Kaj Haulrich wrote:
OK, my Athlon XP2100 works fairly well and 512 MB of RAM makes the processing quite fast.
We have about the same then.
When scanning a 35 mm B/W negative at 2400 resolution it takes about 20 seconds to complete. In order to keep the resulting file size modest, I save the scans in jpeg with 90 % quality, thus getting files around 1 MB. (Of course, when doing multiple edits and saves I use .png to avoid picture degradation). Not knowing if jpeg is here to stay, I save the really important photos in raw format, but maybe that's overkill. Right now, I'm trying to scan some old negatives in strange formats, such as 6x6 cm roll film shot with my Rolleiflex and some glass plates around 9x13 cm. My scanner doesn't come with a mask for those weird things, so maybe I have to construct one myself.Your gonna end up with a fair collection of cardboard cutout wierd and wonderfuls to make slipping negs straight in and out.
Alternatively,
Working from within gimp , just slap the negative or print flat down on the deck and make a large scan around the image, never minding if it's "wonky", just use gimp to rotate the scanned image and crop the excess. It's quite easy once you've got used to it.
Don't forget you can add text to your images, not a bad idea to name photos for future generations, after all you may know that person is auntie Peggy but the next generation may not.The fun goes on.
Kaj Haulrich.
The one really useful thing I haven't learnt to do in gimp yet is cut around an image and dump the background. I feel sure it's possible but I haven't found the correct bit in the gimp manual.
That is another thing you need, get yourself a pdf gimp manual.
Also take a look at kooka sometime, it's coming along quite well, I've started using it a bit, now and again. It has a lot to catch up on compared with xsane/gimp but it's slowly getting there. Some folk may well prefer the windblowsy layout to gimp/sane type of opperation.
John
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