Morena is a corss-platform framework for acquiring images in Java. Morena basically creates ties betweeen the image acquisition hardware, such as cameras scanners and the Java programming language.
Twain (a standard interface) is used to communicate with the hardware, for both Mac OS X and Windows, and Sane for various Unix platforms (AIX, BeOS, Darwin, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OS2, Solaris, Unixware).
Morena provides you with a unique, easy-to-use yet powerful API that creates a bridge between image acquisition hardware and Java.
Morena is freeware if you want to use it for for personal or educational use (contact the development team for a free license file)
NOTE: To try Morena you must register for a 30 days trial license HERE.
Here are some key features of "Morena":
Device side API:
· TWAIN (JNI)
· SANE
TWAIN support:
· Access to current value boolean, int, double and string type in TWAIN 1.9
· Native and file transfer mode
· Automatic document feeder (ADF) and duplex scanners
Requirements:
· TWAIN support: Microsoft Windows (95 or later, NT or later) or Apple MacOS X (10.2 or later) operating system with Java2 JRE, proper version of Twain Source Manager and at least one Twain Source installed.
· SANE support: any operating system with Java2 JRE, available server with saned daemon and at least one SANE backend installed.
Limitations:
· 30 days trial.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Minor SANE bug fixes