Rob Geraghty:
I have found (thanks to the folks in the PSP newsgroup)
a filter in PSP7 which looks *really* useful. It's an edge
preserving smooth. It seems to work really well to remove
grain without losing focus in the image.
This DOES sound useful. Does anyone know of a Photoshop
Felix Sieder wrote:
Am I better choosing 16-bit or 16-bit linear for the
data settings under preferences. Is there any difference
between these two if I don't alter the colour or curve
correction settings in the software?
I can only speculate (I have an Elite) but with the Elite the 16-bit
Pete Andrews wrote:
I don't think I'm letting any cats out of any
bags by saying that Acer'ssoon-to-be-released
2740s model will have digital ICE.
Boy, I must be out of touch - I hadn't heard that one. I know the old
Acer didn't have variable exposure control. Has the new one? If it
Nodas wrote:
Does anyone know if there is a function similar to
Nikon'sICE, implemented in any of the commercial
software packages?
The key element of the ICE feature in both the Nikons and the Minolta
Elite is a separate Infra-red, which detects surface defects and dust.
Many other
Michael More wrote:
Does anyone have experience and comments on
using a Minolta San Elite for scanning Fuji Reala
negs? Would like to know if VueScan will give me
any advantages over the Minolta software.
I haven't scanned many negs on my Elite (I mainly use slides) but I
have noticed that
Colin wrote:
I use an old utility, CRT Align, for the job
Any idea where (or even if) this is available?
Al Bond
Henk wrote:
Just bought a Minolta Dimage dual II with USB.
I hope someone can give me some clue why my
scans are so dark.
Presumably you have switched autoexposure on in the options
Are there any highlights in the preview that are at 255,255,255, ie
pure white? On more than one occasion,
Tony Sleep wrote:
Curiously enough, the worst, most worn out and least calibrated monitors I
have ever seen have been on the desks of graphic designers g.
Figures. There are garment designers at work and when I suggested that
they get better quality monitors and calibration software they
Rob Geraghty
I think it's pretty well established that the jaggy problem
is related to the speed of scanning and the processing of
data, not the Colour Management. snip
My guess in your case was that switching on colour
mangement increased the computer's CPU overhead to the
point that the
Tim Mimpriss wrote:
This occurs with some reputable scanners at image
densities well below the maximum claimed for the
device, even allowing for the problems of silver and
collimated light sources. (In fact you often find that
the problem is not there if you scan as a positive!)
Very
Jim Karr wrote:
I remember reading somewhere you should
replace the lamp every 6 months under
"Normal" conditions, whatever that may be
From memory, the lamp life of the Minolta Elite is 4000 hours. I'm
not sure if the Scan Multi uses the same lamp or not.
Al Bond
Wolfgang wrote:
Perhaps you might elaborate on just how you merge
the two images? I experimented a little with two step
wedge images and found that just merging them in
"normal" mode and 50% opacity results in reduced
contrast in shadows and highlights
Layer masks seem a good approach.
OK, it looks absurd, and isn't comfortable, but
it's cheaper and more portable than a
monopod, though not quite as effective
But does sticking your monopod down the front of your trousers look
any less absurd or any more comfortable?
Al Bond
Ken Hornbrook wrote:
I sometimes make the first scan with the analog
gainset 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 Viewscan could enlighten us
=shAf= wrote:
SNIP... using "NKLS2000LS30_P.icm" as
the from profile and "AdobeRGB" for into. The resulting images were
very much alike, however dissatisfactory with respect to purple greys.
This would lead me to believe Ed is doing it right, but that Vuescan
is not delivering a good "raw"
Derek wrote:
Digital Ice can be replaced with better handling
Couldn't agree more. But short of doing your own developing, minilabs
can wreak all sorts of damage!
I found some old negs of my wedding, still just in the paper folder
from the minilab and not even in individual sleeves! I
I wrote
The Minolta software for my Elite allows
the output of 16 bit raw data (and also ships
with a corresponding profile so this data can
be easily converted into the working space
in Photoshop).
Mark Ligtenberg asked:
Is the orange mask of the color negative
filtered out in the 16
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