The TWAIN Standard for Image Acquisition

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The TWAIN Standard forImage Acquisition

• Linking Images and Applications

Pamela Doyle, Chair The TWAIN Working Group
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The Year in Review

• Ported the TWAIN Toolkit to the Mac OS
• Completed and Ratified the 1.9 Specification
• Ratified Bylaws
• Heighten Relationship with Microsoft
• Developed Relationship with Apple
• Completed Test Recommendations Document for
  Applications (vers. 1.8)

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The TWAIN Working GroupBoard of Directors

• Adobe Systems, Inc.
• Digimarc Corporation
• Eastman Kodak
• Fujitsu Computer Products of America

• Hewlett-Packard Company
• JFL Peripheral Solutions
• Ricoh Corporation
• Xerox Corporation

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Vision Statement

• The TWAIN Working Group is a not for profit
  organization which represents the imaging
  industry whose purpose is to provide and foster a
  universal public standard which links
  applications and image acquisition devices. The
  ongoing mission of this organization is to
  continue to enhance the standard to accommodate
  future technologies.

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Significant Milestones

• Version 1.0 - Initial Release
• Version 1.5 - Performance Enhancements
• Version 1.6 - Page Length Detect Buffer
  Transfer (Introduces 6 new capabilities)
• Version 1.7 - Production Scanning Features
  (Introduces 11 new capabilities)
• Version 1.8 - Digital Camera Features (Introduces
  60 new capabilities, half for Production Scanning
  Control)
• Version 1.9 Includes Support for the Mac
  Platform as well as improving upon 1.8.
• Maintained Backward Compatibility

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Current Future Plans

• Enhanced Web Site
• Increased Associate Member Base
• Published TWAIN Data Source Test Document For
  Applications
• Integrated TWAIN Data Source 1.8 Update
• Enhanced the Toolkit and Mac Toolkit
• TWAIN Specification version 1.9
• Increase Implementation and Software Support
  Within the Mac Community and Imaging Industry.
• Possible Port to Linux

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Microsoft Shipping DSM

• TWAIN Data Source Manager Shipping
• WIN 98
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT 5.0
• WIA Architecture

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The Year Ahead

• Promote the ADOPTION of TWAIN
• - Identify the TWAIN Compliant Community
• - Gain the ADOPTION of the Toolkit Vendors
• - Gain the ADOPTION of the Strategic Software
• Developers
• - Gain the ADOPTION of the General
• ISV/IHV Community

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The Year Ahead (cont.)

• Grow the Apple Relationship
• Ensure Future Useability
• Maintain the Microsoft Relationship
• Keep the Interests of Our Industry Visible
• Carbon Compliant DSM for Mac
• Investigate a Port to Linux

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The Year Ahead (cont.)

• Encourage Other Certification Providers to Join
  the Ranks
• Grow Board and Associate Membership
• Gain Feedback from the Industry to Help us
  Identify our Future Direction
• Seek out New Technologies and Implement Where
  Appropriate
• Establish TWAIN as a Professional Coalition
  Representing our Industries

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The Benefits of TWAIN

• Open, mainstream standard -- broad access, vendor
  independent
• Cross Platform Support -- market expansion,
  reduced development cost (Windows, Windows NT,
  MAC and Linux)
• Spans video and SCSI product lines -- reduced
  development costs
• Royalty free

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The Benefits of TWAIN (cont.)

• Test Guidelines
• Microsofts Shipping Data Source Manager
• Vendor Ships Data Source
• 1.9 Specification Addresses Performance Issues
  and Mac
• 1.8 Addresses Requirements of Digital Cameras and
  Adds Significant Scanner Capabilities
• Evolve Imaging from a Niche Market to a more
  Mainstream Application

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Industry Adopters

• Adobe
• Adaptec
• Avision
• Canon
• Captiva
• Cognitive
• Bell Howell
• Caere
• Corel
• Compulink
• Doculex
• Docustream
• Eastman Kodak
• Epson
• Fujitsu
• Dunord
• Hewlett-Packard
• Hyland Software

• Kofax Image Products
• Lead Tools
• Liberty IMS
• Logitech
• Magellan Software
• Micrografx
• Microsoft
• Minolta
• OTG
• Panasonic
• Presto
• Prevalent Software (Quillix)
• Ricoh
• ScanSoft
• TMSSequoia
• Ulead
• Visioneer
• Xerox