Hi everybody- I had the chance to check the scanner out today if not everything but nevertheless enough to give you an update: Filesizes:
8bit: 104,4MB (slide) 24,747inch x 16,427inch @300dpi 16 bit: 209,3 MB rest obviously the same as above Picture polish only possible in 8bit mode (but I think you can achieve the same in PS) ICE is automatically combined with Grain Dissolver- some of you don't like this but the effect of the grain dissolver is easily undone with the help of unsharpening and you don't need a huge amount; Here some info from the book: Listmom please forgive me... Any more questions please feel free- but I can sofar very highly recommend it! One last thing: with my old scanner I used to be able to work within Photoshop while the scanner was working but I haven't figured out yet how this is possible with this scanner... so for now I sit and read... Digital ICE processing is applied to the prescan and final scan. To turn off Digital ICE, click the Digital-ICE button again. Each time the Digital ICE button is pressed, the prescan image is deleted and another prescan needs to be made. Digital ICE cannot be used with Kodak Kodachrome film or traditional silver-halide black and white films. Special black and white films that are designed to be developed in a C-41 or equivalent color process, Kodak Select Black & White 400, Kodak T400CN, or Ilford XP2 Super, can be processed with the Digital ICE function. These films should be scanned with the color-negative film-type setting. Results cannot be guarantied with other types of black and white film. The undo, redo, and reset-all buttons have no effect with the Digital ICE3 functions. Grain Dissolver This function is not available with all scanner models, see the scanner notes section in the hardware manual. The Grain Dissolver uses a diffusion plate in front of the light source to optically minimize the effect of grain. The Grain Dissolver automatically activates with Digital ICE when both functions are available. How much the image is affected depends on the scanner resolution and film, film density, and image detail and can only be seen in the final scan. The Grain Dissolver increases scanning time. Contrast and sharpness may be affected. The use of autofocus or manual focus is recommended. Exposure control for negatives: autoexposure adjusts the scan to compensate for the density of the negative. The manual setting uses a fixed exposure regardless of the density of the film. Manual exposure can show the exposure difference in a bracket series. When using AE lock or AE area selection with negatives (p. 39), the auto function must be selected. Auto-expose-for-slides check box: to use autoexposure when scanning slides. Since the density range of slides is relatively uniform, adjusting the expose for each slide is usually unnecessary. However, when scanning an underexposed or overexposed slide, the autoexposure system can compensate for the unusual image density. When using AE lock or AE area selection with slide film (p. 39), the auto-expose-for-slide box must be checked. Autofocus-at-scan check box: this option activates the autofocus function during the prescan and final scan. When using Digital ICE, ROC, GEM, or Grain Dissolver, the use of autofocus is recommended. The autofocus function increases the scanning time. Color-depth list box: this option specifies the color depth of the scanned image between 8 bit, 16 bit, and 16-bit linear for each RGB channel. Because 16-bit linear color depth does not make any gamma corrections, the scan of a negative will produce a negative image. 16-bit and 16-bit linear images can only be saved in the TIFF file format. Some image-processing application cannot open 16-bit image files. Multi-sample list box: multi-sample scans reduce random noise in the image by analyzing the data of each sample scan; 2, 4, 8, and 16 samples can be made. The more samples taken, the less random noise in the image and the longer the scanning time. The exposure-control tab allows the scanner's exposure system to be customized to specific films, lighting, or a personal exposure index based on the film, processing, lens, and shutter combination. This can also be used to compensate for badly exposed film. Point AF (Autofocus) For best results when using point AF, select an area within the image with contrast or detail. The point AF function cannot focus on a low-contrast area such as a cloudless or overcast sky. Click the point-AF button. The mouse pointer will change to the point-AF cursor. To cancel the function, click the point-AF button again. Click on the area of image to be used for focus. Autofocus will begin and a new prescan will be displayed. Manual focus Click the manual-focus button. The mouse pointer will change to the manual-focus cursor. To cancel the function, click the manual-focus button again. Click on the area of image to be used for focus. The focus meter window will appear. Adjust the slider using the mouse until the black and white bars are at their longest extension. The black bar indicates the change in focus. The white bar indicates the longest extent of the black bar and the point of sharpest focus. Click OK to set the focus. A new prescan will start and replace the previous image. The scanner can be focused manually using the focus meter. For best results, select an area within the image with contrast or detail. The manual focus functions cannot focus on a low-contrast image such as a cloudless or overcast sky. Some scanner models can be focused with a manual focus dial, see the hardware manual for compatibility and instruction. Autoexposure Click the AE-area-selection button after prescanning the image. Pressing the shift key changes the dotted cropping frame to the solid AE area frame. While pressing the shift key, use the mouse to adjust and move the AE area. The methods used to manipulate the frame are the same as the cropping frame except that the shift key must be held, see facing page. Place the AE area over the section of the image to be used to determine the exposure. Usually placing the area over the subject of the picture will produce excellent results. The area should represent on average the mid-tone of the image. Click the prescan button to view the effect on the exposure. AE area selection can be canceled by pressing the AE-area-selection button again. AE area selection AE lock When AE area selection or AE lock are used with slides, the auto-expose-for-slides option must be checked in the preferences box. When used with negatives, the exposure control for negatives must be set to auto in the preferences box (p. 30). AE area selection allows the use of a small area within the image to determine the scan exposure. Use AE area selection with high or low-key images, or when the film has been badly exposed. The AE lock function sets the scanner exposure based on the exposure determined for a specific prescan with or without the use of AE area selection. This exposure can be applied to scans of different images. This function is useful when scanning a series of high and low-key images that have consistent exposures. By locking the exposure on one frame when scanning a bracket series, the scans of the other frames will show the exposure difference in each frame of the series. After making a prescan or setting the exposure of the reference image with the AE-area-selection function, click the AE lock button to fix the scanner's exposure. Select another image and click the prescan button to view the result with the set exposure. To cancel the AE lock, click the AE lock button again. The prescan and final scan will be made with the locked exposure setting until the AE lock is canceled, the scanner is initialized, or the film type is changed. 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