Re: filmscanners: In case this got lost along the way

2001-12-14 Thread Arthur Entlich
Boy, am I RED-FACED! This was supposed to be a private e-mail message. My apologies to David Hemingway. Da*n, I think that's the first tiem I ever did that! Art Arthur Entlich wrote: > > I'm sending this your way again. I first sent it about 4 days ago, but > maybe it was lost in the gre

filmscanners: SQ Re: Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Ken Durling
Why is it called a "histogram?" I understand "histo-" to be a combining form meaning organic tissue as in histography and histogeny, but what does it mean in this context? Ken Durling Photo.net portfolio: http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=402251

Re: filmscanners: LS-2000 & B/W Negatives

2001-12-14 Thread gandve
> > > > I am trying to scan Plus-X 125 and Tri-X negs on my LS2000. The scans come > > out with the tones either completely blocked up or burned out, with no > > midtones > > and no gradations of tones at all. You can't even make out the features in > > the > > images. These are well-exposed ne

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Julian Vrieslander
I will add my vote to those VueScan users who do *not* want it to become an image editing application. I would rather do my tweaks in Photoshop. But I do encourage Ed to continue development of features which enable VueScan to save files with the best possible bits. I think a histogram displ

filmscanners: In case this got lost along the way

2001-12-14 Thread Arthur Entlich
I'm sending this your way again. I first sent it about 4 days ago, but maybe it was lost in the great abyss. Art Dear David, I've finally cleared some space in my schedule to spend some more time with the SS4000+. The Silverfast disk still hasn't shown up here, BTW. I spent a fair bit of t

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Hemingway, David J
It reminds me of the "Insight wars" Polaroid was beaten up mercilessly for not having histograms and not just any histogram, it had to have the little sliders on the bottom like Photoshop. When I asked for new features Histograms was ALWAYS on the top of the list. Shit, Ed's getting off easy!!

Re: filmscanners: RE: Polaroid rebates

2001-12-14 Thread BobGldstn
I sent just that (an ecost 'invoice' printed from the web) along to polaroid, so we'll see if they're acceptable. On 12/6/01 8:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lucans, Gunars) >Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ('[EMAIL

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Poor Ed. He can't win. Anything he does, no matter how many wanted it, some others will express disappointment. Personally, I like a histogram, and feel it helps me understand an image, and helps me improve it. And, on the current 7.3 versions, if I let VS have the whole screen, I get a very ni

Re: filmscanners: OT (a bit) - Software for the colour-challenged

2001-12-14 Thread Stephen
Where is it available for $29.95? thanks, Stephen - Original Message - From: "Eugene A La Lancette PhD MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 4:36 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: OT (a bit) - Software for the colour-challenged > I have used it wi

filmscanners: Problem with Vuescan

2001-12-14 Thread Nuno SebastiĆ£o
Hi, I've been using vuescan with my Canoscan FS4000 Us and everything was fine until when I installed version 7.3.3 wich recognizes my scanner as a FS2720. What happened, did Ed stop support for fs4000? Is this s little problem with version 7.3.3 or is something wrong with my scanner? Thank's an

RE: filmscanners: OT (a bit) - Software for the colour-challenged

2001-12-14 Thread Eugene A La Lancette PhD MD
I have used it with good results. It is now available for discount at $29.95 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark T. Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: OT (a bit) - Software for the colour-

filmscanners: OT (a bit) - Software for the colour-challenged

2001-12-14 Thread Mark T.
As a person who battles with moderate red-green colour-blindness, I am seeking software that can help out.. (Yes, I know I should have picked a more sensible hobby..) The 2 methods I currently use - 'doing it by the numbers' or getting my work checked by someone else! - can be quite frustratin

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Colin Maddock
I don't feel the need for a histogram in VueScan either. Setting the black and white clipping levels does all that is needed at the scanning stage, along with control of gamma. A separate point. I liked having the picture, preview or scan, occupy the whole screen. It gave a more satisfying "fi

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread michael shaffer
Bob writes ... > ... > Hope this helps you understand what I am trying to do. Do you > change B/W points in VS? If so why and how do you decide what > they should be? Up until the latest versions I always put a hard number (%) in the Wp & Bp ... e.g., '0.1' or 0.01%... and because changing t

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
michael wrote: > Bob writes ... > > And, how can you know where to set the B/W points if > > you don't use a histogram ;) > >I have 2 problems with that question: >(1) I suppose I don't know exactly what you are trying to do? Trying to find out how VS users get the most out of a scan when us

filmscanners: RE: Vuescan clarification: "locking" options

2001-12-14 Thread michael shaffer
shAf wote ... > Now that I have all the raw scans and my intention is to "lock > the color" ...OUCH!... I now see a problem with this procedure. > That is ... with device set to 'disk', there is ^no^ option for > "locking the color"!!! ... After thinking ... I see the problem. "Locking the

filmscanners: Vuescan clarification: "locking" options

2001-12-14 Thread michael shaffer
Before I install 7.3.3, and actually having a roll of film to apply this procedure to ... I have a couple of questions First, let me describe the roll of film ... all frames taken under similar lighting, the 1st frame an exposure of a calibration chart. Referring to "Advance Workflow Suggestio

Re: filmscanners: LS-2000 & B/W Negatives

2001-12-14 Thread Lawrence Smith
> > I am trying to scan Plus-X 125 and Tri-X negs on my LS2000. The scans come > out with the tones either completely blocked up or burned out, with no > midtones > and no gradations of tones at all. You can't even make out the features in > the > images. These are well-exposed negatives that

RE: filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.3 Available

2001-12-14 Thread CANEPA Davide
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I just released VueScan 7.3.3 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X > and Linux. It can be downloaded from: Hi Ed!! I'm on the list since 20 days and in the meantime you've released 7 new release of Vuescan! I spend more money for downloads then for

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread michael shaffer
Bob writes ... > ... > And, how can you know where to set the B/W points if > you don't use a histogram ;) I have 2 problems with that question: (1) I suppose I don't know exactly what you are trying to do(?) ... (2) a histogram is a visual tool, but it would be extremely difficult to present

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.2 Available

2001-12-14 Thread Andy D'Angelo
>Hi Ed, thanks for the reply, I have a client in the snack business(sells pretzels/chips/etc) who had a very old styro pretzel...and wants a few more (new ones) for display purposes. I will shoot a pic of it today and email you a copy along with dimensions for an estimate on production. And

filmscanners: Nikon Scan V3.1.2

2001-12-14 Thread James Grove
I have seen at the Japan web site a newer Nikon Scan See http://www.nikon-image.com/jpn/ei_cs/swdown/index.htm I can see a XP Fix? But it appears only to be an INF file change for the LS-4000 and 8000 users not the LS-40? Cheers -- James Grove [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.jamesgrove.co.uk www.mount

RE: filmscanners: Vuescan Strategy

2001-12-14 Thread Mark Otway
>> This is certainly up to Ed Hamrick, but my long time >> understanding has been that the aim was to create a >> scanned image file that gave the maximum image data >> for adjustment in an image editor. I totally agree with this. I like Vuescan mainly because it seems to give me much better r

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
michael shafferwrote: > I wonder if a problem might be, that such a histogram ... to be more > accurate than setting the endpoints at exactly (e.g.,) 0.03% ... would first > necessitate an actual scan. That is, a histogram based on a preview will > not be as accurate as placing a decimal, as in

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
Larry wrote: > I don't think it is necessary to adjust the white/black pts. by moving > arrows on the histogram. It would be nice to see the output of the > preview as a histogram plot and then continue adjusting using the > standard color tab items. Yes, I agree. Bob

filmscanners: Re**n: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-14 Thread Alan Tyson
I refer the honourable gentleman to my answer of 26th June. AIUI, emulsions such as C41, E6, and ordinary colour print papers have the dyes synthesised not in a chemical factory, but in situ in the emulsion during processing. 'Colour coupler' molecules in the emulsion and the oxidation produ

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.2 Available

2001-12-14 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 12/13/2001 7:22:54 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have had several odd problems with VueScan 7.3.2: > > 1) Previews don't always work It would be useful if someone could send me a log file from 7.3.2 capturing the commands when this happens. 1) Delete vuescan.ini

Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Re: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-14 Thread Arthur Entlich
You are wrong. I just checked my Eastman Kodak registered trademarks list from 1991 (the last time they sent me one). They do not own the trademark E-6, (or at least didn't in 1991) but they do own the Ektachrome trademark. Interesting they do own D-19, D-76, D-76R and DK-50 and even 4-X as

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Re: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-14 Thread Arthur Entlich
Keep in mind that the dyes in E-6 based films are not colored when they are coated on the film. They have to be transparent and very low density when they are in an unprocessed form, so the light can go through them. As it is, the silver halide components block enough light, causing each sub