OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
You have two options and, depending upon the album pages you have, maybe the first one won't work. The photographs got into the album pages somehow. Usually they just slide in from one side of the mat. I'd remove the images from the pages and scan them that way (if I were going to scan them at all). This complicates your disassembly/reassembly of the album, but it's doable. I don't know that I'd use a scanner at all. I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. The only thing you will have to worry about it having everything centered and (especially) the camera back parallel to the print you are photographing. Ideally you would want it lit from 45 degree angle so you don't get an reflections back up at the camera lens. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
I use this scanner all the time. the dof extends past the recess. you are not screwed. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
Shouldn't have a problem. This was scanned on a V500 and the original mount was oversized. Any softness in the scan also exists in the original. BTW, it's a four generation pix taken in 1935. The young girl is my mother, age about 14. ; } https://www.box.com/shared/gx8uuqeg4zot65xgen3v -p On 4/11/2013 2:35 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
you can scan anything with this scanner. you can use photomerge in photoshop to stitch pieces of things together. if you need a flat plane for some reason, cut a 1/8 piece of plexiglass or glass to 8.5x11 roughly and place it over the scanner's glass. then I just tape up the sides to give a smooth edge. if you need help, feel free to e-mail me offlist... On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: You have two options and, depending upon the album pages you have, maybe the first one won't work. The photographs got into the album pages somehow. Usually they just slide in from one side of the mat. I'd remove the images from the pages and scan them that way (if I were going to scan them at all). This complicates your disassembly/reassembly of the album, but it's doable. I don't know that I'd use a scanner at all. I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. The only thing you will have to worry about it having everything centered and (especially) the camera back parallel to the print you are photographing. Ideally you would want it lit from 45 degree angle so you don't get an reflections back up at the camera lens. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. I agree. Once you have the proper lens, distance to print to fill the frame the camera body square to the print its a simple matter to copy, just remember to keep the picture flat. I've had very good results with my K20D. I've used various lenses depending on the material to be copied. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question You have two options and, depending upon the album pages you have, maybe the first one won't work. The photographs got into the album pages somehow. Usually they just slide in from one side of the mat. I'd remove the images from the pages and scan them that way (if I were going to scan them at all). This complicates your disassembly/reassembly of the album, but it's doable. I don't know that I'd use a scanner at all. I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. The only thing you will have to worry about it having everything centered and (especially) the camera back parallel to the print you are photographing. Ideally you would want it lit from 45 degree angle so you don't get an reflections back up at the camera lens. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
On Apr 11, 2013, at 14:55 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. I agree. Once you have the proper lens, distance to print to fill the frame the camera body square to the print its a simple matter to copy, just remember to keep the picture flat. Do you guys REALLY think I want to tell my wife: Never mind, we don't need this scanner, let's return it? I was thinking, though, that the K5 with a pair of 45-degree-mounted flashes wirelessly-triggered could make a quick 'n' simple copy. I'll do some experiments when I get home. I just need to block the on-camera flash so that doesn't reflect off of the surface of the print! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
Charles, Find a south facing window. Set the picture on a stand, chair, etc. at right angles to the window. (picture side lit by the window to cut reflections) Set-up the camera on a tripod. Angle the picture up and the camera down so picture and camera back are parallel. If the light is too uneven, get a white reflector for the other side of the photo. If the picture is a bit curly, add a piece of glass in front. (from a picture frame?) I did lots of these with the PZ-1, an A100/2.8 macro, and Ectachrome. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Apr 11, 2013, at 14:55 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I think I'd just a digital camera to make the copies in the first place. I agree. Once you have the proper lens, distance to print to fill the frame the camera body square to the print its a simple matter to copy, just remember to keep the picture flat. Do you guys REALLY think I want to tell my wife: Never mind, we don't need this scanner, let's return it? I was thinking, though, that the K5 with a pair of 45-degree-mounted flashes wirelessly-triggered could make a quick 'n' simple copy. I'll do some experiments when I get home. I just need to block the on-camera flash so that doesn't reflect off of the surface of the print! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
I've scanned large photos on the V500 and other scanners. I just bend them a bit and put a shim on the side that's up on the edge, so it lays flat against the glass when I push the cover down against it. Then I scan both sides of the image and comp it together. It just takes minutes, and the results are much better than you can achieve shooting with a camera sans copy stand. Paul On Apr 11, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I just got the Epson V500 scanner as my wife needs to scan some of her parents' wedding album for a slideshow. Nice excuse, and for $149 on Amazon I couldn't pass it up. Peeking at the box right now, I see that the glass scanning surface is indented a bit into the scanner. The pages that I have to scan from their wedding album are oversized - like an 8x10 image on a 10x12 board-like page.The pages come out (the whole album can be disassembled into a bunch of flat pages - I'll have to remember the page sequence so I can reassemble it properly) so that's not an issue. The problem is: Towards the edge of the image, the photo is actually going to be maybe as much as a few millimeters above the surface of the glass. That's going to suck, isn't it? How deep is the depth of field of the scanner? Am I screwed? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500 and oversized-prints question
On Apr 11, 2013, at 16:05 , Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've scanned large photos on the V500 and other scanners. I just bend them a bit and put a shim on the side that's up on the edge, so it lays flat against the glass when I push the cover down against it. Then I scan both sides of the image and comp it together. It just takes minutes, and the results are much better than you can achieve shooting with a camera sans copy stand. The image area is small enough for the glass. The hard board page it's attached to is not. So.. it's small enough to be scanned in a single pass without stitching, as long as being held up above the glass on all sides doesn't eff up the focus/clarity/etc. Thanks, all, for the suggestions. Going home soon and will try it out when I get there! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 9:56 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: i wanted to mention VueScan; it's a very versatile scanning tool, will recognize the Epson by default (no drivers to install) and give you great control over the scanner; i have had free upgrades for over 10 years on my copy http://hamrick.com/ I used vuescan when i had my Epson 2450 hooked up. Found it pretty easy to use and decent results. It has been retired now since i bought my Epson 2400 printer. No room for both.:-) Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
1200dpi is low for MF work. I scan MF and LF with my Epson 4870 (predecessor to the V700) and use 2400dpi for MF and 1200 for LF (Can't use 2400dpi for LF as it exceeds the 10,000 pixel limit on older versions of PS). 1200dpi just doesn't give me a really usable file from MF negs. 3200 is probably overkill even for 35mm as most flatbeds don't actually resolve appreciably more than 2000dpi. That said, it won't hurt anything and files remain reasonably sized. -Adam On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for point that out. I was wondering how he was getting away with 1200dpi, even though I knew he was talking about medium format. I just hadn't put the two together yet. ;-) On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 27, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:28 -0600, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know how 'good' this is but I came across it some months ago on a blog I follow occasionally: http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2010/11/scanning-with-epson-v500.html Note that the blog is referring to scans from medium format film. Your 3200 choice may be a better starting point for 35mm images. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Epson V500
Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. Then again, seeing how I've been playing with it for less than an hour it might be my fault. Does anyone know of any good scanning film tutorials on the net? Two most important things to me: 1) I have control over the scan exposure, no more blown out scans; and 2) the files do not have the digital noise/compression artifacts I kept seeing on the scans from labs. I'm very very happy with my purchase. I replaced my Physical Plant photo on flickr with a scan from the new machine. You can see it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/5105422583/ Couple of irks (not really related to the scanner). One, apparently since I had the trial version of PS Elements 8 installed on this machine at one point, the installer for PSE6 that came with the scanner refuses to allow me to install the older version. Does anyone know of a way around this (other than wiping the drive and reinstalling everything)? Two, iPhoto does not recognize grayscale color profiles. So I have to scan my bw negs as color then convert. Some day soon I'll have to plunk down for a real photo editor. Actually, I've been playing with a trial version of Aperture the last couple days and I find I really like it. The previous versions didn't have curves control and I just couldn't go for them, the new version does have curves. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
That is a very good scan, and a very self satisfied looking door. On 11/27/2010 12:28 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. Then again, seeing how I've been playing with it for less than an hour it might be my fault. Does anyone know of any good scanning film tutorials on the net? Two most important things to me: 1) I have control over the scan exposure, no more blown out scans; and 2) the files do not have the digital noise/compression artifacts I kept seeing on the scans from labs. I'm very very happy with my purchase. I replaced my Physical Plant photo on flickr with a scan from the new machine. You can see it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/5105422583/ Couple of irks (not really related to the scanner). One, apparently since I had the trial version of PS Elements 8 installed on this machine at one point, the installer for PSE6 that came with the scanner refuses to allow me to install the older version. Does anyone know of a way around this (other than wiping the drive and reinstalling everything)? Two, iPhoto does not recognize grayscale color profiles. So I have to scan my bw negs as color then convert. Some day soon I'll have to plunk down for a real photo editor. Actually, I've been playing with a trial version of Aperture the last couple days and I find I really like it. The previous versions didn't have curves control and I just couldn't go for them, the new version does have curves. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:28 -0600, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. Then again, seeing how I've been playing with it for less than an hour it might be my fault. Does anyone know of any good scanning film tutorials on the net? I don't know how 'good' this is but I came across it some months ago on a blog I follow occasionally: http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2010/11/scanning-with-epson-v500.html I replaced my Physical Plant photo on flickr with a scan from the new machine. You can see it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/5105422583/ I'd certainly be happy with that. I have an elderly Epson Perfection 1650 Photo - I doubt I could get anything remotely as good as that. Couple of irks (not really related to the scanner). One, apparently since I had the trial version of PS Elements 8 installed on this machine at one point, the installer for PSE6 that came with the scanner refuses to allow me to install the older version. Does anyone know of a way around this (other than wiping the drive and reinstalling everything)? Well that sucks! It seems as if Adobe is trying to force the upgrade on you whether you want it or not. The only thing I can suggest is posting to the Photoshop Elements forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
On Nov 27, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:28 -0600, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know how 'good' this is but I came across it some months ago on a blog I follow occasionally: http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2010/11/scanning-with-epson-v500.html Note that the blog is referring to scans from medium format film. Your 3200 choice may be a better starting point for 35mm images. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
Thanks for point that out. I was wondering how he was getting away with 1200dpi, even though I knew he was talking about medium format. I just hadn't put the two together yet. ;-) On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 27, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Got my new scanner in the mail this morning. I like it very much. Been fooling around, relearning how to scan negs. It's been nearly 10 years since I've scanned for myself. I've made a couple scans at 3200 dpi and the results are good enough for me. Those scans net me a JPG file that's 5mb and equates to a little more than 8x12 at 300dpi. There is just a hint of softness to the scans, but nothing someone would notice unless they're pixel peeping. On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:28 -0600, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know how 'good' this is but I came across it some months ago on a blog I follow occasionally: http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2010/11/scanning-with-epson-v500.html Note that the blog is referring to scans from medium format film. Your 3200 choice may be a better starting point for 35mm images. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Epson V500
On 2010-11-27 10:28 , Nick David Wright wrote: Then again, seeing how I've been playing with it for less than an hour it might be my fault. Does anyone know of any good scanning film tutorials on the net? i don't know a lot but i've been a bit inspired by this technique article: http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2010/09/25/vuescan-colorperfect-a-guide Two most important things to me: 1) I have control over the scan exposure, no more blown out scans; and 2) the files do not have the digital noise/compression artifacts I kept seeing on the scans from labs. i've had an Epson 4990 for almost three years; i understand it has a lot in common with the V500; it's served me very well, doing its biggest duty in scans to catalog my dad's contact sheets; i tried a few negs when i first got it, and around 2000 i had a Nikon film scanner i used for a while, but need to try again since all my old negs are rotting in a cabinet, and i also want to scan my stepfather's slides from Thule, Greenland in the late 50s ... i wanted to mention VueScan; it's a very versatile scanning tool, will recognize the Epson by default (no drivers to install) and give you great control over the scanner; i have had free upgrades for over 10 years on my copy http://hamrick.com/ One, apparently since I had the trial version of PS Elements 8 installed on this machine at one point, the installer for PSE6 that came with the scanner refuses to allow me to install the older version. Does anyone know of a way around this (other than wiping the drive and reinstalling everything)? i'd look for an uninstaller in the PSE 8 folder, otherwise google on pse 8 uninstall and look particular for hits at adobe.com Two, iPhoto does not recognize grayscale color profiles. So I have to scan my bw negs as color then convert. iPhoto is pretty limited, it's intended for stuff coming off digital cameras, which is pretty much all RGB ... Some day soon I'll have to plunk down for a real photo editor. Actually, I've been playing with a trial version of Aperture the last couple days and I find I really like it. as an old prepress/Photoshop jockey, i've found Aperture 3 very much good enough for cataloging and rendering photos; i think Lightroom has the edge in some areas, but there's not enough difference for me to switch; but PSE is in some respects more of a photo editor than Aperture or Lightroom (the difference being rendering versus editing), depending on what you meant when you wrote that -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
