The "dandruff" could be noise but it is more likely film grain - it is generally most noticeable in areas of similar color such as skies. If it is grain, upgrading will not help, but Vuescan's grain reduction filter should - try it and see.
To upgrade to some kind of ICE, would cost $500 and up - the Scanwit 2740 has it, all the Nikon scanners, Polaroid has its own version and a number of the Minolta scanners have it. It is very useful IMHO - I have the Nikon LS-30 and use it consistently. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: filmscanners: noise | Hi folks - | | Only slightly less of a newbie now, I continue to study Mr. Fulton's | superlative scanning tips book, and experiment with my scanner and | software. A few weeks into FS2710/Vuescan ownership, all this | learning is, I think, making me aware of a couple of this scanner's | shortcomings, but I want to ask about one of them. The other is | straightforward, the lack of batch scanning capability. | | But the question has to do with shadow noise, especially on Velvia | slides. Since I'm new to "high res" scanning, I'm not entirely sure | what I'm looking for. On some slides that I scan that have large | areas of shadow, I see something that looks like dandruff scattered | more or less evenly across the area. Is that what shadow noise looks | like? Are there various forms of it? | | Combining the two questions with one more - how expensive a scanner | would I have to upgrade to in order to have better shadow "silence," | batch scanning, and some kind of ICE? | | I have on emore question, but I'll post it seperately. | | | Ken Durling | | | | Photo.net portfolio: | | http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=402251 |
