[filmscanners] Re: Nikon coolscan 3

2002-10-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Try adjusting the black and white point settings on the Color tab - the detail in the shadow should show up better and your image adjustment software will do the rest. Maris - Original Message - From: "Elvis Hoshida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2

[filmscanners] Re: FW: Software question re Nikon Coolscan 4000ED

2002-10-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I would suggest you try Vuescan out - the demo is free but will have a watermark on it. Essentially, it's preview is not all that accurate, but it will capture all of the detail in the highlights and shadows and you can work on the image from there in your preferred image-adjusting software. Mar

[filmscanners] Re: Any views on Minolta Dimage Scan Elite

2002-10-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Are you speaking about the Elite or the Elite II? Art Julian wrote: > Hi > Has anyone any info on the Minolta Dimage Scan Elite, quality, scanning > speeds, etc. I was looking at purchasing a Nikon Coolscan LS-30 but how > does the Minolta compare to it. Is the Minolta compatible with Windows >

[filmscanners] Nikon coolscan 3

2002-10-06 Thread Elvis Hoshida
Hi fellows This is my first post .I'm from Brazil but actually i live in Japan So sorry for the bad english and miss spell ! I own a Nikon coolscan 3 but due some hardware problems i can't use the nikon software so i use Vuescan ,but i'm happy with the results . I use to have far m

[filmscanners] Re: FW: Software question re Nikon Coolscan 4000ED

2002-10-06 Thread Jim Cadien
My question would be: if you use photoshop after scanning, why not just obtain the raw scanned data and work on that. In that way the software used for scanning should not really matter. Jim Cadien Haydn wrote: > Dear All, > > I have been watching with interest the mail that passes on this bo

[filmscanners] FW: Software question re Nikon Coolscan 4000ED

2002-10-06 Thread Haydn
Dear All, I have been watching with interest the mail that passes on this board for around 3 months now; as background info, I am an amateur photographer and have just purchased a Nikon Coolscan 4000ED with which I hope to digitise >20 years of accumulated photos from around the globe. Since I a

[filmscanners] Re: Any views on Minolta Dimage Scan Elite

2002-10-06 Thread
Julian -- I don't know about the specific Minolta scanner you contemplate buying, but I did find out at the beginning of this year that their "Pro" (I believe that was the name) scanner for 120 would not suit my purposes. My scans in color were fine, but I had unacceptable results scanning black