and the color is added during the processing, and is
not incorporated in the
original film (i.e. not color coupled).
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
.
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regardless of what's on it) as crisply as possible in a digital file.
Most people don't sharpen grain, they sharpen the image.
And that image was originally made up of the aforementioned grain.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
mindedness on this
topic. If it does not fit
into your workflow, so be it, but to dismiss it for the rest of the world is sort of
sad.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Austin Franklin wrote:
Harvey,
What I was trying to say was that a scan of a negative (let's say
BW
(real) hi bit scans require less sharpening than low bit scans?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
It looks like we finally found an affordable Howtek (D4500) with the latest Trident
4.0 software.
What are users opinions of this software (we are on a Mac, so Aztek is out).
And specifically, how does it handle color neg. film?
TIA
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
and then printing the
image on the same 1200 DPI colour printer.
What size are you hoping to output?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Austin,
After reading your reply, I see no point in continuing this discussion.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Harvey,
So, I still maintain, that in *this* discussion, the sharpness of
the original has no bearing on the need to
sharpen scans for printing
on the software being used.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
. The humidity reduced the curl
enough to allow easy mounting.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. wrote:
I don't know what causes it but I don't think it is anything you did in the cleaning
process - maybe different film types, maybe some difference
(or less).
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
We are contemplating the purchase of a Howtek, and were wondering how long the drums
actually last. I had
always assumed that they sort of lasted forever unless you dropped them or the like,
but I keep on hearing
about 'crazing'.
Any opinions?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography
,
Harvey Ferdschneider
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Todd Flashner wrote:
on 12/2/01 10:25 PM, SKID Photography wrote:
> We are contemplating the purchase of a Howtek, and were wondering
how long the
> drums actually last. I had
> always assumed that they sort of lasted forever unless you dropped
them or the
> like, but I keep on hea
1000 x
1000...the rest is
interpolation.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
) and don't do well with finely detailed subjects, like distance landscapes in
winter with lots of tree
branches.
It's a matter of interpolation...broad areas are easier to interpolate more accurately
than areas of tiny
detail.
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partner, SKID Photography, NYC
is
interpolation.
How can you say that if there is only one sensor per color and a pixel is made up of 4
sensors (an extra G).
Beyond Kodak's claims that is. They cannot pack that many sensors into a capture
device with current
technology.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
be missing something obvious.. (It's Friday, so my
brain may be out of gear..)
At 7:59 PM -0500 11/22/01, SKID Photography wrote:
I don't think you're missing anything. It's why all these cameras
do well with broad color objects (like
cars) and don't do well with finely detailed subjects, like
etc.) as well as the Imacons, especially the
new one, the Flextite
848.
All responses appreciated.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
PS: This is cross posted to 2 different scanner groups.
, but I'm not that sure about how good the noise
reduction would be. (BTW: one of the reasons that I've been looking at
these is the need to scan 4x5 as well.)
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
The dandruff could be noise but it is more likely film grain - it is generally
most
(probably including at least 2
internegatives and contrast
masks), most likely. Does that make the final 8x10 foot images from 35 mm originals
any less valid? No, I
think not.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Arthur Entlich wrote:
I know Kodak did this some years back
When I saw them, many years ago, they were all over the National Geographic
headquarters in Washington DC.
They were so great, that they were depressing.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
John Straus wrote:
Really ??!! Point in that direction...I will travel to see
. It could be true in certain instances, but I
stress, not a hard and fast rule.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My comments that follow are oriented towards commercial photography. You'll
probably find that sleeved portfolio cases are more common
John Straus wrote:
Yeah but what do they do to the scan before printing...a LOT of adjusting!
My last National Geographic was only 8 1/2 x 11 ...
on 11/6/01 9:51 PM, SKID Photography at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should tell that to National Geographic...They regularly do 8x10 *foot
lenses,
and we should not lose sight of that (as it were).
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Arthur Entlich wrote:
SKID Photography wrote:
Try taking 3 different photos (Poaloids will do), at a 60th, 125th
and 250th of a second. Will will see that
there will be a significant exposrue difference between them.
As far as 'spec' go, this would not b the first time
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Arthur Entlich wrote:
SKID Photography wrote:
I think you will find that very few, if any, flashes are of such a
short duration. It has been my experience
that the difference between, a 250th, 125th and 60th of a second
exposure and almost any brand electronic
flash will yield
SKID Photography wrote:
Arthur Entlich wrote:
SKID Photography wrote:
I think you will find that very few, if any, flashes are of such a
short duration. It has been my experience
that the difference between, a 250th, 125th and 60th of a second
exposure and almost any brand
permits, I will try to run a series of Polaroids, again,
to double check my understanding.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID photography, NYC
Dave King wrote:
Harvey,
Sorry for the stupid question, but have you done this test in an
"effectively" dark room? Perhaps you're seeing ambient l
For the record, we use ProFoto studio lights, where we've experienced the
250th of a second cut off of lighting output on our Polaroids.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Speedotron
Black Line 2400 watt-second has a flash duration of 1/300th second
Austin,
I personally have really enjoyed and learned a lot from your last several posts (after
my last post) and I
suspect that there comes a point where one has to realize that unfortunately, with
some people, 'you can lead
a horse to water...'
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography
I agree about the eventually partbut not yet. I am talking about what is now, not
what is theoretically
possible, and probable. We essentially, are in agreement.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID photography, NYC
Rob Geraghty wrote:
SKID Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I
.
Harvey Ferdschneider
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Austin Franklin wrote:
Austin wrote:
That's the point, it isn't an argument! It's like asking
why the number 9 is larger than the number 4. It's just
the way it is. It's just a fact of simple physics that a
pixel does not contain
Rob Geraghty wrote:
SKID Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are you saying that because inkjet printers employ a schoastic dithering
pattern to represent pixels that film
grain and scan pixels (samples, whatever) are equivalent in regards to the
amount of information they impart
collection and you will
see that the masters were easily able to get beyond those artificial limitations.
That is not to say that the
grainy images will be the same as an 8x10 contact print. Separate but equal.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
) are equivalent in regards to the amount of
information they impart
to an inkjet printer?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Pixels are pretty much only in an array and rectangular on a monitor or
a continuous tone printer output. Since inkjet printers use a sub
We are in agreement! :- )
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Bill Fernandez wrote:
Hi Harvey--
25mm was a typo, sorry. I meant 35mm.
I scanned a 35mm Kodak Q60 Ektachrome calibration target at 1200dpi
on a flatbed scanner. Then I scanned a 4x5 inch Kodak Q60
'dpi'.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
to
color negatives or bw
negatives. They were not addressing scanning 'targets', but rather actual 'real
world' scanning (this is not
to belittle your target argumentjust the facts).
Does this help?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
I've became aware of this when I
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Arthur Entlich wrote:
Harvey,
If I'm reading your comments (below) correctly, the only difference
between your old scanner and your new one in this matter is how the
software operates. A 72 dpi scan at 200% making a 8 x 12 screen image
is the exact same
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Bill,
Maybe then I'm not understanding you. If what you are saying is true, then the 25mm
sample is not the same
density as the larger format, because of the grain (or more properly, the space
between the grain).
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Bill Fernandez wrote:-
So
removes data,
so scanning at 72dpi would remove data...if your scanner is 2700DPI and you
scan at 72DPI, you are only using 1 for every 37.5 pixels!
Yeah, but when you finally knock i down to 72 dpi, you're going to discard all that
info anyway.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography
. On our old, cheaper 24 bit Umax we could not do this.On that one,
we needed to scan at full resolution and then convert in Photoshop.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
is called Psilium powder, and is a transparent spore of the
Psilium Lycopodum. I do not know who sells it, but this will help track it
down.
Jim Snyder
I thought that the Psilium Lycopodum spores were 'fingerprint' powder.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
) threads on the colorsync
list regarding grain
and noise. Not that you are wrong, it's just what I've read and experienced with
magazines scanning our work
for reproduction.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
'MR SID', lizardtech software to very
highly compress images.
(www.lizardtech.com)
I have not used it, but have gotten rave reviews from a friend who does 'rarebook/fine
library' digital
cataloguing.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
-newton)...Should be
available
internationally.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
scanners
But I don't have an answer regarding the very high end scanners. Could this be a ccd
vs drum issue?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Ok
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Austin Franklin wrote:
I suspect that the resolving power of enlarging lenses are not as
high as the resolving power of better
scanners
I would completely disagree with that!
that I should know
about?
TIA,
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
a
copy' function in
Photoshop. Instead of saving the file as a tiff, jpg, (or whatever) save it as a
Genuine Fractals image (an
'stn'). then open the stn file, and you are ready to proceed.
Oh...we have the full Photoshop 5.5, not the LE
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
high end scanner might
give you better
results. There is a difference of opinion, but either a flatbed or drum scanner can
give really good results,
your choice might be dictated by the condition (scratches etc.) and tonal range of
your original film.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID
will produce a print of 20
inches...So the dpi you need, is
relative to the size output you want. There are, of course limits to resolution in
scans, and problems with
'noise', etc., but you get the general idea.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
, and it saddens me, but perhaps it's just al the current news
(terrorists et al).
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, Skid Photography, NYC (about a mile from the World Trade Center)
, and if we had allowed the use, we would have charged $1000.
Harvey Ferdschneider
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in the millions of dollars, and for that money, it *would*
makes sense for them to
pursue it with really good lawyers.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
to defend themselves.Oh, and also because they
were *clearly* in the
wrong. :- )
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
the ...Oh, I
thought it was in the public domain' excuse.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
best
interest to revert to the old
way of doing business, with lower fees.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
I think the likelihood of someone wanting to buy a web resolution image is
probably very low; but the likelihood of someone wanting to steal
.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
al) of that book. (We collected $10,000 from a tv 'news' show for
lifting our images from the
NY Times, using them out of context and without our consent or permission.)
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
site?
In a word, yes.to both questions.
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) you *still* might not get
hired again. Finally, the
rules are the rules. Logic doesn't seem to enter the equation. :- )
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partner, SKID Photography, NYC
eider
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to license a photo, he's going to pay at least an order of magnitude more for a
drum scan, and still more if he actually wants a slide.
Obviously...If a client insists on a particular product, they pay for it.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
Johnny writes:
you know how it'll turn out
Virtually everyone uses the same machines. I'd be very hard pressed to identify
the work of one lab as opposed to another in film development.
And what world do you live in? :- )
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID
partner, SKID Photography
?
Anthony,
Your ignorance is showing here. Roller transport development is inherently more
likely to scratch film than
dip dunk.
Shame on you!
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
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. It
is certainly a subject to stay abreast of.
The possibility of losses is scary,
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
Larry Berman wrote:
If you're an artist or photographer and have images on your web site..
Some of you may have heard about Google's new search engine for images
Is there a Microtek scanner that is the equivalent to the Scitex Eversmart. And if
so, do you know what it's
max. optical resolution is?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
bypassing the
noise issue. But we
also need to hand in 'enlarged 'contacts' for the editors to make their choices from.
Harvey Ferdschneider
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of the office',
so I had to leave a message for him...And that he would get back to me. Nobody else
could answer my questions
about the product...*NOT* an encouraging sign for customer service.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
'clip tests', and 2 hour
turnaround. I informed
him that there was only 3 day E-6And no clip testing, obviously. He thought it
was archaic, and couldn't
understand how I could work like that.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
to be a lot of
variation in the quality
of these machines, on a per machine basis.
So our question is: Are we asking for trouble by purchasing a used Imacon, as it could
be one of the
'problematic' ones?
TIA,
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
7000 (up to 24
x 30 prints), from 35mm, 6x7 and 4x5 film.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
We are now seriously considering buying a used Imacon. We would have gone
with a used Scitex Eversmart
(cheaper), but the actual size of it is an issue in our too small NYC
with a dip
dunk machine?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NY
scanner, it
can be a problem.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
They might also use an Anti-Newton Rings powder on the
glass between it and the subject being scanned.
Sorry for my ignoranceWhat is 'Anti-Newton Rings powder'?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
that one can make their own anti newton glass by getting some of
this 'Anti-Newton Rings
powder'?
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
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