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#Photo scanner reviews 2016 software#
Kodak Alaris has been moving towards thin-client solutions that require less software on a PC in favor of web-based and browser-based scanning solutions, and embedding some image-processing capabilities in the scanner itself is in line with that goal. Launched along with the i1190 is the Kodak i1190e, which is essentially the same scanner except that for a little more money it embeds some image-processing functions, traditionally handled by software, in its hardware. Programs include the Newsoft Presto! PageManager document-management program as well as Newsoft Presto Presto! BizCard Xpress, in addition to a Twain driver, with the i1190, although the Kodak Smart Touch scan utility is Windows-only. In a rare reversal of the all-too-common situation in which Mac users are offered a paltry selection of software, they get more than Windows users with the i1190. Many companies seeking a scanner of this caliber will already have a preferred document-management system in place, and will not need these bundled programs. It lacks Nuance PaperPort 14 and Omni, two highly rated programs for document management and optical character recognition (OCR), respectively, found in the Kodak i2420, an Editors' Choice scanner that is otherwise very similar to the i1190.
#Photo scanner reviews 2016 drivers#
Software Software for the i1190, at least for Windows users, is limited to drivers (TWAIN, ISIS, WIA), and scanning and image-capture utilities (Smart Touch and Kodak Capture Pro). In testing, I launched scans from both the one-touch button and the Smart Touch utility the advantage of doing so from the utility is that you can see all 9 scan profiles and names at once. The i1190's display is larger than the one found on the i2420, which identifies the profiles only by number. The right-arrow button is a one-touch control to launch a scan when you have entered your desired profile. You can configure and even rename the profiles from within the Smart Touch utility, which you can launch by right-clicking an icon in your Windows taskbar. By default, they are Color PDF, Black and White PDF, Black and White RTF, Color JPG, Black and White Single-page TIFF, Black and White Multi-Page TIFF, Email Black and White PDF, Custom Color PDF, and Custom Color File(s). Many document scanners offer a similar scheme, but unlike most, the i1190 also displays the names of the profiles.
#Photo scanner reviews 2016 series#
The up and down arrows are used to navigate through a series of nine preset, customizable scan profiles. To the right of the i1190's sheet feeder is a four-line, color LCD with four controls: a Power button, along with up, down, and right arrows. A benefit of CIS is reduced power consumption and cost of ownership the i1190 uses no more than 21 watts when scanning, while the i2420 can use up to 32 watts.
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In form and features, the i1190 is very similar to the Kodak i2420 Scanner, but the i1190 uses a different scanning technology, CMOS-based contact image sensors (CIS), rather than the CCD sensors found in the i2420 and most sheet-fed scanners.