Re: filmscanners: Win2K system requirements

2001-03-09 Thread Derek Clarke
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Quoton) wrote: Michael Wilkinson wrote: - Original Message - From: "IronWorks" [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Ok - I was confused. I was referring to 100 MHz DIMMs v. 133 MHz DIMMs. I : take it Win2K works fine with 100 MHz DIMMs?

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Derek Clarke
Poor old Bill seems to be getting a lot of undeserved flak here! If Photoshop isn't using large fonts properly it's obviously Adobe to blame. There are still too many Mac-like features in Photoshop on the PC. I especially dislike that nonsense about having to set how much memory it uses, and

Re: filmscanners: PS with dual CPUs, WAS: Re: Need feedback on VueScan

2001-03-09 Thread Derek Clarke
The essence of dual processors is that individual actions may take the same time, but you can do more simultaneously. The NT execution scenario is the thread, which is an independent flow of control. With two processors you can run two threads simultaneously, it's as simple as that. If the

Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Derek Clarke
[EMAIL PROTECTED] () wrote: In a message dated 03/07/2001 6:42:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just in case it hasn't been stated clearly, Win98SE, WinME and Win2K all use the same colour management system. Rob I was just getting ready to run out and

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Mark T. wrote: Sorry to give you the bad news, but if you surf around with java/javascript on, site counters will gather the following information and report it back to the site owner: - Your browser and version no. - Your operating system - Your resolution and color depth - Your

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Frank Paris wrote: All of that can be handled, since you can specify large icons, etc. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 Does using "large icons" also increase menu and tool sizes within a program, like Photoshop? Inquiring minds want to

Re: filmscanners: OT: Co-processors Amiga

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Austin Franklin wrote: Most people who never used one are confused completely about what Amiga was. No, it wasn't a grown-up Atari, Hardware/architecture wise it sure was. The Atari was the first such machine to have custom processors (four) designed specifically to handle

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Clark Guy
Hi! I would prefer that vuescan be optimized for the higher resolutions, or better yet, there be a way to switch between optimizations (something in vuescan.ini, for example). I run 1600x1200 on my work computer and on my home Internet and general purpose computer, but since my wife prefers the

filmscanners: Vuescan feedback

2001-03-09 Thread Clark Guy
Hi, Ed! I would like to second the suggestion about allowing the reversal of the order of scan. To be able to type in 6-1 and have it scan positions 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 would be a good thing. Better yet, being able to type in the actual desired order of scans would be wonderful! Speaking of

Re: Tilted Scans (was: filmscanners: Vuescan feedback )

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Collin Ong wrote: On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Arthur Entlich wrote: Collin Ong wrote: I believe that the main culprit is the totally nonsensical scan order, as you pointed out. The SDII scans frames from out to in, which maximizes the time the frames spend exposed to the environment.

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Laurie Solomon wrote: Most people are using 17" monitors these days, which is the sweet spot in the pricing structure right now Not in my neck of the woods. Actually, at least where I live, 19" monitors are the current popular models and tend to be the sweet spot in terms of pricing.

Re: filmscanners: Win2K /dual Booting

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Michael Wilkinson wrote: Hi Eli, We have been dual booting utilising separate hard drives between NT4 and Win 2k. Its not caused any problems to date and enables us ,as you rightly mention,to run "Old" peripherals successfully. With Ram prices so low I can not understand why everyone

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Please do run a survey, and post the results. I'll happily admit I'm wrong if I am. Until 12 months ago, I ran my system on a 13-14" monitor (we use different measurements in Canada, they are based upon the visible display rather than the size of the CRT) originally running 640 x 480, then

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Frank Paris
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Clarke Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution Poor old Bill seems to be getting a lot of undeserved flak here!

filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-09 Thread Bigboy9955
Now for something completely different: what is the difference between the Scan Dual II and Scan Dual II White? Both come up after a search of cdnet and znet, with the White version being about $50 more. It may be the Genuine Fractals software, but I'm not sure. If GF is the extra amount,

RE: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Frank Paris
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE? I don't run a business or NT

filmscanners: Vuescan Fuji NPH 400

2001-03-09 Thread Joe Daugirdas
What are the correct Vuescan "Media" tab settings for Fujicolor Professional 400 NPH color negative film? Vuescan: 6.7.5 (test) Scanner: HP Photosmart C5100A (SCSI) Fuji Pro 400 NPH: http://www.fujifilm.com/AF3-865E.pdf -- Regards, Joe

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Robert Kehl wrote: - Original Message - From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 9:18 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution You are making a number of assumptions which may not hold true for many

RE: filmscanners: OT: Co-processors Amiga

2001-03-09 Thread Clark Guy
Hi, Lynn! I am getting flashbacks from my early computer days! I bought an Atari ST back in 1985 shortly after they came out, and learned a great deal about computers and programming with it. The GEM (not related to the scanning GEM) GUI was a really nice windows desktop UI that I wish had

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Frank Paris
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Clark Guy Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 6:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution Hi! Is it possible to write the software to detect the resolution

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan

2001-03-09 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
I'm not sure the Kodak RFS3600 is supported by Vuescan - check the archives, something in the back of my memory rings. Maris - Original Message - From: "Arthur Entlich" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 6:16 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Vuescan | |

Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Rob Geraghty wrote: Art wrote: Does Win 2K require a 133mHz motherboard bus? Can WIN 2K run on a Celeron system CPU which uses a 66mHz bus? Win2K doesn't require any particular bus speed. It's just a Microsoft recommendation - making sure you buy upgrades from their friends at

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Rick Berk wrote: Hey Ed- I just got the Kodak RFS 3600, and was interested in giving Vuescan a try, but I went to the website and was hoping to see some screen shots or something... any chance you could add some? I'd just like to know what I can expect... Also, does anyone have any

RE: filmscanners: OT: Co-processors Amiga

2001-03-09 Thread Austin Franklin
Austin Franklin wrote: Most people who never used one are confused completely about what Amiga was. No, it wasn't a grown-up Atari, Hardware/architecture wise it sure was. The Atari was the first such machine to have custom processors (four) designed specifically to

filmscanners: Minolta scan Multi accessories

2001-03-09 Thread Clark Guy
Hi! As long as I'm here ;-)... I'd like to ask if anyone has been able to purchase accessory film holders from anywhere. I expect that Minolta parts department might, but it would be likely to be at list price. Is there a source of Minolta film holders (particularly the medium format holder)

Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Bob Shomler
2) It will use as much RAM as you can pack on a board. Windows 98 and ME can't really use more RAM than about 256M effectively, but W2K can go all the way :-) Can you elaborate on win98's inability to use larger RAM (or refer me to some discussion on this)? Thanks. -- Bob Shomler

Re: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Richard N. Moyer
It is: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/11242.html?cprose=139 Go to www.creativepro.com and do a search for "Out of Gamut:" or "Bruce Fraser", you will find a series of articles on Photoshop and calibration. Photoshop ships with a software monitor calibrator which is better than

RE: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread shAf
Frank writes ... Photoshop is really not a consumer-level product, and truly does benefit from Windows 2000. ... According to threads at the Adobe forum, this fact is highly dependent on how well Win2k runs with your hardware drivers, and marginal at best. Win98se is better

filmscanners: Mirage II ?'s

2001-03-09 Thread Mark Crabtree
In my ongoing hunt for a scanner that suits my needs I'm considering a used Umax Mirage II. This is the recently discontinued tabloid size dual lens model (700x1400 and 1400x2800 dpi). The tabloid size would really be nice for scans of my 60" long negs and prints, and the 1400dpi would be nice

filmscanners: PS 6.01 available (officially)

2001-03-09 Thread shAf
Adobe has officially announced PS6.01 http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html ... ... and I notice the file size is exactly the same as the "unofficial" release (leastwize, the install for Windows). I am awaiting the official word on any need to update again. shAf :o)

filmscanners: FW: 6.01 update available

2001-03-09 Thread shAf
Just received from the man ... shAf :o) -Original Message- From: Marc Pawliger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] William writes ... The photoshop update is officially at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/880a.htm I see the file size is

Re: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Bob Shomler
A common work model for using dual monitors with Photoshop is to keep the image on the primary (and calibrated) screen and put Photoshop's palettes and adjustment working screen space on the second. -- Bob Shomler http://www.shomler.com/gallery.htm

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Frank Paris wrote: Oh, did I mention your monitor will probably burn out sooner at that screen mode? Why? Because it's running at a higher frequencies? That's like saying a 33 Mhz Pentium will last longer than a 900 MHz Pentium III. Well, it just might, actually ;-) What I've found

filmscanners: Color management

2001-03-09 Thread Lynn Allen
Just in case it hasn't been stated clearly, Win98SE, WinME and Win2K all use the same colour management system. This may have been addressed before, and if so I missed it or it didn't quite register: I've heard (but haven't seen it written definitively) that when Photoshop installs, it sets up

RE: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Laurie Solomon
Given the way dual PC systems with OSs that support dual monitors work, it not only is the common way - or even the preferred way; it appears to be the only way. :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Shomler Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001

Re: filmscanners: PS with dual CPUs, WAS: Re: Need feedback on VueScan

2001-03-09 Thread Lynn Allen
A particular operation like rendering will only go faster if the application has been specifically coded to chop the process into a number of lumps that can be calculated independently. Then you can start all those lumps off at the same time in separate threads and NT or W2K will handle the way

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Laurie Solomon
Not in my experience; it only increases menu and tool sizes in the OS interface and maybe Microsoft applications. A number of independent applications have fixed menu and tool sizes built into their programs which adjust with the changes in resolution but not with changes in the OS settings for

Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Quoton wrote: No problem with my old machine with PC-100 memory. I don't believe it will have any problem with PC-66 systems. But honestly Pc-66 systems are very SLOW comparing to PC-133 systems. Quoton My Mainboard is 133 bus, but at the time I bought it and put my system together

RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Laurie Solomon
My neck is located in East Central Illinois. If you look at all the pre-packaged systems advertised in the newspapers and in catalogs, they are offered with 17" monitors with 19" being the upgrade; but they have been changing to making 19" monitors the standard monitor offering rather the 17."

RE: filmscanners: Color management

2001-03-09 Thread shAf
Lynn writes ... I've heard (but haven't seen it written definitively) that when Photoshop installs, it sets up its own color management system. Does this new color management: o 1)take over or supplant Windows' color management? Windows does not manage color, but does recognize

filmscanners: Problem with the pre-release Photoshop upgrade

2001-03-09 Thread Larry Berman
I had installed the "unofficial" release of the 6.01 upgrade on three computers. Two had no problem but on the third, my fastest and most powerful, I was unable to access the color picker in the text dialogue menu. The text was only red, as in the "quick mask" red. I therefore had to

Re: filmscanners: PS 6.01 available (officially)

2001-03-09 Thread Nick Taylor
Thanks for the heads up shAf. I sure hope this fixes my problem with Photoshop bogging down. I've had to erase the .psp files every few days to get it back to normal speed. Regards, -Nick T. shAf wrote: Adobe has officially announced PS6.01

RE: filmscanners: Vuescan

2001-03-09 Thread Shough, Dean
but I went to the website and was hoping to see some screen shots or something... any chance you could add some? I think it would improve the html manual if it included screen shots of both the menus and the tabbed regions. Somehow having a picture to look at clarifies things for me. I

RE: filmscanners: Re: Kodak RFS3600

2001-03-09 Thread Hemingway, David J
Rodger, Polaroid tries to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction but sometimes things fall between the cracks. Unfortunately the crack you fell into was unusually large. Please let me know when you receive the new scanner and if everything is to your satisfaction. My presence on

RE: filmscanners: PS with dual CPUs, WAS: Re: Need feedback on VueScan

2001-03-09 Thread Austin Franklin
Derek, does this mean that a program that isn't specifically written for dual processors won't *use* dual processors? That would mean that older programs aren't going to be improved by the higher technology. How up-to-speed are current developers on that angle? I'm not Derek, but I'll answer

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan Fuji NPH 400

2001-03-09 Thread Bob Shomler
What are the correct Vuescan "Media" tab settings for Fujicolor Professional 400 NPH color negative film? Vuescan: 6.7.5 (test) Scanner: HP Photosmart C5100A (SCSI) Fuji Pro 400 NPH: http://www.fujifilm.com/AF3-865E.pdf I've long used just Vuescan's Generic Color Negative, with default white

filmscanners:

2001-03-09 Thread PAUL GRAHAM
Does anyone know anything about Dicomed Imaginator? (sp?) Heard it was good high end (windows) image editing software Or what about Qimage pro? any opinions on these PS alternatives? thanks, PG

RE: filmscanners: Problem with the pre-release Photoshop upgrade

2001-03-09 Thread Shough, Dean
I had installed the "unofficial" release of the 6.01 upgrade on three computers. Two had no problem but on the third, my fastest and most powerful, I was unable to access the color picker in the text dialogue menu. The text was only red, as in the "quick mask" red. I therefore had to

Re: filmscanners: RE: Win2k and application RAM

2001-03-09 Thread Mark Edmonds
I can confirm the 2GB split between OS and App RAM. It is something to do with the Alpha port of NT I think and to keep things consistent for the coders, Microsoft translated the Alpha restriction to the Pentium version. I believe W2K has the same problem but I don't think there is an Alpha port

RE: filmscanners: Problem with the pre-release Photoshop upgrade

2001-03-09 Thread Larry Berman
Like I said, it could have been anything. Fortunately the new install is working fine. Larry The Windoze version did not change while the unofficial Mac version is different from the official Mac version. This is according to Adobe. ::: Larry Berman Web Sites for Artists:

RE: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Daniel Weise
How many of you with dual monitors also use a tablet instead of (or in addition to) a mouse? If you use a tablet, how well does it work with dual monitors? Is it workable, or only workable with one of the two monitors? Daniel Weise A Satisfied 1600x1200x16 at 72Hz user since 1995. An

RE: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Larry Berman
I think anyone that's using dual monitors on a graphics system is using a tablet also. It offers much more control than a mouse. The drivers for your tablet have to support dual monitors. All current Wacom drivers do and have for the past year. My 6x8 is comfortable enough across both

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

2001-03-09 Thread Hersch Nitikman
I may have known once, but I can't remember what a CLI is. Hersch At 10:32 PM 03/07/2001 -0800, you wrote: Jim Snyder wrote: But, a properly designed program usually uses speed keys for the buttons anyway, and location is not a concern. I have yet to meet many users that don't

RE: filmscanners: RE: Win2k and application RAM

2001-03-09 Thread Ramesh Kumar_C
I think one year back Microsoft stopped support to Alpha. There is no Win2000 on Alpha. Bye Ramesh -Original Message- From: Mark Edmonds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: RE: Win2k and application RAM I

RE: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Eli Bowen
I use dual 21" monitors and a 6x8" Wacom stylus tablet on Win2K and have done the same on Macs. Works great. I have always hated mice. I use a trackball in addition to the tablet. I would have had to quit my job after a couple of months if I had to use a mouse all day.

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

2001-03-09 Thread Henry Richardson
From: Hersch Nitikman [EMAIL PROTECTED] I may have known once, but I can't remember what a CLI is. CLI = Command Line Interface _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

RE: filmscanners: RE: Win2k and application RAM

2001-03-09 Thread Mike Finley
I don't think there is an alpha port, no. The split comes originally from the MIPS version of NT though, not Alpha. mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Edmonds Sent: 09 March 2001 20:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Hersch Nitikman
I'll venture another dumb question. Regarding the dual monitors, if the primary is for the image(s) and the secondary is for the palettes and tool bars, why worry about an imperfect color match? I would think that an eyeball setting of the secondary should be plenty good enough. Hersch At 08:47

RE: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Frank Paris
Ever since FAT32 came out, I've given up on NTFS for all but drives that need the extra security. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of shAf Sent: Friday, March

filmscanners: new Matrox 450 drivers for dual monitors at different res work

2001-03-09 Thread Frank Paris
Well, as it turns out, it was user brain damage on the part of my friend. The new drivers work. He was finally able to get them to work under Windows 2000: two different monitors at two different resolutions. I asked him what was wrong before and all he would tell me was that he was being stupid.

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-09 Thread Mike Kersenbrock
Arthur Entlich wrote: Lastly, even if my video card and monitor can produce 1600 x 1200 pixel screen, I'd be unlikely to use it that way, due to the way it would shrink icons, cursor and tool sizes on a 17" screen. I think the sweetspot is now at 19". My wife, who uses her PC mostly for

Re: filmscanners: Anyone using Win2K? Does is manage color like W98SE?

2001-03-09 Thread Quoton
Arthur Entlich wrote: My Mainboard is 133 bus, but at the time I bought it and put my system together Celerons were the best deal. I'll probably upgrade to a Pentium III soon, and upgrade some of the memory which is PC 100 (some is PC133) to PC 133. When I do that I might move to Win

Re: filmscanners: Clarity! Dual Monitor Hell (Heaven!)

2001-03-09 Thread Ezio
YES You are right . It's 10 years ago when I switched to this system. I am not able any more to use the dumb mouse ! Sincerely. Ezio www.lucenti.com e-photography site - Original Message - From: "Frank Paris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001