Hi
I have a Polaroid sprintscan 120; it must be about 2 years old. It has
had quite constant use during that time - perhaps being operated 2-3
times a week. Last week it developed a dark line/patch running the
length of the frame. This is most noticeable in blue skies; I rescanned
some earlier wor
> For instance, is there a way to zoom into an image in Lasersoft (HDR --
> because that's where I'm doing my editing of hi bit images) other than
> recropping?
You must create a new "frame" or resize the original frame (marching ants).
You seem to have discovered one or other, not sure which as
Ian's tip about changing the Auto threshold for highlight and shadow did the
trick for 48 bit editing in Lasersoft. I'm now much better able to control
the values in the blackest blacks and whitest whites. . . . So, other than
waiting for Ian to write more tutorials, or just experimenting for co
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:41:49 -0400 Dave King ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> However, I find that, while the color calibration is
> very good,
> > it has some shortcomings, depending on the particular slide, with
> the
> > yellows and magentas; sometimes the yellows are overemphasized and
> the
>
"Slavitt, Howard" wrote:
>
. At 4000 dpi, this gives me files of about 660 Megabytes in 10
> minutes! If I scan at 1/2 maximum resolution, 2000 dpi, the scan time drops
> to only 2 minutes or less for 6 cm x 9 cm slides, and I get an excellent 160
> MB 48 bit file, which is 80 MB after reduce
> At 10:41 PM 7/10/01 -0400, Dave King wrote:
>
> >Enjoy. This and the new Nikon are the first generation of CCD film
> >scanners that are capable of results that are essentially "good
> >enough" for any conceivable critical use with film up to medium
format
> >size.
>
>
> I'm not sure I agree th
At 10:41 PM 7/10/01 -0400, Dave King wrote:
>Enjoy. This and the new Nikon are the first generation of CCD film
>scanners that are capable of results that are essentially "good
>enough" for any conceivable critical use with film up to medium format
>size.
I'm not sure I agree there, Dave.
The
First Howard, congratulations on the new scanner.
> I'm new to this list. I just purchased a Polaroid Sprintscan 120
with the
> Silverfast software. I have some initial impressions to share and
some
> questions. First, overall the scan quality is, IMHO, excellent and
the
> scanner is very fast
Overall, I admit, I like Silverfast. The more I use it, the more I like
it's basic structure, automatic corrections with detailed options for manual
override, i.e., here's what our artificial intelligence thinks you should
do, now go improve on it, if you have the inclination and/or time. The
do
Howard,
I copied the following response to the scanner list.
> I am making raw 48 bit scans
> and gamma correcting them for a 2.2 gamma in the Silverfast software, and
> then exporting them to Photoshop 6 (depending on the image I am doing the 48
> bit editing in either Photoshop or Silverfast
Thanks for the review, Howard. First one I've seen
on the list, other than Ian's.
I have no comments on Silverfast vs. Insight...
pick your poison, as they say.
I will be interested in hearing of any tricks
you come up with to deal with the bowing of
large negatives. Same problem here o
I'm new to this list. I just purchased a Polaroid Sprintscan 120 with the
Silverfast software. I have some initial impressions to share and some
questions. First, overall the scan quality is, IMHO, excellent and the
scanner is very fast. For medium format I am scanning 6 cm x 9 cm slides
(most
Dale,
To be sure I will contact the Canadian sales manager. Either he or I will
get back to you soon.
David
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> Jonathan,
> The scheduled r
street
price will probably be higher.
David Hemingway
Polaroid Corporation
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From: Jonathan Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: filmscanners: Polaroid Sprintscan 120?
Anyone know the availability and
Anyone know the availability and pricing of the sprintscan 120?
It looks like a great scanner. I'm wondering if I should wait for it.
Thanks,
-Jonathan
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