lines on scanned images

[djpnj1]

does anyone why my scanner(ibm idea scan 2000)has been producing an unwanted line down the side of my photos that i scan in it is really annoying and i dont want to spend too much time trying to correct it in a photo editing program.

thanks in advance

[S.D.Willie]

could only be a few things im guessing. did you try cleaning the glass and inspecting it thoroughly for marks and whatnot?? other than that it sounds like a defective scanner. good luck.

SD

[djpnj1]

THANKS WILLIE I DID CLEAN THE GLASS BUT THIS JUST HAPPENED AND DOESNT HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER APPLICATION SUCH AS SCANNING A 8X11 LETTER OR ANYTHING ELSE JUST WHEN I USE COLOR PHOTOS

[Mr. NoOne]

If it's a line perpendicular to the scanning movement then I might know what it is...

Whenever you scan something all scanners make an adjustment (auto-calibration) on a special area right before the scanning area starts, this area is just a strip of white that the scanner analyses & uses for color balance. It could happen that such white strip got dirty (not all of it, just a spot) and all the row starting from that point gets a different color.
You'll have to take the cover out of the scanner to try to clean that out. Just be carefull...