Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1185

[Dan Shelley <dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Bob Mannle said: I find the Snappy to be a very handly little 
unit. Very simple to use, and very slow.

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I too have/use a Snappy, and am thrilled with the quality I can 
get using my Sony Hi8 camcorder, setting the snappy up to it's 
maximum resolution. It is the ONLY way that it produces truly 
GOOD images, and they CAN be spectacular. (depending on the 
camera, lighting, etc...) 



However, speed is a problem... I am using a 486/100, and that 
"snap" I described above, can take as much as 4 to 5 minutes to 
process... Then I have a HUGE file to manipulate in another 
program before I can call it done. The whole process can take 10 
to 15 minutes or more for only one "snap". But, since I paid 
less that $200 for it, I am very satisfied with the output.



The company (Play) that makes the Snappy has a Web site 
[http://www.play.com], and they have links to other sites that 
have also used the Snappy to make their images. Take a look if 
you haven't already, they show some good stuff. One note of 
caution though... Don't get the fix file they offer unless you 
are having the problem it was designed to fix. I took it and it 
crippled my system. Only recourse was to delete the program and 
reinstall...



(Another note about using the snappy... It seems to help to use 
the video output to judge the picture you are scanning, because 
the little screen they give you has so little detail...)



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