RE: filmscanners: ICE dust removal (was Nikon v Polaroid)

2001-02-21 Thread Rob Geraghty
Mark wrote: I thought that ICE used infrared simply to image the dust and other physical imperfections, and that the normal photographic image is relatively transparent to IR. Then (I assumed) it lined up the defects with those on the non-IR scan, and used some sort of 'intelligent

filmscanners: Digital ICE 3

2001-02-21 Thread Dale Gail
With the new Nikons having ICE, ROC, and GEM. I wonder if you will be able to use each individually, combined in different groups of two or will they all be applied at the same time? Dale

Re: filmscanners: Workflow questions

2001-02-21 Thread Noel Charchuk
Thanks to all those offering assistance to my questions, it has been very helpful. I will have to do some more experimenting, but at least now I can start from an informed beginning. Noel Charchuk -- http://telusplanet.net/public/nhcharch

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Dale Gail
Ed, Will you be getting a loner to test out Canons new scanner? Dale From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/20/2001 10:07:53 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This doesn't stop manufacturers from bypassing ASF entirely like Canon did with their latest scanners. Canon added the

Re: filmscanners: evolution (was Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Moore
Tony... I wasn't talking about a $200 scanner... I was talking about a scanner in the $1000 to $2000 range, same as those cameras you referred to... BTW, I use a Nikon N90s, cost me $750 for the body new... uses the same glass as the F-5... It seems to me a camera is actually a more complex

RE: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with chipped cartridges

2001-02-21 Thread Austin Franklin
As I see it, the only time the ink levels need to be written to the cartridge is when it is removed from the printer. Possibly, but I doubt it, and the procedure outlines on the URL does not indicate one way or the other that this is the case, nor does it matter (I don't believe)...what

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-21 Thread Tony Sleep
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:39:41 -0800 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Doesn't this speak volumes about where one finger can be pointed. Thanks for this, I'm gonna track down Gears. www.gearcdr.com - but be warned, it is a disconcertingly strange piece of software (though

Re: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with chipped cartridges

2001-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
Austin Franklin wrote: It apparently turns out that the Epson 870/890/1270 printers with the chipped cartridges work by reading the cartridge info once upon installation, then that info is sent to the computer and then software is used to keep track of the ink levels until the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 2/21/2001 9:48:20 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Will you be getting a loner to test out Canons new scanner? No, I don't have any contacts at Canon. I won't be able to add support for Canon's new scanners until someone loans me one. Regards, Ed Hamrick

Re: filmscanners: Digital ICE 3

2001-02-21 Thread Gordon Tassi
Rick: You may want to check some back issues of PC Photo for something ion the Kodak. I ythink one or 2 months ago. They have an article on the Nikon 8000 in the issue I received yesterday. I saw the Kodak listed in PC Photo for less than $1100 at one of the NY houses in this issue also.

filmscanners: VueScan support for UMAX USB scanners

2001-02-21 Thread Dana Trout
Ed, do you plan to support the UMAX USB scanners, like the Astra 2100U and its brethren? I ask because I'm trying to use one for building profiles and VistaScan (UMAX's scanner software) is helping me entirely too much. I believe that with VueScan I would be able to get scans that haven't had as

Re: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with chipped cartridges

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Wilkinson
Ed ,I was referring to the way the cartridge let you know how much ink was left. That's in stone, so not debatable !! As for fooling the system that's fine with me if it can be done but our NT4 system does not have the graphics to show the cartridges state,so we know we have run out when the

filmscanners: Re: OT...Trimming Quotes...

2001-02-21 Thread Marvin Demuth
Tony, I am impressed with the way you trim your quotes. Do you have to do this with multiple Highlight and Delete functions? I can do it easily with AOL, but I have not found a way to do it with Microsoft's Internet Mail, Outlook Express and Outlook 2000. I am writing this as an OT matter as

RE: filmscanners: Digital ICE 3

2001-02-21 Thread Jack Phipps
You can run each one separately or together in any combination. Jack Phipps Applied Science Fiction -Original Message- From: Dale Gail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 6:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Digital ICE 3 With the new Nikons

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Robert Kehl
Jack Michael, Actually Dolby manufactures patented electronics for both the encoding and decoding of audio. That is, in order to use a Dolby process (Noise Reduction, Surround Sound Imaging, etc) the audio source must be encoded using a Dolby process *and* the playback device must decode using

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Moore
My last comment on this... Yes, I and almost every professional photographer I know are "Lone Rangers" with cameras... That would include almost all of the top shooters.. They may be doing enough volume to afford a couple of assistants (that's how I started) but they still have to deliver THEIR

Re: filmscanners: VueScan support for UMAX USB scanners

2001-02-21 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 2/21/2001 2:51:36 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: do you plan to support the UMAX USB scanners, like the Astra 2100U and its brethren? No, I don't. These scanners don't use the same types of commands as the SCSI Umax scanners and would be quite difficult to

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
I don't think anyone will argue that for now, drum scanners have the edge in the digital scanning arena. I also don't think many would argue that CCD scanners are being successfully used to scan 35mm frames used in the coffee table glossy book market, with considerable success. For those who

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:19 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Richard: I have been a pro for more than 35 years, owned a lab and sold off my

Re: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with chipped cartridges

2001-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
Frank Paris wrote: If the information is not sent back to the computer, then how does the computer give a visual display of the amount of ink remaining in each cartridge? In fact, the computer is sent this information continuously as a print is being made, because I can watch the graphs go

RE: filmscanners: Digital ICE 3

2001-02-21 Thread Rick Berk
Hi All- I'm in the market to upgrade my scanner. I would like one with USB connectivity. A friend recommended I look at the Kodak RFS 3600. BH Photo lists it for $1100. Does anyone have any opinions on this scanner? Worth the money? Or would I be better off waiting for the Nikon Coolscan IV

Re: filmscanners: storage

2001-02-21 Thread sphere
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:01:25 -0500, Larry wrote: haven't paid too much detail to the settings on the Plextor. Since it's gotten such a high rating in PC Magazine I felt I could trust it. I've probably burned about 300 CD's flawlessly since purchasing it in September. It took a few minutes to