filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.5 Available

2001-12-17 Thread EdHamrick
I just released VueScan 7.3.5 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X and Linux. It can be downloaded from: http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html What's new in version 7.3.5 * Added separate color spaces for Monitor and Files * Keeps histogram visible after preview or scan * Added option for histogram

RE: filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.5 Available

2001-12-17 Thread Mark Otway
I just released VueScan 7.3.5 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X and Linux. It can be downloaded from: :-) Ed, Any chance you could put the VS executable (sans installer) somewhere on the website? That way, I could set up a scheduled daily download, and always be sure of having the latest download!

filmscanners: File output format

2001-12-17 Thread Alex Zabrovsky
Hi. I have an idea for certain image processing for scanned images, however what I'm missing is the information what is the unprocessed raw format straight from the scanner. Is the downloaded raw file TIFF only ? What is his pixels format ? (is it RGB 24 bit/pixel or something other like YUV, YCC

RE: filmscanners: File output format

2001-12-17 Thread michael shaffer
Alex writes ... ... what I'm missing is the information what is the unprocessed raw format straight from the scanner. You probably ought to be addressing some scanner or software in particular (Vuescan?), but the data is almost always RGB (possibly IR) at a depth set by the scanner's

filmscanners: Re: Minolta Multi Pro with negs

2001-12-17 Thread David Harris
Tomasz Firstly, the question of Vuescan and the Minolta Multi Pro. I, and others, have found that in practical terms Vuescan does not work with the MSMP and firewire under W2k. But apparently it works well with SCSI connection. Secondly, the MSMP native software seems to do a pretty good job

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-17 Thread michael shaffer
Philip writes ... *From my observations if you just scan with the WP at 0.1 as default, you can compress the tonal values rather than making sure the image ocupies the full range available. If your image allows a WP of say 0.4 just before clipping then the available range isn't wasted in

filmscanners: Moir pattern in scan

2001-12-17 Thread Herb Bauer
Hi everyone, I have a photograph of a tall building which has many thin lines running vertically along its complete length - you know which one. Scanning the old Kodachrome 64 slide on a Polaroid SS4000 with PolaColor Insight makes the building look terrible because of a very pronounced Moiré

Re: filmscanners: Re: Minolta Multi Pro with negs

2001-12-17 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 12/17/2001 8:10:10 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I, and others, have found that in practical terms Vuescan does not work with the MSMP and firewire under W2k. But apparently it works well with SCSI connection. It works fine with Firewire. The trick is to put the

RE: filmscanners: File output format

2001-12-17 Thread Alex Zabrovsky
Thanks. The friend of mine owns Minolta Scan Speed. Unfortunately, I didn't find exact raw file format it downloads after the scan. It is referred as TIFF, but what is exact data format inside in unclear. I can only assume that this is RGB 24 or 36 bits/pixel, however I need to know the exact

Re: filmscanners: ViewScan

2001-12-17 Thread Bernie Ess
- Original Message - From: John Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does ViewScan support Epson Perfection 1650 photo scanners and Windows ME? Will using ViewScan allow better control of the scanned image? Thanks, Look under www.hamrick.om to look if its supported, I guess yes. My experience is

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.5 Available

2001-12-17 Thread sirius
comments on 7.3.5 * Added separate color spaces for Monitor and Files - yes, very nice, when i get how it works ... -my custom monitor profiles dont appear in the monitor spaces list, only official color spaces. Srgb is bad approximation of my monitor. Does the list list what is in the

RE: filmscanners: File output format

2001-12-17 Thread Teemu Mottonen
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Alex Zabrovsky wrote: Thanks. The friend of mine owns Minolta Scan Speed. Unfortunately, I didn't find exact raw file format it downloads after the scan. It is referred as TIFF, but what is exact data format inside in unclear. I can only assume that this is RGB 24 or 36

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-17 Thread michael shaffer
Ed writes ... ... I've made the histogram type an option in the Prefs tab. The options are Linear, Square root and Logarithmic. ... The upper luminosity(?) histogram shows an uncomfortable likeness to the green histogram(?) How is the upper histogram calculated? (... surely not the

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-17 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 12/17/2001 10:46:16 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How is the upper histogram calculated? m_hst[3][(306L*pix[0]+601L*pix[1]+117L*pix[2])18]++; Regards, Ed Hamrick

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-17 Thread John Rylatt
Now, even I can understand that!! John. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/17/2001 10:46:16 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How is the upper histogram calculated? m_hst[3][(306L*pix[0]+601L*pix[1]+117L*pix[2])18]++; Regards, Ed Hamrick

Re: filmscanners: Moir pattern in scan

2001-12-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Try scanning it sideways and then rotate in Photoshop. Why it opens almost black in PS6 I don't know - try scanning it with Vuescan, using the Image setting rather than Slide Maris - Original Message - From: Herb Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December

Re: filmscanners: Re: Minolta Multi Pro with negs

2001-12-17 Thread David Harris
Ed This works once, but there are two unfortunate side effects: 1. Every time that Vuescan is closed the driver seems to need to be reloaded before Vuescan can be run again. 2. The Minolta software crashes after loading the new driver, and needs to be reinstalled. I know of one other user who

filmscanners: Vuescan memory error

2001-12-17 Thread Flannon Jackson
When I try to run VueScan with my SS120 I get the following error: Unable to allocate 0 MBytes of memory. Try increasing the amount of virtual memory. I'm running Windows 2000 with dual PII 400's and 750 megs of ram on an asus PII-DS board with the SCSI connection comming off the main board,

RE: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread Wilson, Paul
It's the Scan Multi Pro that does medium format. Are you talking about scanning an image that's bigger than what the scanner can handle (say 6x17) and then stitching in Photoshop? Or, are you talking about the way the scanner gets to 4800 dpi for medium format? Scanning a 6x17 would pretty

RE: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-17 Thread michael shaffer
Ed writes ... In a message dated 12/17/2001 10:46:16 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How is the upper histogram calculated? m_hst[3][(306L*pix[0]+601L*pix[1]+117L*pix[2])18]++; at 1st guess ... it is weighted green ... a normalized (30.6%RED + 60.1%GREEN + 11.7%BLUE) ... ...

Re: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread Erik Kaffehr
Hi! Just want to add that Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro also has a real 3200 PPI resolution for 120 (MF) film, which is almost a three times improvement over older models. Regards Erik Kaffehr lördagen den 15 december 2001 16.54 skrev du: First it is not the Dimage Scan II that scans medium

RE: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread Laurie Solomon
True and a good point that I did not mention, focusing more on the idea of scanning medium format at maximum optical resolutionjs without focusing on any particular model. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erik Kaffehr Sent: Monday,

filmscanners: Epson 2450, firewire and Win 98SE (Viewscan/Epson S/W)

2001-12-17 Thread Bryan Lyles
Is there anyone in the group who has managed to make the Perfection 2450 work with a firewire interface under Win98 SE. This could be either with Viewscan or with the Epson TWAIN driver. The scanner works with a USB 1.1 but it is s..l..o..w..! When the firewire is used to connect the

RE: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread Andy D'Angelo
My initial question was in regard to adivse on film scanner capable of handling medium format...That question got no reply so I began trying to sort out the sales mumbo jumbo and specs and ...which led to the realization that some Minolta scanners do not actually scan an entire 120/220

Re: filmscanners: Moir pattern in scan

2001-12-17 Thread Arthur Entlich
Yes, I believe I have images on file of the same building. Where did you see the Moiré? If it is on the monitor, can it be removed or altered by viewing the image at a different magnification? If so, it may not really be there other than at certain pixel interpolations on your screen. If it

Re: filmscanners:Vuescan bugs

2001-12-17 Thread John Rylatt
Hi Jim, I had a 'bug' with 7.3.5 with slides scanned on FS4000. The scan was very long. I got a muddy brown picture (flipped) when viewed in Photoshop. The histogram spanned only the center portion of the display. The cure was simple. I just rebooted the computer! John. jimhayes wrote: On

Re: filmscanners:Vuescan bugs

2001-12-17 Thread jimhayes
correction: that was version7.2.8 that I last tried it and it worked. jimhayes wrote: On my SS 4000, Win98SE version 7.33 worked fine. Using version 7.35 with bw Tmax film the following happens: 1) Scan takes 15 minutes instead of about 3 minutes. 2) The image opens up in photoshop upside

RE: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread Wilson, Paul
No, that's not what I said. Simply stated, the Minolta Scan Multi Pro (and the various versions of the Scan Multi) do not require you to stitch pieces of an image together in Photoshop when scanning medium format film. This is true up to 6x9cm film. If you can a bigger format such as 6x12 or

filmscanners: VueScan 7.3.5 color space bug?

2001-12-17 Thread Julian Vrieslander
On 12/17/01 3:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: I just released VueScan 7.3.5 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X and Linux. ... * Added separate color spaces for Monitor and Files Thanks, Ed. This seems like a good interim solution, until VueScan gets real color management. But

RE: filmscanners:minolta and med format

2001-12-17 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
I think some clarification is needed hear. The Minolta medium format film scanners which includes both the Scan Multi, Scan Multi II, and Scan Multi Pro do not require one to scan in sections and do post scan stitching for formats up to 6x9cm at the maximum optical resolutions for those formats