RE: filmscanners: VueScan 7.1.17 Available
>. I've played >with all the Vuescan settings for HOURS and HOURS, but I just can't seem to >get a nice, rich scan without dragging it in to Photoshop. I've also had >the same problems with over brightness, but have been able to work around >that issue as you and some of the other posters have suggested. > >Any advice/explanations on what I might be doing wrong would be appreciated. There is nearly always a problem - at least with negs - in... a) scanning to get the whole range (output looks very low contrast) vs ... b) getting good contrast (end up having to chop off highlights or shadows to achieve this). Normal print processing invariably chops shadows and/or highlights to give a pleasing print. Unless your neg is exceptionally low-contrast (evenly lit) image, you will have this problem in scanning. If you choose small white point and black point settings you will get the full histogram range and a very 'flat' image. This happens no matter whether you use Vuescan or any other software, except that most manufacturer softwares use quite gross black point/white point settings to give a more pleasing contrast result. Since Vuescan gives you full control over this, you can set low BP & WP settings, and this will give the flat result you speak of. To demonstrate if this is in fact the problem, you could try setting a much higher black point, say 5% or more, and see if this helps. (based on your saying the image is light). Or try both BP and WP to a much higher value. If this gives you 'better' results then at least you now know the reason! Julian
Re: filmscanners: Advancing frames in Silverfast
There¹s a button next to the preview window that has an icon that's a grid of little squares; near the calibration button. Works like Insight¹s selector. Wire on 10/1/01 7:24 PM, Alan Eckert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here's a dumb question: Polacolar Insight has a button to pick which frame in > the filmstrip or slide holder you want to scan, but I can't figure out how to > do the same thing in Silverfast, so I can only scan negs or slides in the > first frame. Can anyone help? Thanks. > > Alan >
filmscanners: monitor query: LaCie 18" LCD vs CRTs
I'm aware of the many posts describing the superiority of CRTs to LCDs for our sort of usage. However, a review of the LaCie 18" monitor in October Shutterbug asserts that it is near-ideal for working with photos. (PriceWatch has a listing at around U.S. $1400.) Has anyone on this list knowledge of this monitor? Salutations, David L
RE: filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate
I am not familiar with their particular web receipt but if it shows the date, price paid, and the Sprintscan 4000 as the item purchased it would probably fly. I know others have contacted Ecost and Ecost has sent them a receipt. I will tell you that an actual Polaroid person reviews any questionable rebate requests so I think any reasonable case will be just fine. Regards David -Original Message- From: Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate David, I purchased my SS4000 from ECost like many others. Can I use a print of the web receipt for my "original" receipt to be included with rebate forms? Thanks, Stephen - Original Message - From: "Hemingway, David J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:47 AM Subject: filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate > The correct proof of purchase is as follows" > There is a secondary label above the serial sticker that has a bar code > starting with the number sequence "0 74100...". This is the UPC code for > the product. > > David > >
filmscanners: Re: LS4000, FW & W2K
Thanks all - I sorted it out. Not sure why.FWIW I upgraded to service pack two. Deleted the oem1.inf file in \winnt\inf directory, then reinstalled the Win2K driver. It found it straight away. Not sure whats going on as I reinstalled it 10+ times before. Wondering if there was a SP fix in there specific to my hardware. Who knows, it works so who cares eh! 4am.. argh bed. zzz... Cheers, Neil
filmscanners: Polacolor Histogram
What am I doing wrong that I can't get the Histogram buttons for the eyedropper to un-dim ??? Seems simple, but I cant find it. Help only says to hit the buttons. Gerry Kaslowski
filmscanners: Advancing frames in Silverfast
Here's a dumb question: Polacolar Insight has a button to pick which frame in the filmstrip or slide holder you want to scan, but I can't figure out how to do the same thing in Silverfast, so I can only scan negs or slides in the first frame. Can anyone help? Thanks. Alan
RE: filmscanners: Re: Insight Calibration, WAS: Best scanner software
It is calibrating to the light source. David -Original Message- From: David Corwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 4:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:filmscanners: Re: Insight Calibration, WAS: Best scanner software on 9/30/01 12:01 PM PST, Dave King wrote: > I take it from your comment that Insight does not have provision for > IT-8 calibration. Does it at least have provision for using the > profile made with Silverfast? This is the same question that I have been meaning to pose to David H. or anyone who can answer it- When you hit "preview" using Insight 4.5, the SS4000 goes through it's warm-ups, and a Progress bar comes up saying "calibrating". Is the hardware being calibrated each time you hit preview? What is Insight calibrating to? Assuming it's not to the Silverfast IT8 target, how does one (or can one) apply the profile generated by the Silverfast IT8 target? David Corwin > From: David Corwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> First thing I would is to calibrate the ss4000 using supplied target. Print >> out the documentation from Silverfast on doing the calibration. Also visit >> Ian Lyon's site and print out his documentation on doing the calibration. >> Read through both of them a few times. Between those two sources, you should >> be OK in doing the process, even though some steps are not crystal clear.
Re: filmscanners: Vuescan brightness
Ed, Will you bring the brightness option back, please? Maris - Original Message - From: "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Filmscanner List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:13 PM Subject: filmscanners: Vuescan brightness | Has anyone been able to accomplish the same scan by using VueScan | white pt, black pt, and gamma without the brightness option as they | did with the brightness option. | | I have been experimenting all weekend and have not been able to get | the shadow detail as good without using the brightness from time to | time on some negatives. | | It seems brightness lightness the shadows much more than the | highlights for a given adjustment. | | | | | | | |
filmscanners: Vuescan brightness
Has anyone been able to accomplish the same scan by using VueScan white pt, black pt, and gamma without the brightness option as they did with the brightness option. I have been experimenting all weekend and have not been able to get the shadow detail as good without using the brightness from time to time on some negatives. It seems brightness lightness the shadows much more than the highlights for a given adjustment.
Re: filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate
David, I purchased my SS4000 from ECost like many others. Can I use a print of the web receipt for my "original" receipt to be included with rebate forms? Thanks, Stephen - Original Message - From: "Hemingway, David J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:47 AM Subject: filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate > The correct proof of purchase is as follows" > There is a secondary label above the serial sticker that has a bar code > starting with the number sequence "0 74100...". This is the UPC code for > the product. > > David > >
RE: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr...
And the crowd begins to chant: "Ham..rick Ham...rick Ham...rick" :-) Sorry, couldn't resist... Paul -Original Message-From: Lloyd O'Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:47 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr... For what it's worth, I upgraded to v5.5 on the first weekend it was available. That was when the website was able to take money, but not provide access to download. I called on Monday to get the appropriate UID and password to download. Did that, and discovered that the sn only unlocked Polaroid AI and not HDR. I called back again and emphatically stated that I expected my upgrade to cover both, given that I had bought both as a package. (I bought my SS4k before the bundle.) I was given an HDR serial no. So, I received both versions for $45. Lasersoft's software might be great, though it can be buggy. But the company and its policies are anal. I've gone through hell trying to get each version to work. It took me a month to get a vailid sn from them after I first bought the software for $300. Still can't use 5.5 with PCI 5.0 installed. I had to revert to PCI 4.5. I encourage all Sprintscan 4000 owners to raise hell and NOT pay $90 for this upgrade. Lloyd
RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
I've used the SS4000 and LS-4000, and I'd agree that the Polaroid shows less dust than the LS-4000. The common wisdom is that this is due to highly collimated light source in the Nikon scanner - it shows up every last speck, where the gentler light source of the Polaroid doesn't. It's kind of like a condenser enlarger head vs. a diffusion head. The scans are equally detailed from both. Switch on IR cleaning in the Nikon, and the problem goes away, though you do trade off spotting time for longer scan times. I use Vuescan with my LS-4000, and can see no appreciable softening of the image from the operation of cleaning algorithm, so I too use it all the time. Paul -Original Message- From: Alex Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software Thanks for the answer. The SS4000 doesn't offer IR based ICE feature, so did you mean *always* using IR cleaning when scanning with your LS30 ? BTW, I'm confused a bit by your claim of dust/scratches being less obvious with higher resolution. My opinion was exactly opposite: more resolution picks up more dust, due to smaller pixels being used to achieve bigger resolution on similar physical area. Am I wrong ? Regards, Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 01:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Best scanner software "Alex Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, do you think 2800-2900 dpi is good enough for quality A3 sized print > (about 260-270 dpi and that size) or 4000 dpi would gain quality noticeably ? I've made nice A3 prints on my Epson 1160 using scans at 2700dpi with a Nikon LS30. Scans on a SS4000 look bigger, but I'm not convinced that there's a lot more detail in them. I generally scan with Vuescan, and *always* use Infra-red cleaning. Infra-red cleaning saves hours of spotting. Dust and scratches are less obvious in SS4000 scans, so there's less spotting anyway. Rob
RE: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr...
At this time and until announced I cannot reveal the exact price, contracts and all. I will be much less than the $45 and I am trying to get clarification on whether it includes AI and HDR. The assumption is it does but I do not yet have to final word. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr... In a message dated 9/30/2001 5:32:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Regarding #2 below, is $45 the "reasonable charge" you refer to? Is there another way to order the upgrade with a purchase after 9/1? Thanks, Stephen If you bought the Polaroid scanner just before September 1, as I did, then it would cost $90 to upgrade SilverFast to the current 5.5 version. They charge $45 to upgrade SilverFast Ai and another $45 to upgrade SilverFast HDR, both of which come with the scanner. If you buy the scanner after September 1, you can upgrade SilverFast to version 5.5 at a reduced cost. I assume they'll upgrade both Ai and HDR at the same time for a a single price, probably $45 (I'm guessing on the price). But you don't really need to upgrade Ai if you don't want to. You can only upgrade HDR. Then do raw scans with either SilverFast Ai or Polaroid Insight and you can process the scans with the upgraded SilverFast HDR with all of the latest bells and whistles. I suspect that Lasersoft realizes few Polaroid users wouldn't upgrade both Ai and HDR for $90 since you really don't have to upgrade both. By the way, I have two different Polaroid scanners. Lasersoft wanted me to pay $45 to upgrade Ai for each scanner and $45 to upgrade HDR (it's not scanner specific as it works only with raw files), for a total of $135. I bitched about that, and some other major problems I had with Lasersoft, and they let me upgrade all three for $45. I felt that was fair. After all, that's all I would have paid them anyway as I'd have only upgraded HDR. I don't use Ai for anything other than making raw scans so I don't need the NegaFix upgrade to it. If anyone knows exactly what Lasersoft charges for the upgrade for Polaroid scanners purchased after September 1, please post it so we all know.
Re: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr...
For what it's worth, I upgraded to v5.5 on the first weekend it was available. That was when the website was able to take money, but not provide access to download. I called on Monday to get the appropriate UID and password to download. Did that, and discovered that the sn only unlocked Polaroid AI and not HDR. I called back again and emphatically stated that I expected my upgrade to cover both, given that I had bought both as a package. (I bought my SS4k before the bundle.) I was given an HDR serial no. So, I received both versions for $45. Lasersoft's software might be great, though it can be buggy. But the company and its policies are anal. I've gone through hell trying to get each version to work. It took me a month to get a vailid sn from them after I first bought the software for $300. Still can't use 5.5 with PCI 5.0 installed. I had to revert to PCI 4.5. I encourage all Sprintscan 4000 owners to raise hell and NOT pay $90 for this upgrade. Lloyd - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:40 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Was: Silverfast Help- Cant find Scanner Now: discount upgr... In a message dated 9/30/2001 5:32:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Regarding #2 below, is $45 the "reasonable charge" you refer to? Is there another way to order the upgrade with a purchase after 9/1? Thanks, StephenIf you bought the Polaroid scanner just before September 1, as I did, then it would cost $90 to upgrade SilverFast to the current 5.5 version. They charge $45 to upgrade SilverFast Ai and another $45 to upgrade SilverFast HDR, both of which come with the scanner. If you buy the scanner after September 1, you can upgrade SilverFast to version 5.5 at a reduced cost. I assume they'll upgrade both Ai and HDR at the same time for a a single price, probably $45 (I'm guessing on the price). But you don't really need to upgrade Ai if you don't want to. You can only upgrade HDR. Then do raw scans with either SilverFast Ai or Polaroid Insight and you can process the scans with the upgraded SilverFast HDR with all of the latest bells and whistles. I suspect that Lasersoft realizes few Polaroid users wouldn't upgrade both Ai and HDR for $90 since you really don't have to upgrade both. By the way, I have two different Polaroid scanners. Lasersoft wanted me to pay $45 to upgrade Ai for each scanner and $45 to upgrade HDR (it's not scanner specific as it works only with raw files), for a total of $135. I bitched about that, and some other major problems I had with Lasersoft, and they let me upgrade all three for $45. I felt that was fair. After all, that's all I would have paid them anyway as I'd have only upgraded HDR. I don't use Ai for anything other than making raw scans so I don't need the NegaFix upgrade to it. If anyone knows exactly what Lasersoft charges for the upgrade for Polaroid scanners purchased after September 1, please post it so we all know.
RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
Thanks for the answer. The SS4000 doesn't offer IR based ICE feature, so did you mean *always* using IR cleaning when scanning with your LS30 ? BTW, I'm confused a bit by your claim of dust/scratches being less obvious with higher resolution. My opinion was exactly opposite: more resolution picks up more dust, due to smaller pixels being used to achieve bigger resolution on similar physical area. Am I wrong ? Regards, Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 01:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Best scanner software "Alex Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, do you think 2800-2900 dpi is good enough for quality A3 sized print > (about 260-270 dpi and that size) or 4000 dpi would gain quality noticeably ? I've made nice A3 prints on my Epson 1160 using scans at 2700dpi with a Nikon LS30. Scans on a SS4000 look bigger, but I'm not convinced that there's a lot more detail in them. I generally scan with Vuescan, and *always* use Infra-red cleaning. Infra-red cleaning saves hours of spotting. Dust and scratches are less obvious in SS4000 scans, so there's less spotting anyway. Rob
RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
I newest version of Insight V 5.5, which will be available shortly, will have some additional negative profiles designed to handle broader negative exposure’s which would not work with the current profiles, David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 5:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Best scanner software I'd also recommend trying Polaroid Insight first, and I agree with David's other comments shown here, as well. If you think you need the power of SilverFast, then make sure you upgrade to version 5.5 if you scan color negatives Version 5.5 gives you something called NegaFix and it's really needed for scanning color negatives. In a message dated 9/30/2001 9:17:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: on 9/30/01 9:00 AM PST, JackG wrote: > I just recieved the Poloraid 4000 and am trying to decide from reading the > messages which would be best for a novice like me, the Poloraid, VueScan or > the Silverfast. Of course the Poloraid and SilverFast came with the scanner, > but $40.00 for the VueScan is a very fair price for software that works > well. John in OKC- Once you've gotten comfortable with Polacolor, and scanning slides, only then would I recommend learning Silverfast. It has WAY more tools than you'll need for now, and the documentation is lousy (the PDF I downloaded doesn't even show you the button for ejecting film!) Or if you have negs, Vuescan is definitely worth it. Have fun, David Corwin
filmscanners: Proof of purchase for the SS4000 rebate
The correct proof of purchase is as follows" There is a secondary label above the serial sticker that has a bar code starting with the number sequence "0 74100...". This is the UPC code for the product. David
Re: filmscanners: Canon's scanner
Alex-- See reviews at: http://www.normankoren.com http://spaceweb.oulu.fi/~petri/canon_fs4000us.html http://homepage.eircom.net/~ricwalsh/ http://www.hively.com/canoscan/ http://imaging-resource.com/SCAN/FS4000/FS40A.HTM --Bill At 2:17 PM +0200 1-10-01, Alex Z wrote: >Hi friends. >Searching net to any scanner's related information I run onto new Canon's >product: Canon FS 4000US. -- == Bill Fernandez * User Interface Architect * Bill Fernandez Design (505) 346-3080 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://billfernandez.com ==
RE: filmscanners: Canon's scanner
Oh Tomas, that would be great. I would really appreciate if you would mention how much manual post processing was involved in each final image and also if it would be possible to send original (scan out) image aside with your manually corrected. BTW, did you try it with Fuji Sensia II for slides and Superia for prints ? I remember I saw CoolScan 4000ED (or IV ED) test in one of the recent issues of Practical Photography and one fault they discovered it needs special manual colors correction for Fuji Superia negative emulsion due to lack of correct profile for this 4-layer film. What about Canon ? Your general impression is that it handles better negatives then slides, right ? How does it shows up ? (Colors management, sharpness issue, noise level or whatsoever ?) Oh, tough decisions Best regards, Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 15:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon's scanner Hi Alex, > It's advertised to provide automatic film-type detection. Does it work well ? Yes, no problem at all, but i think it is normal for all scanners. > Does it deliver evenly good results for any common used emulsions for print/slide ? Velvia, Provia 100 - very good Reala - very good Provia 400 - a little to grainy for 4000DPI scanners General y the Canon software seems to be working better with prints > What about noise levels relatively to his rivals (Polaroid 4000 and CoolScan > 4000ED) ? I am not able to compare, but the noise level is not high > I read in several reviews that their software is quite stable and useful Never crashed, very stable and easy to use, weak point is that it is impossible to scan directly to file. > (I would use it with PC platform operated by either W 98SE or W 2000) I am using it with Windows 2000 + notebook 256MB + Photoshop LT and it works quite well (one full size photo in memory) > Their FARE feature seems to work And it works very well, it does not introduce any blurring, and the dust is removed completely. > Any working experiences with this unit are welcome. Main problem is not existing eject button and it seems that blue channel is more enhanced then the others. If you like I can send you some scans Tomasz __ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com
RE: filmscanners: Sprintscan/Vuescan/Negs
Ed, Thanks for the input. I was using v7.1.14. Upgraded to .17 and the improvement is VAST. BTW -- the generic film settings worked minimally better than the Kodak/Royal/100 Gen 2 setting. Thanks again for helping me use my favorite piece of software! Dave > >In a message dated 9/30/2001 11:52:18 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Yesterday I was experimenting with fill flash (still haven't gotten it >> completely down yet) and decided to go w/neg film for it's >extra latitude. >> Kodak Royal Gold 100, to be exact. A bit contrasty, but I like it. >> >> The scans coming out of the SS and Vuescan are horrible! > >1) Make sure you're using VueScan 7.1.17 >2) Try setting "Color|Color balance" to "Neutral", "White balance" >or "Auto >levels" >3) Try using all-default options (except for #2) > >Regards, >Ed Hamrick >
filmscanners: VueScan 7.1.18 Available
I just released VueScan 7.1.18 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X and Linux. It can be downloaded from: http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html What's new in version 7.1.18 * Added "Image|Flip" command (and keyboard shortcut) * Fixed problem with UMAX scanners Regards, Ed Hamrick
filmscanners: Canon's scanner
Hi friends. Searching net to any scanner's related information I run onto new Canon's product: Canon FS 4000US. Technical details seems to be quite impressive, especially from pricing standpoint: under 1 k$ (about 900 US$ in US). 4000 dpi optical resolution, 14 bit data width for each of R/G/B channels and FARE system (Canon's own technology to rival ASF's ICE implemented in Nikons). Quite impressive for under 1k$ category, right ? Strange, but there is no Dynamic Range parameter in specifications advertised on Canon USA website. Any clue ? Any experiences with this unit ? It's advertised to provide automatic film-type detection. Does it work well ? Does it deliver evenly good results for any common used emulsions for print/slide ? (I usually use Fuji only for both prints and slides so would be particularly interested how it works with Fuji Superia, Superia Reala, NPH 400, NPS 160, NPC 160, Sensia II, Provia F, Velvia and Astia) What about noise levels relatively to his rivals (Polaroid 4000 and CoolScan 4000ED) ? (Especially his evidence in dark areas) I read in several reviews that their software is quite stable and useful from the first hit, unlike those from Nikon/Minolta and probably Polaroid. Can you confirm that ? (I would use it with PC platform operated by either W 98SE or W 2000) Their FARE feature seems to work but is reportedly less effective then ICE. What do you think ? Does it affects general image quality in higher degree the ICE ? How it competes against Polaroid 4000 (accept of FARE feature) in terms of general image quality, mechanical performance and efficiency ? Any working experiences with this unit are welcome. Regards, Alex Sincerely, Alex
RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
Thanks Andy, but I would take different approach. I would scan at the best resolution and quality I can given particular hardware I have, print at home using quality inkjets (kind of Epson 1270 or even 2000p) up to A4 or slightly bigger (let's say up to 35x28 cm), or approach professional lab providing them with my scans capable of optical printing of high-quality A3 formats. This way, I probably cannot count of relatively low resolution of home printers... Assuming that hit rate for such big enlargements usually is quite low (at least mine - have probably 4-5 slides out of 24 rolls which would worth blowing up to A3 and proudly hanging on the wall) pricing of pro lab for such kind of work wouldn't be issue. Regards, Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Tyson Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 03:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Best scanner software > BTW, do you think 2800-2900 dpi is good enough for quality A3 sized print > (about 260-270 dpi > and that size) Yes, if it's an inkjet print, because the printer resolution is less than this (approx 200dpi sent to the printer). But remember you may wish to crop a frame, and still print at A3, so you might need more pixels. OTOH, it depends on what you mean by 'quality A3'. If you mean something against which, after cropping and printing with less than 200ppi, keen amateur photographers will press their noses and loupes and be hypercritical, the answer is "no". If you mean something that will impress less critical friends and relations when hung over the fireplace and viewed from several metres away, you can go much bigger than A3 (at least A2) with 2700 ppi and still have satisfied customers. Regards, good luck, and have lots of fun, Alan T - Original Message - From: Alex Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 7:38 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
RE: LS4000 comments, was RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software
Thank you for your reply. Appreciate your help. Regards, Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Fernandez Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 22:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: LS4000 comments, was RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software At 8:38 PM +0200 30-9-01, Alex Z wrote: >Currently I see several choices: Nikon CoolScan IV ED, Minolta Elite (or >Elite II being released now) for 2900 and 2820 dpi resolutions respectively >or Polaroid 4000 and Nikon CoolScan 4000ED (which is actually out of my >budget even for the future :-( ). BF: The CoolScan IV uses the same software as the CoolScan 4000 ED. It's very slow on my 500MHz G3 PowerMac, but generally I like it's features. BF: The good thing about the CoolScan 4000 ED is that it has GEM to remove grain. The bad thing is that you really need it! Grain isn't too bad on Kodachrome 64 scans, but very bad on Kodak Gold 200 scans. Don't know if the Coolscan IV is as bad at bringing out the grain. >Price/performance is on the side of Polaroid of course and I read many quite >favorable tests and reviews for this unit, but I'm struggle about ICE >featuring. ... probably ICE would be quite useful for me, but then >resolution/feature >trade-off should be made... BF: I have one image (Kodak Gold 200) where ICE and GEM did an incredible job of removing scratches and grain with no visible reduction in sharpness. I have another image (Kodachrome 64) where ICE and GEM made the entire image VERY soft. So apparently they can work for you or against you depending on the image and/or film. >BTW, do you think 2800-2900 dpi is good enough for quality A3 sized print >(about 260-270 dpi >and that size) BF: yes it's good enough. >or 4000 dpi would gain quality noticeably ? BF: yes you'll notice a difference. -- == Bill Fernandez * User Interface Architect * Bill Fernandez Design (505) 346-3080 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://billfernandez.com ==
Re: filmscanners: Sprintscan/Vuescan/Negs
In a message dated 9/30/2001 11:52:18 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Yesterday I was experimenting with fill flash (still haven't gotten it > completely down yet) and decided to go w/neg film for it's extra latitude. > Kodak Royal Gold 100, to be exact. A bit contrasty, but I like it. > > The scans coming out of the SS and Vuescan are horrible! 1) Make sure you're using VueScan 7.1.17 2) Try setting "Color|Color balance" to "Neutral", "White balance" or "Auto levels" 3) Try using all-default options (except for #2) Regards, Ed Hamrick
