, too. Scan. Be happy.
-Collin Ong
and no adapter is needed. I currently
use a PowerMac G4 Dual 450Mhz with a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 100e directly
connected with the standard cable and it works beautifully.
-Collin Ong
p.s. to avoid inquiring emails, yes I work for Intel and yes I use Macs at
home for creative work in photo
In response to a question posted on another forum from somebody wanting to
scan a lot of old slides, I wrote the following advice and roundup of
low-cost scanners. I thought there are probably lurkers on this list that
are looking for the same type of information, so I'm reposting it here, at
On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Phil wrote:
It turns out that the SCSI PCI card they include with the scanner only works
on PCs I can't use this scanner on my Mac G4 without paying almost $300
additional for a new Mac compatible SCSI card.
Sorry for your struggles. However, you can get SCSI cards
XXX should do the job. Look at
http://www.apple.com/applescript/
for tutorials and more information.
Collin Ong
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Jack Phipps wrote:
total times to scan the four images. Images were gathered using a 600MHz
Pentium III computer with 512MB RAM.
w/o ICE w/ICE ICE time factor
Auto Preview 73 sec. 138 sec.1.89 X
On 29 Mar 2001, Richard Starr wrote:
--- You wrote:
Have heard of folk using them on a Mac, but not me.
--- end of quote ---
Thanks for the replies on the Acer scanners. How would it be driven on a Mac if
it isn't supplied with Mac software? Woudl Vuescan be required?
I have used the
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2001_reviews/nikon_coolscan4000.html
The review is not an experienced user of filmscanners so he spends most of
his words running down the features and tech of the scanner instead of
the stuff people on this list would want to know, like grain aliasing,
resolution,
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Tony Sleep wrote:
We hope, but during the LS4000's long gestation period there have been
persistent (though unconfirmed) rumours that Nikon was having trouble
developing 4000line/in stepper motor technology. It's all very intriguing.
Interesting that Nikon is also a
I want this this is a good idea. I want it.
- Collin Ong
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Mark T. wrote:
At 09:17 AM 14/03/01 +1000, Rob wrote:
why would you want to seperate these? to allow the
option of grain removal WITHOUT clean?
Yes, or to allow varying intensities of clean without
grain
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Lynn Allen wrote:
Tim wrote:
It would help my workflow considerably if I could answer email or write
invoices or whatever, rather than having to babysit the scanner for each
frame.
It would help everybody's, I'm sure. The solution is co-processors, which is
Actually
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Reilly, Bob wrote:
I've found that with my Canon FS2710 that the negative holder "tilts"
noticeably when a frame at either end is scanned. This is not too
...
horizontal -- forget about the stick bending for this test). To solve this
"problem" I simply turned the
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Tim Victor wrote:
On Wednesday, March 07, Collin Ong wrote:
But, now dust will settle on the exposed flat surface of the other frames
on the strip! This is such a problem with the Minolta Scan Dual II that I
turned that scanner sideways to avoid dust problems
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Rob Geraghty wrote:
they are editing files at resolutions as low as 640x480. I've
yet to hear a response from anyone else who uses 1280x1024 let
alone 1600x1200. I'd be very suprised if "most" people
regularly use 1280x1024 let alone anything higher.
I'm not in favor
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Arthur Entlich wrote:
Collin Ong wrote:
I believe that the main culprit is the totally nonsensical scan order, as
you pointed out. The SDII scans frames from out to in, which maximizes
the time the frames spend exposed to the environment. Combine that with
the fact
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Increasing the exposure time will saturate the CCD in the bright
parts. Some (most?) CCD's will bleed light from overexposed
pixels into nearby pixels, which messes up dark areas that are
near bright areas.
Ed,
When the Long exposure pass was
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
3) Reorganize the tabs on the right side to make them
a bit more logical and useful (these suggestions came
from a helpful user):
The suggested reorganization would definitely be an improvement, and the
groupings are logical. However, I would
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, shAf wrote:
I though Ed made the point: "clean" would NOT soften the image except
in the regions where dust was removed, BUT that softening kicks in for
"scrub" "scour" because of his grain removal algorithm is used(?)
Ed,
I think many on the list would vote for a
http://www.usa.canon.com/press/021201e.html
CANON INTRODUCES THE CANOSCAN FS4000US HIGH-SPEED FILM SCANNER FOR 35MM
AND ADVANCED
PHOTO SYSTEM FILMS
4000-dpi Resolution, 14-bit A/D Conversion, USB and SCSI Interfaces and
FARE Scratch and Dust Removal
Make it the Most Advanced Scanner in its
for either method would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Collin
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Collin Ong wrote:
After looking at several of the online print makers, ezprints.com seems to
cater most to photo enthusiasts by providing large print sizes (wallet to
20x30), matte paper, unlimited file sizes, etc
the ColorSync or a software method
since it is more easily switchable for use between normal apps and
Ezprints image prep.
Thanks for any help.
Collin Ong
I sent in a similar question about wallet size prints. I'm surprised they
aren't more responsive with exact resolution specs, aspect ratios, white
point, and colorsync profiles since they are after higher end business
than the normal consumer. Hopefully, Apple's investment in Ofoto will
Since getting a filmscanner, I've become more conscious of the need to
store, protect, and organize my negatives. I've also begun generating
alot of CD-R's that store the scans of these negatives.
For the negatives, I've purchased negative sleeve pages from
www.printfile.com which I like so
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Roman [iso-8859-1] Kielich® wrote:
Indeed, the negative films were, are and will be designed primarily to
be copied onto a positive medium, to wit a photographic paper. The
reason for the orange mask is an unwanted absorption of a cyan and a
magenta dye in the negative
Ed,
A few films that I commonly use do not have profiles in VueScan.
Can they be added? I can help provide sample scans if you tell me how.
The films I need:
- Konica Centuria series (100, 400, 800)
- Kodak Royal Gold 400 Gen 3 (or 4...I just recall that I had a roll that
was one higher than
Thanks for the suggestions, John. See some of my comments below.
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, johnprendergast.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
When I have scanned Portra 400 NC, using the correct setting, the result is
very good indeed, Are you sure you are using the right colour balance, i.e.
White Balance
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, johnprendergast.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
Regarding scanning Kodak Portra 160NC...
Have you calibrated ViewScan to your scanner? Are you embedding the
same colour profile into your scan, in Viewscan, as the space that you
are working in, in PS?
The problem isn't
)
but that program doesn't read or save the formats I need, and its a pain
to switch to another program just for this one function.
How do others on the list handle this task?
Thanks,
Collin Ong
The filmscanners mailing list
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1) Will VueScan currently drive the Scan Dual II on a mac?
No, it won't. It may never work with VueScan on a mac, since
I don't know how to write USB drivers for a mac.
Ed, have you looked through:
http://developer.apple.com/hardware/usb/
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