>
> I suppose its possible Polaroid owners are unwilling to admit they spend
> their nights at home doing dust spotting, since they laid out all that
> ca$h on the SS4000, but I'd expect someone would break ranks and blow
> the whistle.
>
I just have the Artixscan 4000T.
Unless you keep your scan
> 3. Minolta may be USB, but USB devices has the advantage of being
> hot-swappable which means they can be turned on after the computer has
been
> booted, and it will be detected. If I remember correctly, SCSI devices
need
> to be turned on before you boot the system, in order for the SCSI
contr
> I wish some of these people who I hypothesize are moving from
> Polaroid to Nikon would put some side-by-side evaluations of their
> machines on the web before selling the Polaroid - I'd like to see
> how the edge sharpnesses compare and how discernable the color
> differences are.
>
> Bill Ross
I don't know if you have already dealt with this problem, but ...
There is a Win 98/98SE problem where the disk caching locks up the system if
you have more than 512MB of physical RAM. There's an article in the
Microsoft Knowledge database somewhere.
Their workarounds are if memory serves correct
> Good point, Alan. Both Norton and McAfee (the only two I've used)seem to
go
> a bit overboard on backups, sometimes to the point of obstructing and
> shutting down the whole operation, particularly on a system with marginal
> RAM.
>
> Any tips you have on defeating this "overzealousness" would b
If you use the HP for plain paper text as well as photos I'd stick with the
HP as IMHO it does this much better.
In my experience I have found Epson photographic type output on specialist
papers is slightly better, but I have not seen the same image printed on
both printers by a competent operato
> 5. The assertion that 'filmscanning is it' will deter many
> potential converts to quasi-digital photography. Many people
> will never get stuck into filmscanning as we enthusiasts
> have done, because of the cost and the blood, sweat & tears
> involved. They could revolutionise their photograph
> >I felt that the test onto the paper would also show
> >more clearly what the scanner sees.
>
> I am afraid that I do not see the logic of this. I do not see how the
> projection of a slide onto smooth paper would simulate a scan; I can see
the
> point of comparing the projection onto smooth pa
Whoops - sorry that was meant to be off-list has Laurie and I have already
bored you all tears with this one.
Steve
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From: "Steve Greenbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: filmscan
Hi Laurie
Part 2 here - part 3 may take some time as I'm quite busy and it's also the
area where we have the least common ground.
> >I thought I had covered this with some sort of statement like "even when
> >viewed quite close-up", but I must have rephrased this and removed it
> before
> >I pos
As mentioned in a previous message the projector does display the grain, but
there is so little in Velvia that at 40x60 you still have to look hard and
get within 16 inches to see it. Some slides like early Fujichrome 400 the
grain is obvious from 15 feet.
The projector is a relic made entirely o
> >So the projection effectively helps mask the grain what a happy
coincidence
>
> While there maybe some merit to your comments about dust in the air
masking
> flaws in the slide being projected, I had the actual surface texture of
the
> projection screen in mind as well as the actual viewing d
ng an *optical* mouse or trackball - it will track
> much more smoothly..
>
> Maris
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Steve Greenbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 5:05 AM
> Subject: Re: filmsca
Lynn said " Howcome Polaroid users aren't seeing it? Or are they just not
talking about it?"
Mines an Artixscan 4000T a (I'm told) SS4000 apart from the box and the
software.
You've seen my section of sky I don't know if its any better or worse than
anyone elses, but it is definitely there.
In
light blurring would be
better.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Greenbank
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 6:15 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: filmscanners: What causes this and is there any easy solution ?
&g
I'll try this and see how it compares with gaussian blur. I was hoping
someone would have a solution that didn't involve carefully selecting
sections of a 20Mpixel image. It takes ages to get it right and I wish I had
a bigger monitor there just isn't enough room for the picture on my 17 inch
scre
nectar or pollen.
>
> Phil Lippencott: does any of your equipment allow for testing CCD
> sensitivity for the IR or UV spectrum (or even higher or lower than
that?)?
>
> So, Steve, that's my "dumb" answer to your exceedingly "dumb"
> question... ;-)
>
&
How about wrap them in groups of say 10 in food wrap (cling film in the UK)
and include some silica gel which could be replaced every couple of years.
Should be very cheap and I dont see why it shouldn't work. A more expensive
but more durable option would be to replace the cling film with air ti
Did you ever look at this particular CD before - it looks more like a fault
prior to the CD being written. A media error is not likely to give such
linear lines - it is more likely to refuse completely or miss blocks of the
picture.
Does your reader have trouble reading the disc i.e. does it make
Congratulations to Lynn - how long did it take and how many images have you
archived ?
I am attempting a similar project and finding it difficult even to get
going.
When I bought my scanner I had already seen the results (even A3) that could
be had with a 3Mpixel digicam (which is technically 8
I think I would clone them out.
Steve
- Original Message -
From: "Harry Lehto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Stellar ghosts and Nikon Coolscan IVED (LS40)
> On Fri, 11 May 2001, Rob Geraghty wrote:
>
> > OK, it
Today I'm going for the dual prize of most boring picture (see attachment)
and most dumb question ever on the list.
Mark asked me about a problem in the background of some pictures
http://www.grafphoto.com/grain.html
The problem is that my sample (a bit of sky) from a slide projects with
perfect
Definitely 5 colour + black. This is the main reason for the better
photographic quality.
http://www.epson.co.uk/product/printers/inkjet/styphoto2000p/spec.htm
Steve
> If I remember correctly, the 2000P Color Cart is 3 color vs. 5 for the
1270
>
> MIke
> My original Epson Stylus Photo ended up with a couple of clogged jets
> which I could not clear. Possibly my use of third-party ink was to blame;
> or possibly I let the printer sit too long (6 months?) without being used.
> It never occurred to me to complain to Epson; I just bought a new Stylu
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan Long Exposure Pass
> In a message dated 5/4/2001 11:06:17 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> > What about a slightly underexposed slide (this
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan Long Exposure Pass
> The problem with the Long exposure pass option is that most people won't
> see the problem areas until they've scanned hundre
> I believe some scanners (SS4000/A4000T) do not position themselves too
well
> for multipass - so this is of limited use. I just tried 8x MP with the
> artixscan 4000 and there are echos in the image. The result is pretty
> useless.
I just tried 8x with long exposure (for completeness) and there
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From: "Asael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:16 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Medium format in a 35mm scanner?
> It can be done with the HP Photosmart scanner by not closing the lid all
the
> way and feeding the MF film via t
I previously mentioned that I had been suffering some problems with noise
with the artixscan 4000.
I have been trying to scan (with both Silverfast and Scan Wizard Pro) a
slide that is high contrast that looks great when projected.
I have been unable to get a usable scan particularly in the area
From: "Hemingway, David J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>With our SS4000 the manufacturer originally was going to use a
> particular CCD because they had a relationship with the manufacturer.
> Polaroid recognized there were higher quality alternatives, and convinced
> the manufacturer to change to a much
> Cool. Mine is 1.31. Now I just need to decide how to download the 12MB
> file. :-P
I assume you are worried about failed downloads.
I recently downloaded a Music CD Database (about 80MB) . Before I started I
downloaded something called Getright from www.download.com . This generally
let's y
> Under my "general tab" in "system properties" it says my windows version
is
> :MS win98 4.10.1998,which as far as i know is 98SE.
>
Thats WIN98 original. SE is 98.10.A. It says second edition between "MS
Win 98" and the version number.
Hi James
Never used the 1640, but I noticed the UK computer magazine liked it whilst
having a free browse at Smiths.
It was up against some proper film scanners as well as flatbeds. I didn't
read it properly and I am not always too impressed with their reviews. They
may even have preferred it due
- Original Message -
From: "Tony Sleep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: film scanner software
> - SilverFast : designed for heavy-duty production use, without any
> requirement for Photoshop manipulation. If you
I have just done some new samples using the latest versions of Vuescan, Scan
Wizard Pro and Silverfast and a new webpage to go with them. All the samples
use Adobe RGB (1998) colour space.
I have noticed that IE5.5 seems to display some of the JPEGs poorly so for a
proper comparison you may have
> "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > VueScan are (also in my opinion for beginners) but if you are concern to
> > learn how to scan pictures try a "pro software" and see who much
more
> > you can get out from your negative or slides.
>
> That's a big assumption about how much mo
o on these disks.
> Since they come from the family of the PD, which claim a good shelf
> life, I'm rather surprised that they are not considered trustworthy.
>
> Art
>
> Steve Greenbank wrote:
>
> > Appologies if this arrives twice. Internet provider has b
I wouldn't use 700Mb disks for archival as
they are bit like E240 video tapes - the extra storage is provided by pushing
the format to extremes.
I would say however I used to use almost
exclusively 700MB discs in my 10 stack CD player in my previous car. I
experienced no problems over a 2
Appologies if this arrives twice. Internet
provider has been down - I did try using an alternative account but this
appears to have got filtered out by the mailing list server.
Re-writables are a very poor choice for anything
you want to keep long-term as they have relatively very poor arch
There are two issues involved scanning head speed and data transfer speed.
Unless you have dual interfaces it would be difficult to tell if the
scanning head is held back by a slower interface.
If you consiser a full resolution scan of A4 you get approx
11(inch)*8(inch)*2400*4800*6(16 bit resolut
>From what I saw on Steve's Digicams the new Nikon looks amazing. Does it
really automatically produce such imaculate scans from what can be best
described as well worn originals ?
I have never completely got the hang of removing flaws in PS and it just
takes me forever (around a hour) - it's als
Reading Ian lyons very helpful tutorial "Silverfast 5 and the Polaroid
SS4000 : Part 1 - Basic steps to IT-8 calibration", I found he used a value
of 10 for lamp lightness. He noted that this allowed him to maximise shadow
detail.
Sounds good to me, but how do I know what value would be good for
I have Silverfast Ai and IT8 (supplied with the Artixscan 4000) and with
this software it is possible to output HDR scans which are the raw data.
I think that the best scans to archive are the raw files. As later you can
return to these and use new better processing techniques become available
w
Hi everyone
I'm back.
Last time I spent quite some time complaining about how Silverfast would
lock your machine if you had anything on your PC IDE controllers other than
Hard disk drives and CD ROMs. So its time to redress the balance.
I would like to congratulate them on fixing the problem. A
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