Lee, Many thanks, very informative, just what I needed! I do have a grandson that might do well with this.
John On May 6, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > On May 5, at 11:08 PM, Profile wrote: > >> What is the difference between scanning from a photo vs scanning from >> the negative? > > I am in the process of scanning in a huge number of slides and > photos for a family archival project, and have been playing with > different scans quite a bit over the last few months. While not > exactly your situation, I had a large batch of slides processed by > Seattle Filmworks in the 70s and 80s. They sold Kodak 5270 35mm > film, which shot negatives, but they re-exposed these negatives to a > new negative film in order to make slides. They'd send both the > slides and negatives back after processing. Some of them were also > made into prints. > > The slides always looked fine to me, projected on the wall, and I > thought my slide scanner would to a good job. Since I was curious if > there was a difference, I scanned both the slide and the negative in > a few cases, and even compared prints, slides and negatives in a few > more. > > The difference is very noticeable. In high resolution, prints are > much more washed out and grainy than the negatives. The slides look > sort of "muddy", for lack of a better word and the colors are muted. > > Since its easier to scan the slides, what I'm doing now is making a > first run with the slides and then scanning those few I know are > keepers from the negatives. > > PS/ If you have child with an infinite amount of free time and a > weakness for bribes, such a project is a lot > easier._______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be May 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be May 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
