Re: filmscanners: Binuscan for SS4000

2000-11-21 Thread Tony Sleep
How do you get 48 bit scans out of the SS4000. I am under the impression that only 36 bit scans are available using the supplied soft ware--Pola Color. 48bits=3 x 16bit, and your 12bit/channel data gets padded to 16bits when creating a raw scan in Insight. I have the Binuscan for SS4000

RE: filmscanners: Minolta Scan Multi

2000-11-21 Thread Tony Sleep
Didn't anyone besides Ed Hamrick get my rather long description of how I "faked" a Universal Holder using my MF holder and some sheet plastic with holes cut in it? It certainly appeared on the list. It could probably use a web page, with explanatory diagrams or photos. Regards Tony Sleep

Re: filmscanners: NikonLS30 or CanoScan2710?

2000-11-21 Thread Tony Sleep
I'm planning to buy a new scanner, my old one is a Nikon LS20. Can anyone tell me what is the best choice, the Nikon LS30 or = CanoScan2710? You seem to have posted this several times, and to have received responses. BTW, please turn off HTML posting in your mail client. Regards Tony

Re: filmscanners: Enough is enough.

2000-11-21 Thread Tony Sleep
Sounds like someone that knows everything has put themselves in charge of the list If you mean me, the arrogant SOB who cops for the bills, I certainly don't know everything and have learned a lot from others on this list. the rest that dot know to much can just go pound salt. See that

RE: filmscanners: Epson1270 and PhotoShop LE

2000-11-21 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Tony Sleep wrote: Linux, VueScan and GIMP... I have recently been playing in a doltish, half-compehending fashion, with Linux and GIMP. It's a pretty impressive program and the UI is often better than PS5 (which I use otherwise, on PC), but there seems to be no

Re: filmscanners: Upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 from LE

2000-11-21 Thread sirius
In the netherlands they still sell this upgrade for NLG 1340.00 ex vat = $ 536 american dollars. Dutch version upgrade would be NLG 1740 = $ 696 Adobe products are way overpriced here, their sales managers dont seem to realize they are loosing clients, and making the company seem a greedy

Re: filmscanners: GIMP and Vuescan in Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Rob Geraghty wrote: I'd be interested in trying GIMP - it might give me a reason to keep my second hard drive and install Linux on it. But only if I can find a driver for the Stylus 700 and an X engine for the TNT2 card. Gimp-print will drive the 700 and there is an X

Re: filmscanners: Sprintscan 120 film holders- You helped

2000-11-21 Thread sirius
In what term of time we might see a new filmstrip holder for the ss4000 ? I was one of those who wrote you about the feeding problem in the ss 4000. I had the strong suspicion that it was originated by the too flexible filmholder and suggested a more stable metalic construction. I am happy for

RE: filmscanners: Sprintscan 120 film holders- You helped

2000-11-21 Thread Lawrence Smith
Great news. I've got the money aside to purchase a SS120 as soon as they are available. Lawrence http://www.lwsphoto.com

filmscanners: RE: Negs on Minolta Elite (was: Scanning negs and white spots)

2000-11-21 Thread Bond, Alistair
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

Re: filmscanners: Upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 from LE

2000-11-21 Thread Mystic
Frank... ColorCal and/or PhotoCal do not need Photoshop... Profiler RGB does however. Mike - Original Message - From: "Frank Paris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 13:51 Subject: RE: filmscanners: Upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 from LE There seems

Re: filmscanners: Scanner

2000-11-21 Thread Santiago G.H.
Felipe wrote: Once I wrote asking for fast and high-quality print methos and someone advided me to see Noritsu Digital Minilabs. Well, I bought one QSS-2701 station from Japan. In fact, it was the second of its kind in Latin America :) I don't know if it was me, but I usually get my files

Re: filmscanners: GIMP and Vuescan in Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Jim Linch
At 06:52 AM 11/21/00 +, you wrote: If you could consider an alternative windows program, you should try Picture Window. SNIP This is a superb, competent and stable program, little known but much recommended. SNIP I was using the Beta 3.0 also, and it is in my opinion the best Photo

Re: filmscanners: NikonLS30 or CanoScan2710?

2000-11-21 Thread Jan Copier
Hi Tony, I'm not aware any problem sending mail more then once and do not know where to solve this, if nessecary may be you can help. Thanks. - Original Message - From: Tony Sleep [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:07 AM Subject: Re:

filmscanners: Scanner or digital camera ??

2000-11-21 Thread Mikael Risedal
Test film scanner and digital cameras Nov. 2000 A college photographer and me have tested 5 different digital cameras against a Nikon LS 2000 scanner. Looking at sharpness. Fujipix S1. Nikon D1. Canon D30 Olypus E10. Nikon 990 Reference pictures were taken by Nikon F100 and different

Re: filmscanners: Scanner

2000-11-21 Thread OK Photo
Well all this annoying introduction is to say that I am looking for high capacity-high quality film scanners to uncut 35mm strips. I would like to know if there is anything other than Pakon, which so far is the only thing I found. Both Sony and Konica make such an item. There may be others

RE: filmscanners: Minolta Scan Multi

2000-11-21 Thread Dynax N
Hello list members There is a gentleman here in this list uses the SS35+ to scan MF film (6x45 and 6x6). He modified the negative holder and adjusted the focus distance of the lens. The SS35+ can scan 3.5x3.5 frame in one pass. -Khanh --- Clark Guy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, people!

Re: filmscanners: GIMP and Vuescan in Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Erik Kaffehr
Hi! I use GIMP for daily image manipulation. Unfortunately I can't say anything about color management. I did some experiments with SCARSE, which seems to give reasonable color, and some artifacts. I think that Adobe RGB may be the best choice to use with GIMP. Vuescan is nice, although it has

SV: filmscanners: GIMP and Vuescan in Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Ingemar Lindahl
Maybe someone already mentioned it: GIMP is available in a Windows version aswell. I have not used it much, but my son who does a lot of picture manipulation - on a very low budget - finds it quite good! Ingemar Lindahl - Original Message - From: Jim Linch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

filmscanners: VueScan 6.3.12 Available

2000-11-21 Thread EdHamrick
I just released VueScan 6.3.12 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. It can be downloaded from: http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html What's new in version 6.3.12: * Added support for 2500 dpi Microtek/AGFA scanners * Improved film color correction for SprintScan 4000, PhotoSmart S20, Acer

RE: filmscanners: GIMP and Vuescan in Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Edwin Eleazer
Yes I mentioned it earlier, and it is kind of a neat program. Here is the link for anyone who is interested. http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/index-19991118.html The only real problem I had after installing it was a file association one, BMP files defaulted to Gimp originally. It has been

Re: filmscanners: Upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 from LE

2000-11-21 Thread Mystic
Rob Frank... I made a small error. The two monitor profiling packages offered by ColorVision/ColorCal are OptiCal (Not ColorCal) and PhotoCal. Both use the same Spyder. PhotoCal is very adequate for calibrating any one monitor for either PC or MAC. It gives you a choice of either of two

Re: filmscanners: Scanning Polachrome slides

2000-11-21 Thread Robert E. Wright
David, My empression is that Polachrome is for slide projection and no good for enlargement or scanning. The RGB filter in front of the panchromatic layer must limit the resolution to unacceptable levels for enlargement or scanning? This is acceptable. I just want to confirm that is the case.

Re: filmscanners: Re: Microtek Artix 4000T

2000-11-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
I think this type of feedback is very useful and should be helpful for people evaluating different units. I'm glad to hear it is something you will be incorporating into your web site. I hope you don't plan on getting any commercial sponsorship from any of those companies ;-)(I think that

Re: filmscanners: Upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 from LE

2000-11-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
Rob Geraghty wrote: Edwin wrote: Offer valid in the U.S.and Canada now through 12/31/00. I wonder why so many US software companies limit their offers geographically? Granted a large part of their market may be in north America, but don't they realise that by giving the rest of the

RE: filmscanners: Monitor Calibration And Others

2000-11-21 Thread Laurie Solomon
Errr, who, or what, is Timo, BTW? I don't think you really want to know who he is accept that you should take his recommendations and arguments with a grain of salt. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of photoscientia Sent: Tuesday, November