Hi
I have a Polaroid sprintscan 120; it must be about 2 years old. It has
had quite constant use during that time - perhaps being operated 2-3
times a week. Last week it developed a dark line/patch running the
length of the frame. This is most noticeable in blue skies; I rescanned
some earlier
Slavitt, Howard wrote:
. At 4000 dpi, this gives me files of about 660 Megabytes in 10
minutes! If I scan at 1/2 maximum resolution, 2000 dpi, the scan time drops
to only 2 minutes or less for 6 cm x 9 cm slides, and I get an excellent 160
MB 48 bit file, which is 80 MB after reduced to
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:41:49 -0400 Dave King ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
However, I find that, while the color calibration is
very good,
it has some shortcomings, depending on the particular slide, with
the
yellows and magentas; sometimes the yellows are overemphasized and
the
Ian's tip about changing the Auto threshold for highlight and shadow did the
trick for 48 bit editing in Lasersoft. I'm now much better able to control
the values in the blackest blacks and whitest whites. . . . So, other than
waiting for Ian to write more tutorials, or just experimenting for
For instance, is there a way to zoom into an image in Lasersoft (HDR --
because that's where I'm doing my editing of hi bit images) other than
recropping?
You must create a new frame or resize the original frame (marching ants).
You seem to have discovered one or other, not sure which as
I'm new to this list. I just purchased a Polaroid Sprintscan 120 with the
Silverfast software. I have some initial impressions to share and some
questions. First, overall the scan quality is, IMHO, excellent and the
scanner is very fast. For medium format I am scanning 6 cm x 9 cm slides
snip
Thanks for the review, Howard. First one I've seen
on the list, other than Ian's.
I have no comments on Silverfast vs. Insight...
pick your poison, as they say.
I will be interested in hearing of any tricks
you come up with to deal with the bowing of
large negatives. Same problem
Howard,
I copied the following response to the scanner list.
I am making raw 48 bit scans
and gamma correcting them for a 2.2 gamma in the Silverfast software, and
then exporting them to Photoshop 6 (depending on the image I am doing the 48
bit editing in either Photoshop or Silverfast
Overall, I admit, I like Silverfast. The more I use it, the more I like
it's basic structure, automatic corrections with detailed options for manual
override, i.e., here's what our artificial intelligence thinks you should
do, now go improve on it, if you have the inclination and/or time. The
First Howard, congratulations on the new scanner.
I'm new to this list. I just purchased a Polaroid Sprintscan 120
with the
Silverfast software. I have some initial impressions to share and
some
questions. First, overall the scan quality is, IMHO, excellent and
the
scanner is very fast.
At 10:41 PM 7/10/01 -0400, Dave King wrote:
Enjoy. This and the new Nikon are the first generation of CCD film
scanners that are capable of results that are essentially good
enough for any conceivable critical use with film up to medium format
size.
I'm not sure I agree there, Dave.
The
At 10:41 PM 7/10/01 -0400, Dave King wrote:
Enjoy. This and the new Nikon are the first generation of CCD film
scanners that are capable of results that are essentially good
enough for any conceivable critical use with film up to medium
format
size.
I'm not sure I agree there, Dave.
d dog the scenery never changes"
- Original Message -
From: "Hemingway, David J" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 1:28 AM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Polaroid Sprintscan 120?
Jonathan,
The scheduled release for the SS120 is mid Janurary
Dale,
To be sure I will contact the Canadian sales manager. Either he or I will
get back to you soon.
David
-Original Message-
From: Dale Gail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:23 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Sprintscan 120
Anyone know the availability and pricing of the sprintscan 120?
It looks like a great scanner. I'm wondering if I should wait for it.
Thanks,
-Jonathan
street
price will probably be higher.
David Hemingway
Polaroid Corporation
-Original Message-
From: Jonathan Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: filmscanners: Polaroid Sprintscan 120?
Anyone know the availability
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