ProScan Version 1.6 Build 1 has just been released!

ProScan · #1 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 08:37 PM

ProScan

Now with Scanner Over IP Point-To-Point Remote Control, Faster Uploading / Downloading, Bug fixes, and More!

Visit my site at http://www.proscan.org/index.htm and download the 30 day demo.

I'm thriving to make this the best Computer Aided Scanning program and once I add support for the newer scanners, then it will be the best!

Supports the BC 250, BC 296, BC 780, BC 785, and the BC 796 scanners.
No need to own any of the above scanners to monitor the scanners online.

Bob Aune,
ProScan

ka3jjz · #2 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:05 PM

Bob have you considered adding RR web support so folks can import from the database? I'd be willing to bet a lot of people would want that...looks like a nice package, if I had one of those scanners I'd consider it.

73s Mike

Scan-Denver · #3 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ProScan

ProScan

Now with Scanner Over IP Point-To-Point Remote Control, Faster Uploading / Downloading, Bug fixes, and More!

Visit my site at http://www.proscan.org/index.htm and download the 30 day demo.

I'm thriving to make this the best Computer Aided Scanning program and once I add support for the newer scanners, then it will be the best!

Supports the BC 250, BC 296, BC 780, BC 785, and the BC 796 scanners.
No need to own any of the above scanners to monitor the scanners online.

Bob Aune,
ProScan

Thanks Bob !!

Downloading now.

ProScan · #4 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:18 PM

I'm thinking of adding RR Web Service and looking at the specs now. It seems you need to be a subscriber to access the data. I'm hoping that the webmaster can give me access for testing.

Bob,
ProScan

blueline_308 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:46 PM

You mean to say that you get $50 each for this software and you can't or wont pay for a subscription? I hope they don't give you access, so you can profit from thier product. I see that it don't even support the currently most popular Uniden....the 996.

ProScan · #6 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:56 PM

The BC-996 is coming next.

Bob,
ProScan

blueline_308 · #7 (**permalink**) 04-21-2007, 09:58 PM

You missed the point....but nevermind

brandon · #8 (**permalink**) 04-22-2007, 02:11 AM

@blueline: Whats wrong with that? Win96 isn't free but accesses the database.

By the way keep up the good work Bob on ProScan. It keeps getting better and better. Blows the competition out of the water

blueline_308 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-22-2007, 02:51 AM

The cost of the software isn't a problem at all, but he infered that maybe the RR owner would grant him free access so he can incorporate the DB access into his software, which would add value to his product:

"It seems you need to be a subscriber to access the data. I'm hoping that the webmaster can give me access for testing."

My point was that he should pay to subscribe like everyone else. Apparently he is not a subscriber, but uses this forum to promote his product. If his work is worth a price, then the work that goes into RR is worth a price as well.

ka3jjz · #10 (**permalink**) 04-22-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ProScan

I'm thinking of adding RR Web Service and looking at the specs now. It seems you need to be a subscriber to access the data. I'm hoping that the webmaster can give me access for testing.

Bob,
ProScan

To be more accurate, Bob you need to be a paid subscriber to use the web service. We have a Wiki article on Subscriptions Cheap by any measure.

73s Mike

mike_s104 · #11 (**permalink**) 04-30-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ProScan

The BC-996 is coming next.

Bob,
ProScan

when is this expected? I'm tired of Butel "updates"... :-) thanks.

webstar22 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-02-2007, 01:51 AM

I'm really just looking for recording software that will name the files by TG or Freq. While Proscan does this the new version does not seem to create the MP3 files and just keeps appending the recordings to the current wav files. That being said if someone was to create just recording software that create a new file after a set amount of time I would buy it. Right now I use Rec all Pro but it doesn't name the files using TG's and Freqs as it isn't made for scanners.

mike_s104 · #13 (**permalink**) 05-02-2007, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by webstar22

I'm really just looking for recording software that will name the files by TG or Freq. While Proscan does this the new version does not seem to create the MP3 files and just keeps appending the recordings to the current wav files. That being said if someone was to create just recording software that create a new file after a set amount of time I would buy it. Right now I use Rec all Pro but it doesn't name the files using TG's and Freqs as it isn't made for scanners.

if you have a supported model, the Butel software does. I complain about the ARC396 and ARC996, BUT there are some nice features that I do like with them.

webstar22 · #14 (**permalink**) 05-02-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mike_s104

if you have a supported model, the Butel software does. I complain about the ARC396 and ARC996, BUT there are some nice features that I do like with them.

and I just got the pro version of Arc250. It does exactly what I need.

ProScan · #15 (**permalink**) 05-06-2007, 11:33 PM

I'm back... I have been busy working on the next version that will include the BC996.
It's coming along very nicely. It’s due out in about 3 months.

BTW, Webstar22 mentioned that ProScan does not create mp3 files. It does. ProScan will convert .wav files to .mp3 after a user selectable time. The setting is in the General Options.

I’ve been away from this site for awhile. I see the messages about me asking for access to add the Web Service for testing. I just made a comment, that’s it! I did not ask the owner for access. I’m not a businessman however, how is it done if a hardware or software manufacture wants to add support for every type of video card out there? Do they buy every type of card to check for compatibility or do they borrow the card?

I think it will be a win-win situation if ProScan has this Web Service support. My costumers will have to subscribe to gain access anyways. This will encourage subscriptions.

webstar22 · #16 (**permalink**) 05-06-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ProScan

I'm back... I have been busy working on the next version that will include the BC996.
It's coming along very nicely. It’s due out in about 3 months.

BTW, Webstar22 mentioned that ProScan does not create mp3 files. It does. ProScan will convert .wav files to .mp3 after a user selectable time. The setting is in the General Options.

Does the MP3 option only work in Windows XP because I was running it on Win2k and set it to change the files after 10 mins and 60 mins later it was still recording the same wav files.

webstar22 · #17 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ProScan

BTW, Webstar22 mentioned that ProScan does not create mp3 files. It does. ProScan will convert .wav files to .mp3 after a user selectable time. The setting is in the General Options.

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Just to confirm. I have set the slider to 10 mins (windows XP this time) it has now been 20 mins and no mp3's have been created and no files have turned yellow in the proscan interface.

ProScan · #18 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by webstar22

Just to confirm. I have set the slider to 10 mins (windows XP this time) it has now been 20 mins and no mp3's have been created and no files have turned yellow in the proscan interface.

To be clear about the "Time To Convert" option. It's 10 minutes of audio on file and not 10 minutes time elapsed. Once 10 minutes of recorded audio is on the file, than it should convert to .mp3 within a minute.

I will check this today for bugs.

webstar22 · #19 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 03:52 PM

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I thought it was 10 mins time elapsed. Well that makes sense now. Will the file name be changed to have start and end time in it?

mtindor · #20 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 03:54 PM

If he incorporates RR access into it, it benefits _both_ sides. It benefits him because he may gain some additional customers of his software based upon that feature. It benefits Lindsay because anybody wanting to use the RR capabilities that would be within Proscan would need to subscribe to RR to get it. Let's not make it look one-sided here.

Lindsay (and/or RR) benefits from it too - from RR paid subscribers to advertising on his site, partnerships with various vendors (with possibly a cut from a sale), etc. Lindsay isn't an idiot. RR may [or may not] be his labor of love - but money is made on the site. Only a fool would believe that a site visited as frequently as this one isn't making money.

It's not an unreasonable request - of course it isn't unreasonable if Lindsay deny said request either. But it's not an unreasonable request.

Mike

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Originally Posted by blueline_308

The cost of the software isn't a problem at all, but he infered that maybe the RR owner would grant him free access so he can incorporate the DB access into his software, which would add value to his product:

"It seems you need to be a subscriber to access the data. I'm hoping that the webmaster can give me access for testing."

My point was that he should pay to subscribe like everyone else. Apparently he is not a subscriber, but uses this forum to promote his product. If his work is worth a price, then the work that goes into RR is worth a price as well.