Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II Bad Elements - was Supra 400 shadows

2001-08-07 Thread Arthur Entlich
Norman Unsworth wrote: > > How do the bad elements in the CCD evidence themselves? > I'm sorry to report my second Minolta Dual Scan II is going to need replacement as well. Not only does it have a few "funky" elements in each color, (more on that later), but today I scanned some neg film (

filmscanners: Scan Dual II Bad Elements - was Supra 400 shadows

2001-08-06 Thread Norman Unsworth
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Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II problem

2001-04-11 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/24/01 5:24 PM, Berry Ives at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Guess this is a question for Minolta... > > My scanner just started making a thin band across the long dimension of the > image, viewable on the monitor and comes out on the print as well. The band > has a cyan cast, and it is about 1

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II problem

2001-03-25 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 17:24:29 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > My scanner just started making a thin band across the long dimension of the > image, viewable on the monitor and comes out on the print as well. The band > has a cyan cast, and it is about 1/32" wide (1 mm) on a full for

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II problem

2001-03-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
This could either be a failed CCD sensor, or, more likely some dust that has fallen over the CCD. Try placing the scanner on its side and gently tap it on all sides. Then try scanning something with it still on it's side. That might fix it. If not, some careful use of compressed air in the

filmscanners: Scan Dual II problem

2001-03-24 Thread Berry Ives
Guess this is a question for Minolta... My scanner just started making a thin band across the long dimension of the image, viewable on the monitor and comes out on the print as well. The band has a cyan cast, and it is about 1/32" wide (1 mm) on a full format 7x10.5"(18x26cm) print. I appears c

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-10 Thread Bigboy9955
In a message dated 3/10/2001 11:04:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I didn't see any spec that differed from my Scan Dual II, except that the case is white rather than the usual putty.  The price is as low as $444 + $7 shipping.  See this url: http://computers.cnet.com/har

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-10 Thread Bigboy9955
In a message dated 3/10/2001 6:40:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does it mention if Photoshop 5.0LE also comes with the white, as well as the GF software? Art Says it comes with both for both "versions".  I have since e-mailed Minolta and was very surprised by the qu

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-10 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/10/01 2:08 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Now for something completely different: >> what is the difference between the Scan Dual II and Scan Dual II White? Both >> come up after a search of cdnet and znet, with the White version being

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-10 Thread Arthur Entlich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now for something completely different: > what is the difference between the Scan Dual II and Scan Dual II White? Both > come up after a search of cdnet and znet, with the White version being about > $50 more. It may be the Genuine Fractals software, but I'm not s

filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2001-03-09 Thread Bigboy9955
Now for something completely different: what is the difference between the Scan Dual II and Scan Dual II White? Both come up after a search of cdnet and znet, with the White version being about $50 more. It may be the Genuine Fractals software, but I'm not sure. If GF is the extra amount, is

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-26 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:15:12 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Was it clear that I was making a color image? I tried what you suggested, > although it made no sense to me, and I ended up with a total gray scale > image with no color, as one might expect. Am I not understanding your

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-25 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/25/01 3:21 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Berry Ives wrote: > >> on 2/24/01 9:00 AM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:18 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >>> wrote: >>> >>> 4. I had a lot of trouble trying to g

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-25 Thread Arthur Entlich
Berry Ives wrote: > on 2/24/01 9:00 AM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:18 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> wrote: >> >> >>> 4. I had a lot of trouble trying to get neutral gray in the background >>> out-of-focus area of one image (Fuji S400)

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-24 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/24/01 9:00 AM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:18 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > >> 4. I had a lot of trouble trying to get neutral gray in the background >> out-of-focus area of one image (Fuji S400). I ended up accepting some >> magen

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-24 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:18 -0700 Berry Ives ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > 4. I had a lot of trouble trying to get neutral gray in the background > out-of-focus area of one image (Fuji S400). I ended up accepting some > magenta surrounding the darker grays that came out okay, and then around t

filmscanners: Scan Dual II on Mac platform

2001-02-22 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/22/01 4:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I did fancy the > Minolta Scandual2 but here in the UK it's a full 33% more expensive then it > is in the US and that I object to.. > > Graham > Report on my initial experience with my new Scan Dual II: 1. The software is pr

Re: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2000-12-01 Thread Dale & Gail
Title: RE: filmscanners: Scan Dual II Hi Daryl,     I would appreciate it very much if you had a few sample slide scans, type of shot could be landscapes, people, street scenes and of course in color. I have slides dating back to 1960 which I want to scan to CD. A comparison scan using the

RE: filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2000-11-30 Thread Daryl G. Jurbala
Title: RE: filmscanners: Scan Dual II I have been very happy with mine, but I use VueScan.  I scan mostly slides (Kodachrome and Provia).  It has some troubles with certain Velvia images, as most CCD scanners seem to. I wish I had a Q-60 to scan on it, but I may be able to come up with some

filmscanners: Scan Dual II

2000-11-30 Thread Dale & Gail
Hi, Anyone on this list have the Minolta scan Dual II? Does it do a good job with slides. What is the software like? Have you sample unaltered scans that are available for view? Thank you Dale

RE: filmscanners: Scan Dual II using Minolta s/w: 16-bit or 16-bit linear for data setting?

2000-11-24 Thread Bond, Alistair
Felix Sieder wrote: > Am I better choosing 16-bit or 16-bit linear for the > data settings under preferences. Is there any difference > between these two if I don't alter the colour or curve > correction settings in the software? I can only speculate (I have an Elite) but with the Elite the 16-

filmscanners: Scan Dual II using Minolta s/w: 16-bit or 16-bit linear for data setting?

2000-11-23 Thread cd's to go
Sorry for all the questions concerning the Scan Dual II. My intentions are to scan slides with the software and do all colour, curve, ... corrections within Photoshop 6.0. When scanning using the Minolta software I never touch the image correction tools. I usually just crop and focus adjustm