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2010-04-22 Thread Joel Wilcox
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[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 & SCSI under Vista

2008-02-11 Thread Joel Wilcox
On Feb 11, 2008 9:48 AM, Bob Geoghegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While we're talking about SCSI scanners under current OSs, how 'bout Vista? > I'm running an SS4000 on a Win XP laptop through an Adaptec 1480B. The card > is supported under Vista, but I don't know what to expect for the scanner.

[filmscanners] Re: film and scanning vs digital photography

2007-06-09 Thread Joel Wilcox
On 6/8/07, James L. Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with you, Tony, Digital cameras, for all practical purposes, has > surpassed the quality of 35mm format film and I believe that happened > with the arrival of the six megapixel camera, a few years ago, > significant cropping, not withsta

[filmscanners] Re: Initialization problem with Polaroid SprintScan 4000

2007-06-07 Thread Joel Wilcox
On 6/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been having a problem with my Polaroid SprintScan 4000 > scanner. Polaroid technical support hasn't been very helpful, so > I'm wondering if someone out there might have experienced this > problem and know something about the cause/s

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

2001-12-03 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I have just started using my new Sprintscan 4000. before I invest a lot of >time in the learning curve, can anyone recommend which scanner software is >best for which users? Insight and Silversoft are included with the >scanner, >and I could easily get Vuescan. I have

Re: filmscanners: Silverfast Unsharp Mask

2001-10-28 Thread Joel Wilcox
I recall, as someone mentioned, that Ian Lyons had pointed up the usefulness of USM, or perhaps sharpening in general, in Silverfast, even that it is superior to PS, I think. There is an "Auto Sharpen" filter and the USM filter has many parameters, even seemingly beyond those in PS. My problem

Re: filmscanners: Silverfast Unsharp Mask

2001-10-28 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >My alibi is that I stated, "As a general rule, sharpening shouldn't be done >more than once" and even Bruce Fraser indicates that my comments are in >agreement with "conventional wisdom." Nevertheless, you and Michael >Shaffer are quite correct in pointing out tha

Re: filmscanners: Question about Vuescan

2001-10-28 Thread Joel Wilcox
>Given the heavy slant towards the negative films, in terms of profiles, >makes one wonder if VueScan isn't primarily aimed at negative film scanning >rather than positive film? > >Shunith The recommended setting for slide film under "Device/Media Type" is "Image" rather than "Slide Film," which

filmscanners: Silverfast Unsharp Mask

2001-10-24 Thread Joel Wilcox
How are folks using Silverfast unsharp mask vis a vis Photoshop? I'd like to do some sharpening on the scan side but leave a little final sharpening to be done in PS. I don't know if this is a good idea or not. In any case, what looks fairly good to me in Silverfast seems crude and unusable

filmscanners: SS120 "closer to perfection" (was Nikon 8000ED)

2001-07-05 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Ian Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Joel, > > >> Can you elaborate (since the SS4000 is well-nigh perfect )? > >It's closer to perfection. > >You write a list of all things you think are great about the SS4000 and >I'll >tell you which have been bettered. I could save you the bother and say tha

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-05 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Ian Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >The SS120 produces superior 35mm scans to the SS4000 [snip] Can you elaborate (since the SS4000 is well-nigh perfect )? Joel W. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.c

Re: filmscanners: Best film for scanning with FS 2710

2001-06-24 Thread Joel Wilcox
> >E200 does have really fine grain, somewhat at the expense of > >resolution/sharpness (as compared to the ASA 100 films). > > > >Joel W. > >From: Herm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I cant tell, is this called accutance? or are you saying that its not as >sharp >as ASA100 slide films?.. in any case I use

Re: filmscanners: Best film for scanning with FS 2710

2001-06-21 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Herm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [RE: Pro Ektachrome E200] >Kodak also makes a consumer version of this film, called Elite Chrome 200. >It >also performs the same but I believe it reacts a bit different to +3 stop >push >(I'm not sure, perhaps a bit faster than ASA1000, slight color shift to >

Re: filmscanners: Time to upgrade: Opinions wanted

2001-06-20 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I think there is only one happy scanner owner, Ed, in this forum. He is not >using it mainly for slides though. The rest of people probably own drum >scanners or do not own scanners at all. > >I would expect more input from people owning scanners in $600-$1500 p

Re: filmscanners: Best film for scanning with FS 2710

2001-06-20 Thread Joel Wilcox
>>I am planning on taking pictures at a high school indoor sporting >>event with available as well as flash lighting. I have a Canon FS >>2710 scanner. I would prefer to use slide film. I have had mixed >>results with previous attempts using Fugi and Kodak commercial 400 >>and 800 print films.(ver

Re: filmscanners: OT-ish - Ektachrome E100VS

2001-05-23 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Mark Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writ in part: >I admit it was processed by a non-pro lab, so this ain't scientific >evidence, but I would hesitate to ever use this film again in early morning >or late afternoon light, esp. now after hearing these comments on the list. Right, but also don't

Re: filmscanners: Ektachrome E100VS bad?

2001-05-22 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Roger Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anybody out there used Kodak's E100VS film? Roger, I use this film in addition to Provia F and Velvia. I prefer Velvia for landscape. The E100VS can be a little OTT in really warm light, but it is often very good in flat light that can make Provia

Re: filmscanners: OK, Vuescan is driving me nuts

2001-05-19 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: "shAf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: OK, Vuescan is driving me nuts >Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:43:30 -0700 > >Jeffrey writes ... > > > >I suppose I am with Lynn ... afterall, whether you use Vuescan to > > >crop, or

Re: filmscanners: Negatives vs. slides in new scanners

2001-04-30 Thread Joel Wilcox
Konica Impresa 50 is quite good on sky IMHO. Joel W. >From: "Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Slide film is generally less grainy than print film in scanning sky. Have >you found any good print film for sky? _ Get your F

Re: filmscanners: LS4000 and sharpness

2001-04-28 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: "shAf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It would seem a user could "crop" a small rectangle and ask for a >"manual" focus ... then crop preferentially and scan with "automatic" >focus disabled(?) I've never been able to verify if this works ... >even while my LS-2000 goes through the motions, the

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid 4000 dpi

2001-04-23 Thread Joel Wilcox
>From: Charles Platt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Having only joined this list recently, I don't know if there's been >discussion on Polaroid vs. Nikon 4000 dpi scanners. I don't think you're going to get a lot of answers because not many of us with SS4000s are racing off to the Nikon 4000 since it is a

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Improvements

2001-03-06 Thread Joel Wilcox
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/6/2001 9:54:57 AM EST, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I see. This raises the question of what the zoom > > feature is for, and it sounds like you intend it > to be > > useful for cropping in the main. > > Yes, it's mainly useful for adjust

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Improvements

2001-03-06 Thread Joel Wilcox
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/5/2001 5:33:29 PM EST, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > As an alternative to scroll bars, would it be > possible > > to use instead a hand to grab the image with the > mouse > > and pull it to the location one wants, like > ACDSee? > > The

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Improvements

2001-03-05 Thread Joel Wilcox
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1) Adding a "Zoom in" and "Zoom out" button that > will double > (or halve) the size of either the preview or scan > images. While > zoomed, the preview or scan window will have scroll > bars. As an alternative to scroll bars, would it be possible to use instead a

Re: filmscanners: firsttime vuescan user

2001-02-20 Thread Joel Wilcox
Hello John, --- John Bradbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If all the images are exposed with a varying light > source and some are > backlit Nikonscan is the software to use. > Nikonscan seems to treat each frame with "respect", > Vuescan seems to use the > exposure from the first frame as the n

Re: VueScan & Epson 636U

2000-10-18 Thread Joel Wilcox
hould take care of it as well. Joel Wilcox - Original Message - From: "Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 7:30 PM Subject: VueScan & Epson 636U > > I am a VueScan newbie trying to get this up and running for t

Re: Fixing unevenness in LS-1000

2000-10-02 Thread Joel Wilcox
ng a bit, and then adjusting the color balance to even it with the adjacent areas. Not very elegant, and not always perfect, but sometimes it was good enough. Regards, Joel Wilcox The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http:/