How to acquire an image area from SANE image scanner?

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If you want to acquire an image area (not the whole image) from SANE image scanner, you should set the scan area using SaneLocalDevice.ScanArea property.

Here is an example that demonstrates how to acquire an image area from SANE device:

/// <summary>
/// Acquires image area from SANE device.
/// </summary>
public void AcquireImageAreaFromSaneDevice()
{
    // create SANE device manager
    using (Vintasoft.Sane.SaneLocalDeviceManager deviceManager = new Vintasoft.Sane.SaneLocalDeviceManager())
    {
        // open SANE device manager
        deviceManager.Open();

        // get count of SANE devices
        int deviceCount = deviceManager.Devices.Count;
        if (deviceCount == 0)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Devices are not found.");
            return;
        }

        // select the first SANE device
        Vintasoft.Sane.SaneLocalDevice device = deviceManager.Devices[0];

        // open SANE device
        device.Open();


        // get the default scan area
        VintasoftRectF defaultScanArea = device.ScanArea;
        // set new scan area
        device.ScanArea = new VintasoftRectF(0, 0, defaultScanArea.Width, defaultScanArea.Height / 2);


        Vintasoft.Sane.SaneAcquiredImage acquiredImage;
        do
        {
            try
            {
                // acquire image from SANE device
                acquiredImage = device.AcquireImageSync();
                // if image is received
                if (acquiredImage != null)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Image is acquired.");
                }
                // if image is not received
                else
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.");
                    break;
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                System.Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Scan is failed: {0}", ex.Message));
                break;
            }
        }
        // while device has more images to scan
        while (device.HasMoreImagesToScan);

        // close SANE device
        device.Close();

        // close SANE device manager
        deviceManager.Close();
    }

    System.Console.ReadLine();
}

VB.NET

''' <summary>
''' Acquires image area from SANE device.
''' </summary>
Public Sub AcquireImageAreaFromSaneDevice()
    ' create SANE device manager
    Using deviceManager As New Vintasoft.Sane.SaneLocalDeviceManager()
        ' open SANE device manager
        deviceManager.Open()

        ' get count of SANE devices
        Dim deviceCount As Integer = deviceManager.Devices.Count
        If deviceCount = 0 Then
            System.Console.WriteLine("Devices are not found.")
            Return
        End If

        ' select the first SANE device
        Dim device As Vintasoft.Sane.SaneLocalDevice = deviceManager.Devices(0)

        ' open SANE device
        device.Open()


        ' get the default scan area
        Dim defaultScanArea As VintasoftRectF = device.ScanArea
        ' set new scan area
        device.ScanArea = New VintasoftRectF(0, 0, defaultScanArea.Width, defaultScanArea.Height / 2)


        Dim acquiredImage As Vintasoft.Sane.SaneAcquiredImage
        Do
            Try
                ' acquire image from SANE device
                acquiredImage = device.AcquireImageSync()
                ' if image is received
                If acquiredImage IsNot Nothing Then
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Image is acquired.")
                Else
                    ' if image is not received
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.")
                    Exit Try
                End If
            Catch ex As System.Exception
                System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Scan is failed: {0}", ex.Message))
                Exit Try
            End Try
            ' while device has more images to scan
        Loop While device.HasMoreImagesToScan

        ' close SANE device
        device.Close()

        ' close SANE device manager
        deviceManager.Close()
    End Using

    System.Console.ReadLine()
End Sub

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