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On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 10:13 AM, John Slavin wrote:
My sister is thinking about buying a new Powerbook and has her eyes on
a Powerbook G4. She's recently retired and is looking at a system for
working on photos she accumulated over her lifetime.
Powerbook G4-what model and configuration
printer-obviously needs to print good photos with long lasting inks
Walt replied:
If she is planning on scanning in many photos or slides, I would
suggest using VueScan.
This is a complicated question. I would say that Photoshop Elements
is pretty much the way to go. It is just like Photoshop, minus a few
features. After I screwed around with the other software I concluded
there is a reason why everybody uses Photoshop.
I have an HP5490c scanner. I got it for the sheet feeder but
the HP twain implementation for the sheet feeder stinks. It has a
slide/negative scanner and works at 2400x2400 and 48 bits (well it
says it does). It does very nice work BUT THIS IS A BIG BUT, HP
has no OSX drivers. Furthermore, the HP TWAIN coodination leaves a
WHOLE lot to be desired. AND FURTHERMORE the thing is really slow at
2400--taking 5 minutes per negative (20min per strip of 4) at
2400dpi 48bits.FURTHERMORE, it doesn't work with Vuescan--which
you may want.
just remember--look at the smaller of the two numbers for
picking a scanner. Don't even think of anything less than 1800 dpi
because negatives are better than prints--if of course, you have
them. Or buy a used Nikon Coolscan on eBay. If she is scanning
prints she might get an HP 5300 (my sec'y has onee ) which works with
Vuescan and is cheaper. I don't have an Epson scanner, but Epson
seems to have a better track record of producing mac drivers.
I use a tibook, sometimes, and it works great with photoshop,
but think about getting a real monitor. I saw that mac of all trades
has an old 17 Studio monitor for $150--I have one and its a lot
easier on your eyes than an LCD and gives you better color. Of
course that particular monitor won't plug into a Tibook. Maybe look
at an eMac--I haven't but is should have a great monitor. Does it
have to be portable? She should also get a cheap stylus for
cropping and things---I got a cheap one for $15 from headgap. good
ones cost more.
I use an old color laserprinter, but I bought an Epson 888
some time ago because it pre-dated the microchips in the ink
cartridges that cost so much. (It worked great until my wife jammed
the epson 600 carts in it.) Inkjet dyes only last a couple years
even if covered, but the the newer pigment based inks should last a
long time. Locate your inks first--then buy the printer. There
seems to be an idea that Epsons are good for photographs--and in
particular it has more pigment ink available--both epson and 3rd
party. HP has stated officially that inkjets are only for temporary
prints and they want you to buy an HP laser for permanent prints.
(My Lexmark Z53 is great. It has pigment black and color dyes, but
the ink costs a small fortune--pcworld calculated the ink cost at
15¢ a page average--and it would obviously be more for photos.)
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