Re: filmscanners: Vuescan: long exposure pass

2001-02-17 Thread IronWorks
This may be a problem only on the LS-2000 and Minolta Dimage for now: >From Ed's Help files: "On the Nikon LS-2000 and the Minolta Dimage film scanners, this option causes each scan line to be read N times before advancing to the next scan line. On other scanners, the whole image is read N time

RE: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread Frank Paris
Wow, I just noticed this post and Art's reply. My SS4000 is also sitting on top my mini-tower, because I don't have a SCSI cable long enough to stretch to the top of my desk and the blasted things cost over fifty bucks. Oddly, when I feel the side of my mini-tower, I can feel it vibrating (althoug

Re: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread Michael Moore
Art: Are you saying I shouldn't have my Minolta Elite sitting on my wroktable next to my monitor (not touching) ? Mike M. Arthur Entlich wrote: > IronWorks wrote: > > > I just bought the Nikon LS-30 (refurbished for $499, 90-day warranty) and > > will install it this weekend as in TODAY. > > >

Re: filmscanners: Dust removal, ICE

2001-02-17 Thread Peter Marquis-Kyle
Hi Mark Thanks for the recommendation for 'Amazing Wipes'. I dashed out to the local Coles supermarket in Brisbane, but couldn't find anything by that name. Where do you get 'em? Peter Marquis-Kyle > I have a slightly contrary view about the 'essentiality' of ICE.. > > Note that my only bias i

Re: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread Arthur Entlich
IronWorks wrote: > I just bought the Nikon LS-30 (refurbished for $499, 90-day warranty) and > will install it this weekend as in TODAY. > > I am short on desk space - can I set the scanner on my PC Minitower box > which is sitting on the floor? > > Maris A-ha... to many toys, eh? <(I can't

filmscanners: Vuescan: long exposure pass

2001-02-17 Thread shAf
An obsvervation for a "long exposure pass" while trying to capture all information in a generally backlit scene with snow ... http://www.pond.net/~rarewolf/snow+laundry.jpg ... my thinking being a long exposure pass with Vuescan v.6.7 would scan as much detail possible with my LS-2000. How

Re: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread Gordon Tassi
I have had my LS-30 siting on the top of the box for about 6 months now but it inside a computer desk set that is built like an armoire so it is not directly on the floor. No problems yet with either dust or heat. Gordon Rob Geraghty wrote: > "IronWorks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am sho

Re: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread Rob Geraghty
"IronWorks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am short on desk space - can I set the scanner on my PC Minitower box > which is sitting on the floor? The only concerns I can think of would be dust being closer to the floor, and vibration from the fans/drives in the tower. Rob

Re: filmscanners: Dust removal cloths

2001-02-17 Thread B.Rumary
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Thomas wrote: > There are a number of brands on the market, some are designed to go on > strange-looking floor sweepers. I have bought several types and found most > contained a light oil, so I used them on my furniture.. But there are a > few brands that have no o

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread shAf
Stuart writes ... > >Not only is it 'unintuitive', but misnamed. It is labeled 'Automatically > >verify file systems'. I would have never guessed that it meant (from help): > > I am using easy CD creator 3.5c but I can't find that option anywhere ??? > ... Oops! ... sorry 'bout that ... I

RE: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Austin Franklin
> Adaptec easyCD does have a "verify after write" switch ... it is > however, in unintuitive location ... 'file|CD layout properties' ... Not only is it 'unintuitive', but misnamed. It is labeled 'Automatically verify file systems'. I would have never guessed that it meant (from help): "A

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread IronWorks
The ftp server (in Australia apparently) wouldn't answer but I found the newest version (1.1 dated 12/31/00) at the developer's: http://www.pankhurst.com/softdown.htm Maris - Original Message - From: "shAf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 11

RE: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Stuart
At 13:56 17-02-01 -0500, you wrote: > > Adaptec easyCD does have a "verify after write" switch ... it is > > however, in unintuitive location ... 'file|CD layout properties' ... > >Not only is it 'unintuitive', but misnamed. It is labeled 'Automatically >verify file systems'. I would have n

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread shAf
Hersch writes ... > ..., what I think is adequate verification is bringing > up an image near the top of the list burned, and another near > the bottom. If they come up and look good, all should be well. > ... There was a time when I simply had my thumbnail program create all thumbs, and I w

Re: filmscanners: Beginner question - Great answers

2001-02-17 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/17/01 2:41 AM, Rob Geraghty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think Yves was saying it doesn't work with the Mac because the Scan > Dual II is USB and Vuescan doesn't support USB on the Mac. > > Rob > That's right. Sorry I didn't make that clear. -Berry

filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?

2001-02-17 Thread IronWorks
I just bought the Nikon LS-30 (refurbished for $499, 90-day warranty) and will install it this weekend as in TODAY. I am short on desk space - can I set the scanner on my PC Minitower box which is sitting on the floor? Maris

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Arthur Entlich
Terry Carroll wrote: > > I don't do any of that stuff. I can just start the burn and go on reading > my email, using the web, Microsoft Word, etc. That's never caused a > problem. > > > I'm running a 64M (I think) Pentium II with a two-year-old HP CDRW. May I ask which interface your HP

RE: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Austin Franklin
> frankly it would be pretty simple to write a VB tool to do a binary > file compare. Ah! A volunteer! If you get it to me by Tuesday, I'll give it a thorough testing, and you should be able to release by Friday ;-)

RE: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Andreas Kurz
There is a tool in the support folder of the windows cd called " windiff ". You can compare single files or directories with this program. I use it after burning CDR. In the burning program "WINonCD 3.7" was an option to verify the burned data with originals. I don't know whether it is still in th

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-17 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Terry Carroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Me, too. I wish there was a way of running scandisk on a CDR. Someone mentioned a tool previously on this list that does binary file compares recursively, but I don't remember the name. If you are writing a single directory to CDR, it's easy to do a

Re: filmscanners: GEM, ROC compared to Vuescan

2001-02-17 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Jack Phipps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When you do a scan using the Nikon interface do you have the "CleanImage" > (Nikon's old name for Digital ICE) in the "Mode: On (Sharpen)" or "Mode: On > (Normal)"? The mode Nikon calls "Mode: On (Normal)" actually blurs the image > slightly. You should r

Re: filmscanners: Beginner question - Great answers

2001-02-17 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Doug Herr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 2/16/01 5:03 PM, Berry Ives at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just bought a Scan Dual II but have not set it up yet. Hope to do so this > > weekend. I have a Mac, so Vuescan is not available for me. I'll make some > > comments after I have some experi

Re: filmscanners: Dust removal cloths

2001-02-17 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Thanks for the plug, Mark, and also for the advice. I'll be on the lookout. Hersch At 04:50 PM 02/17/2001 +1000, you wrote: >The ones I use are dry - I don't trust *anything* wet/oily on my film (not >even the old 'nose-oil' method..!) > >By the way, Hersch's suggestion was a good one - try them