a firm enough stage that there have been any fully implemented instances of
such a twain driver that are working drivers issued by software developers.
-Original Message-
From: filmscanners_ow...@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_ow...@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of James L. Sims
Sent
No problems at all. I learn something every time I post on this group,
Laurie. Thanks to everyone!
Jim
LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
caryeno...@enochsvision.com,
I apologize for using your post as a vehicle for posting a correction to one
of my earlier posts where I referred to WMA drivers when I
I have an Epson 1600, that's older than my Polaroid 120 and Epson has
provided 64-bit twain drivers for it. But you're right, the 120 will
have to stay with a 32-bit XP machine.
Jim
LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
Yes; but you are talking about a relatively new USB based scanner and Vista
X64. It is
With the support for my Polaroid Sprintscan 120 now unavailable, I am
looking for a replacement. Has anyone had any experience with Epson's
V750M? The specs. look impressive if they hold up.
Jim
Please, keep it the way it's been, Tony. As I stated earlier, I value
that dialog with the friends I've made on this list and future
acquaintances that I'm sure will join.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
On 03/04/2008 David J. Littleboy wrote:
Agreed. Take it off list.
I'm done with it. It stayed
Art,
I have not received anything like this from the filmscanners list, or
from you. I have, however received at least one message, recently, from
a local individual that was several years old - similar, I think, to
what you described. I called the individual to help troubleshoot the
problem
Art,
I can't answer your last question but the pranks around here seem to
have lost their appeal over the past few years (Huntsville, AL).
I've heard of the virus that you mentioned and it is worrisome. I do
not store personal information on my computers and I'm working toward
storing my files
Didn't Microtek make these scanners for Polaroid? If that's the case,
might try them.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
On 18/02/2008 Arthur Entlich wrote:
A scanner question... does anyone know if there is still a source for
the little dust brush Polaroid designed for their 4000 series
scanners,
or
if Apple comes out with a 64 bit OS.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:48 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SS4000 SCSI under Vista
I believe none of the Polaroid
I believe none of the Polaroid scanners are being supported beyond
32-bit Windows XP or the same era Mac OS. About a year ago I contacted
Polaroid, asking them if they would be providing 64-bit drivers for my
SprintScan 120. I had recently upgraded to a 64-bit computer. Polaroid
informed me
on getting one of these for use
in high altitudes, where UV is really strong.
James L. Sims wrote:
Ah, but you're redefined the scope of reach! Just how long is the lens
you used for this project? Or, just how small is your sensor? I can see
that you don't need high spatial frequency
Ah, but you're redefined the scope of reach! Just how long is the lens
you used for this project? Or, just how small is your sensor? I can see
that you don't need high spatial frequency, scintillation pretty much
wipes out resolution at that distance. Great job though! I am
surprised and
I have been trying to follow this thread, with some difficulty -
probably my old age. But to keep perspective and depth of field equal,
when comparing Full Frame with smaller formats, lens focal length,
circle of confusion, or blur circle, size must be adjusted
proportionately. Control of
, again - hand-held!
Jim
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Hi James,
Thanks for the formula. I guess we need to go back to glass plates ;-)
Art
James L. Sims wrote:
Art,
There was a depth of focus formula in the American Cinematographer
Handbook that was gospel until proven wrong
or sheet film could end up problematical.
Does anyone know if there is a chart which shows depth of focus at the
film plan versus aperture of lens used? That could be valuable to know.
Art
James L. Sims wrote:
All other arguments aside, flatness is much more important that some
realize
Tony,
I, for one am delighted to see the response to this question. While
this list was created for those with advanced interest in film scanning,
a group has assembled within it that is keenly interested in photo
imaging - be it a scanned image or a digital image. Once scanned the
image is
or to turn off the power to the device and
then turn it back on for the system to recognize it.
Original Message
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James L.
Sims Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:31 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Vuescan
Tony Sleep wrote:
On 04/06/2006 James L. Sims wrote:
But just as the restart was completing, I encountered the
much feared blue screen. I wont bore anyone with the details but I
finally was up and running some seven hours later, with the updated
drivers.
Oh I hate weekends like
Charles,
After I went through a miserable seven hours fighting a blue screen
error on startup after the first attempt at installing new chipset
drivers, I finally managed to get the new drivers installed and the
reader seems to be functioning properly.
I have responded to your questions below.
My previous machine had a Gigabyte MB and I really liked it. So far,
I'm not impressed. It's also my first experience with Nvidia chipset
drivers - I was ready for anything else, given my experience with VIA.
I may go back to Gigabyte, sooner than later.
Jim
gary wrote:
I guess I should say
controllers reinstalling them but to no avail.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
On 02/06/2006 James L. Sims wrote:
I have a 32-bit device on a
computer running Windows XP 32-bit that regularly fails to see one
device unless it's activated and the computer restarted - much like
the
behavior that I
That's and Idea. Thanks! I usually check for updates but I haven't
checked the Asus website for the new board.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
On 03/06/2006 James L. Sims wrote:
These are USB devices, Tony.
Ah, OK. That is weird, then. I've used USB USB2 a lot and not had any
problems like
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James L. Sims
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:31 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Vuescan and 64bit Windows - Ed's reply
These are USB devices, Tony. I was told by a so-called
computer guru that this problem was corrected in XP
What OS are you using?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried this and it doesn't work. I right-clicked the scanner.inf file
and installed it. Vuescan and the OS still can't see or use the scanner
(that goes for both the KM Scan Elite 5400 II and the Nikon LS-8000).
I've tried it a few different
Professional x64
James L. Sims wrote:
What OS are you using?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried this and it doesn't work. I right-clicked the scanner.inf file
and installed it. Vuescan and the OS still can't see or use the scanner
(that goes for both the KM Scan Elite 5400 II and the Nikon LS-8000
Tony,
Thanks for looking into the 64-bit capability of vuescan. It was nice
to hear from Ed once again on this list. This discussion has brought
about a kind of old home week, hasn't it, and it's been nice to hear
from a few others, as well.
By the way, Tony, please check your clock, this
Tony wrote:
Maybe they'll finally fix the utterly broken 1200 colour management then?
I had a 1200 for a long while and it never produced a single satisfactory
print.
I downloaded a profile from Ian Lyons' Computer Darkroom website
( http://www.computer-darkroom.com/home.htm )several years ago
I still shoot medium format occasionally and that's added to the
archives of negatives and transparencies that I scan when needed. I do,
however, do most my photography today with a Canon 20D, storing in RAW
format. I use Capture One, a great Raw image converter from Phase One.
I like it much
Good luck, Tony. I, for one, still scan images and value filmscanners.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
As posted today at www.halftone.co.uk - please see below.
This may have implications for the filmscanners list, as if I cannot get
the domain released I shall have to change the list address. More
When I was in the camera repair business I used denatured alcohol cut
5-% with ether. The ether dispersed water droplets and promoted faster
drying. Other recommendations from factory repair houses included MEK
and distilled water with a drop or so of mild dish washing detergent.
Jim
lists
The denatured alcohol I use is an industrial grade that does not have
the additives found in rubbing alcohol. besides staying away from
substances that will damage coatings (and magnesium fluoride is slightly
water soluble) the cleaner must not leave residue and should evaporate
quickly.
Jim.
Jack,
Thanks for the input. It's great to have folks from industry
participating again in this forum.
Jim Sims
Jack Phipps wrote:
Actually, Digital ICE works quite well with most Kodachrome film.
There are certain images that are troublesome. Certain batches of film
with a lot of cyan are the
Maybe someone at Polaroid would know where he is. Usually, companies
are hesitant to provide that information but maybe Polaroid would make
an exception in this case. I sent a note to Larry Berman but he hasn't
talked with him since the interview.
Jim
Arthur Entlich wrote:
I tend to agree.
Bernie Kubiak wrote:
All this might not be necessary if MS learned to play well with others!
grin
Bernie
And when might that be? :)
Jim
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Bernie and Laurie,
I have updated the ASPI files from the links Bernie provided. After
reboot I turned on the Epson scanner and the computer recognized it
immediately - no reinstallation of the drivers. I will try it again
tomorrow, after I use the SprintScan 120 and the card reader. If it
on the motherboard or they
are all plugged into a powered hub.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James L. Sims
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Epson scanner drivers will not stay installed
I am
on the c-drive so that I could have it
find it when it asked. No need to pull out the CD again and again.
- John
James L. Sims wrote:
I am having a problem with my computer dropping a driver. I have a Polaroid
SprintScan 120 film scanner (firewire interface) and an Epson 1650 scanner (USB
not been problematic at all, even after
the dreaded SP2 update).
Bernie
James L. Sims wrote:
Laurie,
I almost always have only one scanner turned on. I have each USB device
in its own port - Epson scanner, Epson printer, trackball, and
multi-card reader (that takes up two ports). I have tried
LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
What's strange is that the only device drivers that go away are the Epson scanner
drivers.
This makes me think the problem is that the scanner is basically a SCSI based scanner
which uses a USB port but feeds to a SCSI driver. The driver that goes away may be
the
I am having a problem with my computer dropping a driver. I have a
Polaroid SprintScan 120 film scanner (firewire interface) and an Epson
1650 scanner (USB interface. In addition, I have a multi-card reader
and a trackball that also have USB interfaces. My problem is that I
have to reinstall the
Tony Sleep wrote:
He has. I have. You have. Didn't you see the pearly gates on the way in?
Geesh! And I thought I was dreamin'
Jim
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I, for one, would hate to see this list go by the wayside. It has
helped me make choices in a evolution of scanners and, as far as I know,
scanners are still improving. Many of the members on this list, and
they're too numerous to name, have been of invaluable assistance to me.
I agree with
from 3-4 years ago)
were problematic (Like on my Asus P3V133 board).
Hopefully the flashing of the bios will settle things.
Art
James L. Sims wrote:
Art,
The mainboard (Gigabyte GA-7VAXP) was new last January and has a KT400
(PAC) and VT8235 (PSIPC) chipsets. Unfortunately, they are VIA
drivers might be available for the card reader,
since it sounds that it is having some conflicts with your system and
other USB interfaced items?
Art
James L. Sims wrote:
I am having an annoying problem with my scanners and card readers
interfacing with my computer. Often, but not every time, when
Art, I believe it's in the VT8235 chipset.
Jim
Arthur Entlich wrote:
I'm stumped. Which chip set is used for USB on your mainboard?
Art
James L. Sims wrote:
Thanks Laurie, the USB controllers are on the motherboard and I haven't
upgrade the BIOS. I am not using an external hub. One
during the start up. I can replug it in after startup is
completed with no problems. Go figure!
James L. Sims wrote:
I am having an annoying problem with my scanners and card readers
interfacing with my computer. Often, but not every time, when I
turn off one of my devices or remove a media
True, Les, but my problem is that the device doesn't come back until I
restart Windows.
Jim Sims
Les Berkley wrote:
Hello!
Not sure about Win 2K, but under XP, there is a Safely Remove Hardware
icon that shows up in the Taskbar. You select the piece of hardware you want
to remove, and a few
Thanks Laurie, the USB controllers are on the motherboard and I haven't
upgrade the BIOS. I am not using an external hub. One of the devices,
however, is a 6-in-1 card reader that connects to on of the internal USB
connectors. Currently, USB devices total 4 - Epson 1640 Scanner, Epson
1200
May be off topic, Art, but the constantly expanding variety of memory
media for digital cameras is a real headache. When I dropped my Fuji
6900 last month (actually, my cat tripped me and I fell on it), I
replaced it with a Canon Digital Rebel because it uses Compact Flash
memory media cards.
Victor,
With regard to the 35mm carrier, I set the filmstrip in so that the spacings are a
little
ahead of the support bars. There are teeth on the retaining frame that will engage
into
the perfs as you lower the retainer. The slide the retainer into the locking position,
slowly, until the
Simon,
Once I got Silverfast and Insight into ps7 they work great. I don't think you'll have
a
problem.
Jim
Simon Lamb wrote:
That is great news that the plug-ins work. Would my Insight 5.5.2 and
Silverfast Ai 5.5 work as normal under PS7? I am concerned about the Piezo
BW plug-in as
Simon Lamb wrote:
I have two questions for other SS 120 owners:
1. Does your machine make noises like something inside is vibrating, almost
sounds like it is loose and rattling, during the autofocus procedure?
Simon, my machine is noisy - a high pitched noise during auto focus and a kind
still be a problem.
Simon
On 21/4/02 4:38 am, James L. Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Simon,
In SilverFast there is a button on the image panel (six down) called Job
Manager that will
permit you to preview and scan all four images in the carrier. Make sure you
click the
6X6
Simon,
I have not noticed a flatness problem with the SS 120 MF carrier. According to
Polaroid,
however, they will have a glass carrier available within about a month.
I am having an indexing problem, when using VueScan, with MF carrier. I have devised
some
work-arounds but it's still a
For medium format I have been using an Epson 1640 and the resolution (1600 ppi) is not
ideal. The 2450 would be much better from the standpoint of resolution. However, I
get a
rather objectionable degree of noise and some posterization when scanning thick
negatives
and slightly underexposed
I haven't heard anything from David Hemingway since his rather
disturbing reply stating he would be the one looking for a job.
He has contributed a great deal on this list and I had decided to
purchase the 120. But if he is gone from Polaroid, is Polaroid
ditching their scanner line? The
Rafe,
I had the same problem a while back and I believe I deleted the
folder EPFB5 in the Windows\TWAIN_32 folder but I'm not sure.
About a year ago I had a similar problem with the Epson 1200
scanner and an Epson support tech instructed me to delete an inf
file in the TWAIN_32 folder. With the
I've had the 1640SU for about two months and I believe it's a big bang for the
buck. It seems to have a bit more range than the Epson 1200U that I did have
and works well with Vuescan. The only problem I'm having is what appears to be
posterization in the near highlight areas. I'm not sure
A zoom (or variable focal length) lens narrows the field of view as the focal
length is increased - that's magnification.
Jim
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Austin Franklin wrote:
Yes, this is in fact exactly what I am speaking of. Minolta does this
on a small scale with their Multi
Good points. Also we should all bare in mind that competition tends to keep prices
competitive and make (hopefully) technical support more attentive to customer issues.
I hope, and believe, the current economic situation will
blow over and that Polaroid, as well as Compaq and Big Blue, will
I can't imagine that anyone would enjoy reading about the financial trouble of
an organization. Good jobs are at stake and investors are exposed to high
risk. I sincerely hope, and believe, Polaroid will find their way out of this.
You're right Lynn, Polaroid is a gutsy company and it has made
Matthew,
There are many others subscribing to this mail list that can better advise
you than I but this is my opinion:
While there is no question that Photoshop is a powerful and precise
graphics application, to the beginner, it is also very intimidating.
Jasc's Paint Shop Pro (version 7.02),
All of the Nikon F series, the Canon F1, and the Topcon had 100% viewfinder
coverage. One of the reason most SLR did not was because registration
(viewfinder/film image coincidence) did not need to be as precise.
Jim Sims
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
At 23:40 02-06-01 -0700,
E-Cost is showing both the Nikon 8000 and Polaroid 120 in their product list.
Jim
Tony Sleep wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2001 20:04:57 -0500 Laurie Solomon ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
I believe you may be mistaken or misinformed. The new 4000 ppi
scanners are
35mm film scanners and not
A friend gave me a set of prints and negatives this week to use in an article
for a newsletter publication. The prints were pale, low contrast and very
little color saturation. My friend asked me what he had done wrong. Upon
examining the negatives (Kodak Gold), they look to be slightly
I use both Ps and PSP. I think each have their advantages and, when working
with converted CAD images, the ability to precisely define a rotation is a great
feature in PSP. Neither applications, however, do well at rotating images at
other than 90 degree increments - I think Photoshop may do it
Hemingway, David J wrote:
Hopefully you can help me with a survey on what type of computers and
resources you are using for scanning. I would appreciate if you could
answer the below questions and return to me off-list to my email address.
Thanks
David
Computer Platform= PC
Operating
I have returned my Epson Perfection 1200U Photo scanner and will
be buying a new scanner. I know that a film scanner is the way to
go for scanning negatives and transparencies but I also need a
flatbed scanner. Since most of my transparencies and negatives I
scan are medium format and larger
These are the symptoms that I had experienced with scans from my Epson Perfection
1200U Photo - midtone gradients in steps with a blue-gray to blue-black cast and very
pale greens (that should have been rich green). There was also a substantial loss of
detail in these areas of pale green. I had
PAUL GRAHAM wrote:
(Snip)
Basically the new 4000 dpi m/f scanners will output such large files that
handling them demands a new ball game in desktop systems: files of 500 to
700 Mb will be common at 4000 dpi, (in 16bit), and no doubt 6000 dpi will
come along soon for 35mm. If you do 5x4"
Dave King wrote:
Vat is dis vindows XP?
I'm a little slow on the uptake, Dave but XP is what has been call
"Windows Whistler" in its beta form. It will be released sometime in the
latter half of this year. Microsoft says it's the first major development
since Windows 95 and is based on the
I agree with Rob's comments. I had been experiencing GFP blue screens
frequently while running Win 98 and 98SE when in a number of graphics
programs (including Photoshop). While I had heard that Win 2K was much
more stable I opted to go with WinME. WinME, early on, had driver issues
that made
Tim Mimpriss wrote:
(Snip)
...so I wonder whether NewColor's tedious insistence on warming up the
scanner before scanning results in better illumination and a more
consistent scan. Does anyone have any ideas on this topic.
Tim,
Gas filled lamps normally require some period of
This does seem to be a confusing issue to some. I've had seasoned professional
photographers
bring me JPG image files on a 3.5" floppy asking for an 8" X 10" print. The only
correlation
between the pixel density product (H X V) of the electronic image and the hard image
is the
target
Printer inks, film dyes, source light, and CCD spectrum
sensitivity all have a direct bearing on color content. I would
think inks and dyes would have a very limited color spectrum.
Artificial source light can also be limited in color content.
Tungsten, for example, favors red typically
and concise
explanation. Could you possibly add something about film speed and
grain size as I find this affects scan quality when using say 64 ASA
in the Summer and 400 ASA in the Winter.
Regards Chris MCBrien.
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From: "James L. Sims" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris,
It does seem to be a hot topic but I would like to share my experience and
observations on this subject. I have been involved in a number of studies
regarding resolution as it applies to process cameras, still, motion
picture, and television (including HDTV).
Film resolution is only one
While I have no doubt that monitor calibration is fundamental to image
quality, I think improper calibration can do more harm than good - it ain't
easy. I have read and studied Ian's and Andrew's procedures and am only
beginning to make headway (using Adobe Gamma). Others in my area feel they
After having so many difficulties scanning negatives and
transparencies on my Epson 1200U scanner, I discussed one of the
problems, posterization, with a SilverFast tech. He suggested
that the problem could be beyond the capabilities of my scanner
and to make some scans with a higher quality
Rob,
Edmunds did make a USAF target exposed on emulsion. The $100 one (I think) is on
glass chrome plate. In the eighties I built a series of autocollimators as a
part of a research project and may have a spare one of these laying around somewhere
but it probably is cut sown to a 1" diameter
With a film target there is very likely a limiting resolution of 50 to 60 line
pairs/millimeter (2540 to 3048 ppi). Resolution should be measured at high
contrast using an etched glass plate at some known spatial frequency and line width.
I believe it would be difficult to determine ultimate
MTF: Modulation Transfer Function. Bern Levy, Marketing Manager for Angenieux
Corporation (USA) a few years ago summed it up about as simply as I've heard.
"The ability to resolve a black/white edge." While that's not all there is to it,
it's a good general description. Resolution (in Line
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