Re: Cleaning negs/transparencies

Depends on what you're trying to get off them Geoff. I work in an image library and we spend a lot of time cleaning up our transparencies before scanning for clients, and removing "evil" left behind by drum scanners. The key part of your query is "without adding to the damage". Depending on the fi

Re: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list)

I just got finished suggesting to a couple of people that angry messages should be sent off list. However, we seem to have an epidemic of incivility coming on. I'd suggest we all simmer down a bit, and say what we have to say without the belligerence. If someone can take sharp pictures without

Re: Cleaning negs/transparencies

If you're doing an awful lot of Trannies, there are bigger bench mounting Statbrushs like this, which are great if you can minimise the number of photographers wandering into your digital darkroom and sticking their fingers in them. (Off topic freudian abuse of Photographers, On topic agreement wi

Re: questions

I accidentally microwaved a 2000p Matt archival print of the giant's causeway, and I was quite impressed with the survival. Whether this means the prints will survive the hole in the ozone layer is debatable. Jem Chris Hill Photographic > From: "Rob Geraghty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EM

Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list))

Guys, Guys! You're both partially right and both partially wrong! SOME people can get results that are acceptable FOR THEIR PURPOSES, shooting hand held at slow shutter speeds. SOME people can't get acceptable results (for their purposes) even with a tripod. These latter people are those who t

Re:

  Sumtingwong wrote: Hey folks, I know that this is kind of off topic, but I just got a Epson 1270, and am wondering if the "fade" of the ink has been resolved. According to the latest reports, Epson are still playing cat and mouse with the problem; claiming that their inks and paper work as clai

LS 2000 Installation Questions

I just purchased the Nikon LS 2000 Scanner. My question is as follows: 1. The installation manual states that the scsi id must be 7. (I assume that is IRQ 7) If it is, my printer lpt 1 ecp port uses 7. What do I do, the manual says you cannot change it. I called Dell and they say not to

Re: newbie question: what is scanner software needed for?

In a message dated 10/9/2000 5:59:36 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Do you know, or need to know, the peak response of the RGB filters used in > the CCD and their passband characteristics, coupled with the lamp output, for > this Ed? No, I don't use CCD specs in calibrating the scanners

Re: questions

1. i do a scan with silverfast at 48 bit hdr color. on the preview it looks fine. when it gets to photoshop it is extremely dark and requires extensive work to get it to a state that i believe is acceptable. is this normal? Yes. No gamma correction has been aplied to the raw scan so it look

Re: questions

>3. i am trying vuescan. my photoshop rgb setup is bruce rgb. my color >space in vuescan is bruce rgb. i do a 48 bit rgb scan. i open the .tif >file in photoshop and >get the Profile Mismatch screen. this i don't understand. Which vuescan release are you using? Releases prior to 6.2 did no

Re: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list)

Austin Franklin wrote: > > Giving people the impression that 1/8th or 1/15th second shutter speeds > > are advisable for sharp images is, if nothing else, not responsible > > advice. > > That's absurd. It's not an impression, it can be done with practice. No > one said they are 'advisable', th

Re: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (w

> Anyway, I think that the original point was that unless one takes > special > care to avoid vibrations and to focus carefully, a 4000 dpi scanner is > overkill, and a 2880 dpi unit is adequate or better. That is what I disagree with. It's simply not correct that 4000ppi is a waste of time unl

Re: newbie question: what is scanner software needed for?

> This is also why SilverFast is obsolete. It was written with a > distinct scanner model in mind - download curves to the scanner > to map 10-bit or 12-bit data to 8-bit data inside the scanner. > Nowdays, good scanners can return the full bit depth to the > scanner program, and scanner programs

Re: questions

glenn yeldezian wrote: > >3. i am trying vuescan. my photoshop rgb setup is bruce rgb. my color > >space in vuescan is bruce rgb. i do a 48 bit rgb scan. i open the .tif > >file in photoshop and get the Profile Mismatch screen. this i don't > >understand. Bob Shomler replied: > Which vues

Re: Vuescan6.2 and Minolta Dual Scan II

Al MacKenzie wrote: > Vuescan6.2 seemed to work much better for bringing out shadow detail than > the Minolta software. Odd. I find the opposite with my Minolta Elite. > Why do the scans appear darker than what appears visually in the slide? I find this, too, on my Elite. Make sure the "Auto

Re: questions

on 10/8/00 6:40 PM, G. H. Yeldezian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i am a very experienced photographer with extensive wet darkroom exoerience. > i am learning digital and have some questions that are probably very basic, > but i am clueless. all of the questions are related to the polaroid ss400

Re: 2000p was Re: questions

I just bought a 2000p and while I agree with everything said about the quality of the picture, it is unbelievably fussy about paper stock. Jem Chris Hill Photographic > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 00:29:29 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subjec

Re: Sprintscan 45 Ultra Review

It's been about a month that I have been using this scanner now.   On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:38:46 -0400 "Hemingway, David J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:> Chuck,> I think you will be happy with your purchase. Please let me know how > you> like Binuscan particularly for negatives.   I don't do ve

RE: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list))

> You're both partially right and both partially wrong! OK, what did I say that you believe is 'partially' wrong? > -Original Message- > From: Austin Franklin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 10:13 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: 4000dpi (wa

Re: newbie question: what is scanner software needed for?

on 8/10/00 1:49 pm, andi albert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > couldn't I just as well take the raw, high-bit scan into photoshop and do > the processing in this, my standard environment? > > Isn't the actual scanning process just the same, how ever the adjustments of > the scanning software are

Re: newbie question: what is scanner software needed for?

In a message dated 10/10/2000 8:53:55 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > This is also why SilverFast is obsolete. It was written with a > > distinct scanner model in mind - download curves to the scanner > > to map 10-bit or 12-bit data to 8-bit data inside the scanner. > > Nowdays, good s

Re: LS 2000 Installation Questions

SCSI ID 7 has nothing to do with IRQ 7 on a PC.  A SCSI controller has IDs 0-7 associated with the SCSI board.  It is safe for you to follow the instructions and set the SCSI ID to 7 as required. It will not conflict in ANY way with your line printer port. At 08:41 PM 10/9/00 -0400, you wrote: I

RE: LS 2000 Installation Questions

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes ... > I just purchased the Nikon LS 2000 Scanner. Congrats! :o) > My question is as follows: > > 1. The installation manual states that the scsi id must be > 7. (I assume that is IRQ 7) The SCSI ID and IRQs are two very different hardware resources.

RE: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list))

Well, Austin... First, I would say that in my experience, a hand-held shot with anything longer than a wide-angle lens at less than 1/30th second is very likely to be unsharp due to camera motion, either vibration, or rotation during shutter pressing. That is my experience, and it seems to cor

Negative film scanning - Polaroid SS4000+SilverFast vs. Nikon LS-2000

Hello, I mainly scan negative films. I bought a Minolta Scan Dual II several weeks ago. Its color from negative films is very poor. VueScan 6.2 is much better, but still not perfect. After two weeks' tweaking and trying in Photoshop, I was disappointed and returned it. Then I did a test on my fr

technique for hand holding camera

Yes, Austin, et al, I am verrry interested in the technique used. I do have a little tremor, but I'm sure there are ways of counteracting at least some of it. In some of the discussions there was some reference to holding camera close to face, etc., etc. For my benefit, would one of you giv

VueScan 6.2.1 Available

I just released VueScan 6.2.1 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. It can be downloaded from: http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html What's new in version 6.2.1: * Added support for two more color spaces, Ekta Space and ProPhoto RGB (Kodak ROMM) * Fixed problem embedding ICC profile in files Re

RE: scanner choice (was: film scanner mailing list)

I agree that there's nothing wrong with interpolation, but that's not what GF does! Once it has encoded the picture content into fractal coefficients, when you use it to blow the picture up larger than it originally was when encoded, it takes no notice of the picture contents at all! Instead

Re: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (w

Anybody want to argue that a 4000dpi scan won't allow for more severe cropping to produce the same size print as compared to a under 3000dpi scan? Enough said, or maybe the low dpi advocates compose perfectly in their view finder or never finding their long lens isn't quite as long as needed. Rega

VueScan help

I'm reading the Vuescan 5.2 help file and I was hoping for some clarifications ... (1) On your "Advanced Workflow Suggestions" page, you provide some tips for optimally scanning a roll of negative film, or scanning "my" type of negatives. Am I interpreting correctly, the first half

Re: LS 2000 Installation Questions

Thank you. The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS_DIGEST if you are reading the Digest.

List Archive (monthly posting)

Just for any newbies etc. I keep a list archive (searchable) online for my own personal use - and its available to all. No adverts or profit - and nothing to do with Tony - except its his list. Its been archived since Jan 2000 - there are roughly 9000 messages in a nicely organised web setu

Re: LS 2000 Installation Questions

A question: >The installation manual states that the scsi id must be 7. (I assume >that is IRQ 7) If it is, my printer lpt 1 ecp port uses 7. What do I do, >the manual says you cannot change it. I called Dell and they say not to >change the printer. No, the SCSI id has nothing to do with

RE: LS 2000 Installation Questions

The SCSI ID is not the same as an IRQ but is a separate ID for the SCSI bus. There should be some kind of a dial on the scanner that lets you set this ID. I find it hard to believe that their documentation tells you to set the SCSI ID of the scanner to 7, as this is reserved for the SCSI card itse

Re: Dual scans? [was: Re: film scanner mailing list]

Wolfgang, Meybe "Dual scans" was not the right terminalogy. I sometimes make the first scan with the analog gain set for the shadows, then do a second scan optimized for highlights, and then merge them in Photoshop using masks. I am not sure if this feasable in Viewscan. Perhaps others who use

Kodak RFS 3600

Does anybody know if this scanner is available yet? Thanks, Attila. The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNS

Re: 2000p was Re: questions

Jem, Would you explain "fussy about paper stock"? Do you mean it will only print well on the paper Epson made for that printer? Thanks. At 05:13 AM 10-10-00, you wrote: >I just bought a 2000p and while I agree with everything said about the >quality of the picture, it is unbelievably fussy abou

RE: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (w

HI, Tony! I actually agree with you, mostly. I'm a "sharpness junkie" myself, which is one of the reasons I shoot medium format, and purchased a Scan Multi II recently. I guess that my possible disagreement is simply with how much resolution is actually "necessary". I mean, just how acurately

Re: PhotoCD RGB (?)

Andrew Rodney wrote: > PCD's native colorspace is PhotoYCC a cousin of LAB. Hate to mince words, but PhotoYCC is the color *encoding*. The encoding is independent of the color space which defines the meaning of Red Green and Blue, and sometimes specifies a limit to the Gamut. Has Ed has said

Re: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list)

Austin Franklin wrote: \ Do you keep a little notebook with you and write > down 'frame 3 of roll 22 shot on 10/9/00 was shot at 1/15 f4.5". Sorry, I > don't. > 1) At the risk of further insult you, since you seem to be easily insulted, let me ask the obvious question. If you don't keep trac

Re: questions

Come on! Tell us how you came to microwave a print by accident. You didn't use it to oven wrap the neighbour's cat, did you? Alan T - Original Message - From: jeremy spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:16 AM Subject: Re: questions > I a

RE: Negative film scanning - Polaroid SS4000+SilverFast vs. Nikon LS-2000

Wei Hua writes ... (I'm tongue-tied already!) > Then I did a test on my friend's Nikon LS-2000 with the > same negatives, the color is EXCELLENT. I am not surprised ... but I better ask for a clarification. Was this comparison with using Vuescan or Nikonscan?? The reason I have to ask

RE: questions

Al writes ... > ... > > Bob Shomler replied: > > > Which vuescan release are you using? Releases prior to > > > 6.2 did not embed a color profile, so you will get > > the profile mismatch box and then need to > > select Don't Convert. > > I downloaded VS6.2 eager to see this work as well. > Howe

Re: Negative film scanning - Polaroid SS4000+SilverFast vs. Nikon LS-2000

It was NikonScan with Film Feeding adapter. I did not know the film strip holder until you told me. Is it included with the Nikon package or need to buy seperately? Although I will seldom need 4000dpi, but theroretically, if I scann in 4000dpi and resize it to 2000dpi in PhotoShop, the noise and

Re: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list)

> The most accurate shots came > from using supports, like logs, rocks or other non-flesh supports. Of course I accept that a sharp shot can be taken at 1/8th of a second when the camera is supported on a beanbag or a rock. That is not what most people would consider as 'hand-held'. > Stop bei

Re: Cleaning negs/transparencies

All my problem transparencies have returned from being published and, as you say, have come back with gunge from drum scanning. Thanks for the advice. GEOFF > Depends on what you're trying to get off them Geoff. I work in an > image library and we spend a lot of time cleaning up our > transp

Re: technique for hand holding camera (Clearly OT)

Ginny wrote: > > > Yes, Austin, et al, I am verrry interested in the technique used. I do have > a little tremor, but I'm sure there are ways of counteracting at least some > of it. In some of the discussions there was some reference to holding > camera close to face, etc., etc. For my benef

Re: questions

well, what was the final result? should we all try it? The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSC

RE: 4000dpi (was film scanner mailing list)

> since you seem to be easily insulted No, actually I don't take things personally, I just call things as I see them, so no, I am not easily insulted. > how do you know if those images you have which are > pin sharp were taken at 1/8th and 1/15th > second, or maybe 1/30th or 1/60th? I can usua

RE: Image sharpness-- Hand Held vs. Tripod Mounted (wasRE: 4000dpi (w

> I'm a "sharpness junkie" Mee too. > I have noticed that once I magnify the scanned image > in Photoshop to such an extent that I can easily see > the individual grain particles (especially on > Kodak Tri-X film), the image is less sharp than the > grains. I would suggest developing D-76 1:1.

Re: LS 2000 Installation Questions

Frank is right. I guess LS2000 is just like the LS-30 and then it has a small screw on the back: please rotate the screw to have the ''arrow'' oriented to the SCSI ID (number) you decide. Let it be SCSI ID = 1 I guess your SCSI card has taken IRQ9 ... and it might be sharing it with other devices