool for digitizing not only slides, transparencies, and film, but also photos and artwork up to tabloid-size (11 by 17 inches). While you can buy the scanner itself and opt for the transparency unit later, purchasing them together, in the same box, saves you about $130. Essentially, these two machines are the same, except that the PH version comes with a transparency unit for scanning slides, transparencies, and negatives. The wide-format Epson Expression 12000XL-PH ($3,999) is the professional photographers' version of the Expression 12000XL-GA, an oversize professional graphic artists' flatbed scanner.

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