[filmscanners] Re: Silverfast challenge

2003-11-05 Thread Alan Eckert
I had exactly the same experience. I found that using the target transparency that came with my copy of 5.5 (included with my SS4000) to generate an ICC profile gave 8-bit scans that were very close to the original. When I tried high-bit scans I was entirely unable to wrench them to quality as

[filmscanners] RE: CanoScan 9900 Dirty Glas Plate

2003-11-05 Thread Robert Meier
Arthur, Thanks for your reply and tips. Your explanation makes sense. Actually, I have a refurbished $30 flatbed scanner that has the same problem - just much worse. I opened this scanner to clean the inside surface of the glas bed. After leaving the scanner on for a long period of time (1 day or

[filmscanners] OT: Pentax *ist D

2003-11-05 Thread Rob Geraghty
If anyone has had any experience with the new Pentax Digital SLR, please contact me off the list. I had a look at one today, and just checked the specs. On the surface at least, it looks like the sort of thing I was hoping Pentax would make - a camera that lets me use my existing lenses, and

[filmscanners] OT: Resizing without resampling

2003-11-05 Thread Nagaraj, Ramesh
I have document that is color corrected and sharpened. Adobe's Image size dialogbox has Pixel size and Document size. After sharpening, I am using Image size-Document size(with Resample checkbox off) to change the width, height and resolution without resampling. My questions are *Does this

[filmscanners] Re: OT: Resizing without resampling

2003-11-05 Thread Preston Earle
Nagaraj, Ramesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After sharpening, I am using Image size-Document size(with Resample checkbox off) to change the width, height and resolution without resampling. My questions are *Does this document still hold the sharpening? *Should I have done resizing before sharpening?

[filmscanners] Using Vuescan and a Faust IT-8 target.

2003-11-05 Thread Ellis Vener
I am trying to profile a film scanner (a Nikon LS-2000) using a Faust IT-8 target. I am slightly confused by the following instructions: 1) Set Input|Scan task to Profile scanner 2) Rename IT8 description file scanner.it8 Actually I understand the first line , but it is the second step

[filmscanners] Re: Using Vuescan and a Faust IT-8 target.

2003-11-05 Thread Johnny Johnson
At 10:49 PM 11/5/03 -0500, Ellis Vener wrote: 2) Rename IT8 description file scanner.it8 [snip] secondly I can download a set of numbers for this particular target set. I understand that I should somehow plug them in, but how? This file is the IT8 description file that you are to

[filmscanners] RE: OT: Resizing without resampling

2003-11-05 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
Preston, I do agree with your reply; but I think that your articulation might be clearer if you had said: Most people recommend resampling before sharpening instead of Most people recommend resizing before sharpening since resizing and resampling are two distinct operations which are not

[filmscanners] Re: Using Vuescan and a Faust IT-8 target.

2003-11-05 Thread Ellis Vener
On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 11:19 PM, Johnny Johnson wrote: At 10:49 PM 11/5/03 -0500, Ellis Vener wrote: 2) Rename IT8 description file scanner.it8 [snip] secondly I can download a set of numbers for this particular target set. I understand that I should somehow plug them

[filmscanners] RE: OT: Resizing without resampling

2003-11-05 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
You are correct; it should not effect the sharpening per se, although it may alter the perception of the sharpening. When you resize without resampling, you are only changing the effective resolution but not the actual resolution. In short if you make the image larger, you are not decreasing the

[filmscanners] Re: Using Vuescan and a Faust IT-8 target.

2003-11-05 Thread Julian Vrieslander
On 11/05/03 8:35 PM, Ellis Vener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay I'm dumb (or maybe numb) Where is the IT8 description file? Wolf Faust usually ships a floppy containing the file(s) along with his targets. But you can also download them from the links at the bottom of this page: