December 2006 - Scanhancer website again

I checked the website recently and it looks like the www.scanhancer.com is now online.

November 2003 - The Scanhancer website changes address

The old address www.scanhancer.com is no longer online due to problems with the server. The new address is : http://scanhancer.iddo.nl .

November 2003 - New Minolta sw v.1.1.2

Little news compared to version 1.1.1. Release notes.

Supported models :
DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400/ DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO/ DiMAGE Scan Elite II/ Dimage Scan Multi/ Dimage Scan Multi II

Changes :
The minor bugs in operation are fixed. (Windows/Mac)

September 2003 - New Minolta sw v.1.1.1

A new sw version, coded 1.1.1 has been released by Minolta. This new version supports several different scanners from Minolta. The sw can be used also on Mac OS X. The new sw version can be downloaded at both www.minoltausa.com (3 files) and www.minoltaeurope.com (1 file).

May 2003 - New sw for the Multi Pro from Lasersoft

Lasersoft Imaging ( www.silverfast.com) has released a dedicated version of their Silverfast scanning software for the Multi Pro. A demo version is available for download here.

May 2003 - Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 announced

Minolta announced the distribution of a new scanner for 35mm, Max resolution is 5400 dpi. The scanner features a diffusing device referred to as the "grain dissolver", which is supposed to improve the quality of scans. Expected release date : July 2003. Expected retail price : just above $1000. More information available here.

February 2003 - Scanhancer 5LE released

The distribution of the Scanhancer 5LE has officially started. The Scanhancer 5LE is a device developed by Erik de Goederen from Holland, and is intended for use with the Dimage Scan Multi Pro scanner from Minolta. Detailed technical and order information is available online at the website www.scanhancer.com. I invite you to have a look at my online test. 

December 2002 - new Minolta sw v.1.0.2

A new sw version, coded 1.0.2 has been released by Minolta. It is a minor improvement of version 1.0.0.

August 2002 - new Minolta sw v.1.0.0

A new Minolta sw has been made available in August 2002. The new version has the version number 1.0.0, and replaces previous version 1.0.2. This updated version is available for download at the Minolta website. A test of this sw update is available here.