Could not see any change in scanning accuracy though, but Shining3d did not claim this AFAIK.

I think it is a lighting thing Hugues, as my casting lettering is definitely cleaner looking and more readable than before. I was only doing a one pass test, with deliberate shadowing making holes in the scanned image. I think it's definitely an improvement, not sure if it's any faster, as not compared real scanning times.

Mike