Rick Brewster Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Some scanners require that you install special software or drivers so that they can be accessed by programs that use WIA to scan with them. Paint.NET uses WIA, and not TWAIN, to acquire images from scanners and cameras. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc dokter Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 What 's the reason that you use WIA and not TWAIN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 25, 2005 Author Share Posted September 25, 2005 Mostly because of simplicity. It does everything for us. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc dokter Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Is it so hard to implement TWAIN support ? What 's the reason that it is so hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 I didn't say it was hard. I said we chose WIA for simplicity, which is not the same as saying "WIA is easy, TWAIN is hard." The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyrebaugh Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I didn't say it was hard. I said we chose WIA for simplicity, which is not the same as saying "WIA is easy, TWAIN is hard." Understood, given the historic use of TWAIN, and scanner companies reliance on TWAIN, what can we do if only TWAIN drivers are provided by the scanner company, in other words how does one get WIA drivers? Case in point, I have a Mustek A3 USB flatbed scanner and I have not found WIA drivers for it. I know that Paint.Net is a freeware program and that is wonderful, but wouldn't you want to make your product work with more scanners that are on the market? Sincerely, Fyrebaugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hi, Fyrebaugh! Welcome to the forum. This thread has been dead for over 6 years. We have a rule against bumping very old threads, as most of the time the information is no longer relevant. If you'd like to discuss getting your scanner working, you should open a new thread. Thanks Closed ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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