[filmscanners] Re: The last of the Sprintscan 4000

2002-01-16 Thread Jim Snyder
job, Dave! That is more than anyone could have expected. Polaroid got job openings? I would love to work with dedicated people like you. Jim Snyder Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe

[filmscanners] Re: Building PC system for image editing

2002-01-12 Thread Jim Snyder
available for PC installation ? Drives exist with DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW that are worth the expense if you are archiving large numbers of images. Check out Philips' DVD+RW offering, or HP's. Are they worth the expense ? YMMV. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Re: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-13 Thread Jim Snyder
is on both process and specific film. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Monitor recommendation

2001-12-05 Thread Jim Snyder
? Actually, LaCie has been around since the beginning of time, making reasonably competitive products throughout their business career. Their main website is at http://www.lacie.com/. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Monitor recommendation

2001-12-04 Thread Jim Snyder
horizontal threads to align the vertical ones giving you your dot pitch. I never notice them because I know why they are there and have tuned them out as white noise. I would rather have a superior monitor with two imperceivable horizontal lines than a poor monitor without. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Monitor recommendation

2001-12-03 Thread Jim Snyder
problems. I still have the box, so that if there are problems, I have some recourse. Still, if I do have problems... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Howtek D4000 or D4500?

2001-12-03 Thread Jim Snyder
substance. I have read a lot of their stuff trying to resolve which scanner to buy, and the occasional spurt of information on this list easily outdoes the entire website there. Kind of like reading Consumer Reports in the U.S. ... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000

2001-11-30 Thread Jim Snyder
is the model number, and the SooperCoolScan 2000 is the product name. It is so much easier to address the product by the product number that it has caught on even in ads. Jim Snyder http://www.nikonusa.com/usa_product/product.jsp?cat=7grp=705productNr=9295

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-20 Thread Jim Snyder
on 11/20/01 2:26 PM, Bill Fernandez at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:44 AM -0500 20-11-01, Bruce Kinch wrote: Perhaps it's worth noting that Kodak now provides curved field projection lenses as standard for normal (cardboard, presumably) mounted slides in their Carousel projectors, but

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-14 Thread Jim Snyder
I thought to be true from a web article I had read. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-13 Thread Jim Snyder
and had its jumper set for master. With two disks, you would be correct; but in this case, the two disks are going to act as one, so both must be set to be masters. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-13 Thread Jim Snyder
away. And, yes, (I don't mean to sound obnoxious) I also know PCI very, very well too. Funny, it seems like I was sounding obnoxious in return. It must be contagious! ;-) Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Snyder
to both as if they are one disc. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Snyder
the master controller. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Snyder
on 11/11/01 10:21 PM, Austin Franklin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the limit of a 32bit PCI bus at 133MHz (but still in the limits of an Adaptec 29160 controller) The standard PCI bus is 33 MHz (or 66MHz), NOT 133MHz. Perhaps you mean 132M BYTES/sec? Even at that, you can't get near %80

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-11 Thread Jim Snyder
effectively, both (or all) drives should ideally be of the same make and model, as even caching algorythims play a part. You can make RAID work with less than equal matches, but at a lost of capacity and speed, usually more than negating the advantage of RAID. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Best solution for HD andimages

2001-11-11 Thread Jim Snyder
on 11/11/01 8:54 PM, Rob Geraghty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul wrote: PS Can someone confirm for me that all this discussion of IDE RAID is irrelevent to Mac users? Are there IDE RAID solutions for Mac? I only know of SCSI RAID solutions (Adaptec, etc.) Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: newton rings

2001-10-23 Thread Jim Snyder
. Dang! I think you are right. Old age isn't creeping any more; it is at full gallop! Sorry for the bum data, folks. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: newton rings

2001-10-22 Thread Jim Snyder
: Thanks, where is this powder available. The powder is called Psilium powder, and is a transparent spore of the Psilium Lycopodum. I do not know who sells it, but this will help track it down. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase

2001-10-20 Thread Jim Snyder
. Regards, Lloyd - Original Message - From: Jim Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase - Original Message - From: Lloyd O'Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] My experience with monitors

Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase

2001-10-19 Thread Jim Snyder
F520. I doubt your local store will carry a quality monitor. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Mac users

2001-10-05 Thread Jim Snyder
on 9/20/01 2:18 PM, Hemingway, David J at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any Mac users considering purchasing a SS4000?? David I am, but I also am building a PC to do the scans with. My timeframe for purchase should match the entry of the 'next' SS4000 due out soon. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Importance of Copyright on Images

2001-09-10 Thread Jim Snyder
completed only once? Let me tell you about the quality of repairs that I have been getting on my '95 Camaro Z28 here in sunny Columbus... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: OT:X-ray fogging

2001-09-09 Thread Jim Snyder
in 72 point font and bold. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems

2001-09-02 Thread Jim Snyder
I being overly cautious? Canned air is easy to be safe with. Before aiming at film, fire a burst away from the film to guarantee a clean path through the nozzle/tube/etc. It isn't as wasteful as having to clean a negative/slide later... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Anti-Newton Rings powder

2001-08-30 Thread Jim Snyder
might have said on the label (or was too busy to read). I don't even remember if the product was official, or just a local fix applied by the lab owner. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Anti-Newton Rings powder

2001-08-29 Thread Jim Snyder
surfaces just far enough apart to prevent the pressure banding. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Matrox and Monitor standby

2001-08-06 Thread Jim Snyder
have damaged the MB? I should point out that the MB I put back was also a Gigabyte, but it was a Pentium III GA-BX2000. Actually, it sounds more like the battery died. A stop at the local computer store for a battery may do the trick. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: (anti)compression?

2001-08-06 Thread Jim Snyder
referring to JPEG... ;-) Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Best digital archive medium for scans?

2001-08-06 Thread Jim Snyder
an informed buying decision. For more on DVD+RW, see the following sites: http://www.dvdrw.com/ http://www.sony.co.jp/en/Products/DataMedia/products/DVD_plusRW/index.html There are other sites, but these will give you the flavor. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Mac Not Supported, WAS: VueScan 7.1.7 Available

2001-08-01 Thread Jim Snyder
this was not a lightly done decision... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Scanning and memory limits in Windows

2001-07-28 Thread Jim Snyder
from a Celeron 533 with 288MB RAM. Using Vuescan and PSP is definitely significantly faster. The question I would have to ask is whether it is the NT at work, ao the cheap boxes your company buys. There are a lot of unstable boards out there... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: 1640SU @CompUSA $150

2001-07-18 Thread Jim Snyder
Format. 120 film. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: When is Provia 100F a poorfilm to scan...underwater :-7

2001-07-14 Thread Jim Snyder
in a Photoflo type solution and gently remove debris, but at high risk. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: LED Illumination for Film Scanners

2001-06-21 Thread Jim Snyder
Hz... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Colour fix problem

2001-06-09 Thread Jim Snyder
and capturing a different gamut. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Jim Snyder
on 6/6/01 1:30 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Snyder wrote: on 6/5/01 7:01 AM, Larry Berman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Jim Snyder
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Re: filmscanners: It's OptiCal I meant

2001-05-22 Thread Jim Snyder
on 5/21/01 11:29 PM, Tim Atherton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can get it off the website - can find the url right now. If you need it I'll hunt it down on 5/21/01 12:16 PM, PAUL GRAHAM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Realised my past posting was confusing: Does anyone have

Re: filmscanners: It's OptiCal I meant

2001-05-21 Thread Jim Snyder
. I just have the spyder! thanks, and please send any mail off-list, paul Howgood is the Spyder/OptiCal setup and where do you get it? I am switching from Mac to PC and need new tools. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: OT: copyrights

2001-03-31 Thread Jim Snyder
Macintosh interface and denying that it is a copy. Apple copied the ideas for a mouse, the GUI interface, and more, but there was no denial of where the ideas came from (somehow better). All shades of gray... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: new Minolta Scan Dual II not working after oneday.

2001-03-31 Thread Jim Snyder
ction" One possibility could be that you plugged it in while the Mac was on and the Minolta was on and fried the I/O chip. A 'friend' did this for me once with a Tectronics printer. Do you remember if both were turned off? Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: OT - Dicky returns to form..

2001-03-30 Thread Jim Snyder
et another off-topic post ... Ignore him; he is just flame-bait... Jim Snyder American who did not vote for any Bush

Re: filmscanners: scanning/photoshop workstation (long)

2001-03-27 Thread Jim Snyder
and greatest operating system from Microsoft. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: OT more copyright questions

2001-03-22 Thread Jim Snyder
rustration at the volume of off-topic messages as I did. It is not so much that off topic messages exist, as the volume of off topic messages received in one day that frustrated me. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Re: OT messages OTquestions.

2001-03-22 Thread Jim Snyder
on 3/22/01 11:46 AM, Chris McBrien at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Snyder, does that mean we should join a news group for flatbed scanners, one for film scanners, one for monitors, one for photoshop problems and so on. Your 140 mesages per day would soon become 500 odd. I don't think

Re: filmscanners: OT Nikon 4k ss4k

2001-03-22 Thread Jim Snyder
and raving as if he were the list owner rather than a guest. He is what is called flame bait. His only reason for joining the list is to cause problems. Either Tony will ban him, or he will get bored once people stop responding to him. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

2001-03-08 Thread Jim Snyder
Mike Kersenbrock wrote: Jim Snyder wrote: But, a properly designed program usually uses speed keys for the buttons anyway, and location is not a concern. I have yet to meet many users that don't recohgnize the efficiencies picked up by shortcuts, aliases, and speed keys. Even

Re: filmscanners: OT: apologies

2001-03-08 Thread Jim Snyder
Lynn Allen wrote: I know every List Member's mailbox is overflowing (mine is), so I apologize for 3 posts of the same msg. My ISP/mailbox- service had a brief nervous breakdown. I wondered about that. Usually I only see doubled messages when something goes haywire. Three was unusual. Jim

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

2001-03-07 Thread Jim Snyder
gned program usually uses speed keys for the buttons anyway, and location is not a concern. I have yet to meet many users that don't recohgnize the efficiencies picked up by shortcuts, aliases, and speed keys. Even the function keys can be programmed to handle the tabs. Jim Snyder, Software Engineer

Re: filmscanners: Vignetting?

2001-01-31 Thread Jim Snyder
ectionable, but are publishers really likely to? It is vignetting, but can also be caused by light falloff at the edges of the lens. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Film Scanners and what they see.

2000-12-03 Thread Jim Snyder
mean the meaning is as narrow as the new connotations. Jim Snyder

Re: : Re: filmscanners: Monitor Calibration And Others

2000-11-25 Thread Jim Snyder
photoscientia wrote: "Without deviation from the norm, no progress is possible." Frank Zappa "The most common element in the universe isn't Hydrogen, it's stupidity" - FZ. ...and here I thought it was apathy... Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Re: Microtek Artix 4000T

2000-11-19 Thread Jim Snyder
t sounds more useful than the noise we have been having recently. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Scan Dual II/UPS power supply?

2000-11-18 Thread Jim Snyder
of this a while back, which I think can be fairly summarised as inconclusive. It's an area I intend looking at, as I have just bought a UPS. What you need is not just a UPS, but a line conditioning UPS. Best Power, from Ill., USA, makes some of these, and can be found at http://www.bestpower.com/. Jim

Re: filmscanners: Chemical Film Resolution.

2000-11-16 Thread Jim Snyder
hould read: if it is not visible, then it is not visible light. We call it radiation - infrared, ultraviolet, gamma, etc. Only visible light is visible, by definition. Jim Snyder

Re: filmscanners: Re: Print dpi comparison

2000-11-10 Thread Jim Snyder
e allows their ego or opinion to be stated as "facts". Frank pointed out that "Scientism" (or any label you care to pick for those that treat science as religion) is different than science. In this, he is exactly correct. Jim Snyder; Chemist, Biologist, Photographer, Programmer, "Scientist"

Re: filmscanners: Re: Print dpi comparison

2000-11-10 Thread Jim Snyder
Austin Franklin wrote: Jim Snyder; Chemist, Biologist, Photographer, Programmer, "Scientist" Phew, at least you don't claim to be an engineer ;-) ...engineers apply science... Jim Snyder

Re: VueScan Epson 1200S success question.

2000-10-26 Thread Jim Snyder
, and he will see it Jim Snyder The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS_DIGEST if you

Re: Going on Vacation

2000-10-23 Thread Jim Snyder
relevant, even if off topic. Have fun in Egypt!! Jim Snyder The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: digital imagery Code of Practice

2000-10-17 Thread Jim Snyder
Geoff Stafford wrote: What does AIUI mean? Never come across that before. AIUI that is absolute bll*cks. As I Understand It... Jim Snyder The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign

Re: Embed colour profiles in images

2000-10-01 Thread Jim Snyder
t question is answered by the fact that Macs used to attract the best and brightest when the platform was still cutting edge. I would expect that kind of developer to gravitate toward LINUX now that it is reaching some sort of critical mass. Jim Snyder (Mac/PC

Re: Vuescan/Old Kodachrome Unable to Focus

2000-09-26 Thread Jim Snyder
or Vuescan? Has anyone else had a similar problem. Neither. Kodachrome responds to infrared as does dust/dirt. The focus problem is due to hunting for something other than dirt... Jim Snyder The filmscanners mailing list is hosted