[filmscanners] Re: VueScan Raw Files

2002-03-12 Thread Bob Armstrong
Stan, select 'Device option type advanced' or 'Device option type intermediate'. You should then see a checkbox on the Files tab 'save raw file'. I think you only see the option if you have a scanner connected in 'Device scan from'. So, if you are scanning from disk you don't get the option

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-16 Thread Bob Armstrong
Ed wrote: I think the best way to do this is for me to just add a histogram and then evolve it using people's suggestions. It's quite possible that a simple histogram of the preview (within the crop window) and the scan will be good enough. I can worry about fancy stuff like movable

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-15 Thread Bob Armstrong
Michael wrote: Up until the latest versions I always put a hard number (%) in the Wp Bp ... e.g., '0.1' or 0.01%... and because changing this number by minute amount changed the image more than you'd think, I had Vs write a small JPG direct to Photoshop (note ... such a small change in

Re: filmscanners: SQ Re: Histogram

2001-12-15 Thread Bob Armstrong
Ken wrote: Why is it called a histogram? I understand histo- to be a combining form meaning organic tissue as in histography and histogeny, but what does it mean in this context? histogram [f. Gk histos mast, web + -GRAM.] A diagram consisting of a number of rectangles or lines drawn

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
Larry wrote: I don't think it is necessary to adjust the white/black pts. by moving arrows on the histogram. It would be nice to see the output of the preview as a histogram plot and then continue adjusting using the standard color tab items. Yes, I agree. Bob

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
michael shafferwrote: I wonder if a problem might be, that such a histogram ... to be more accurate than setting the endpoints at exactly (e.g.,) 0.03% ... would first necessitate an actual scan. That is, a histogram based on a preview will not be as accurate as placing a decimal, as in

Re: filmscanners: VueScan Histogram was VueScan 7.3.2

2001-12-14 Thread Bob Armstrong
michael wrote: Bob writes ... And, how can you know where to set the B/W points if you don't use a histogram ;) I have 2 problems with that question: (1) I suppose I don't know exactly what you are trying to do? Trying to find out how VS users get the most out of a scan when using VS.

Re: filmscanners: VueScan clipping flat images

2001-11-22 Thread Bob Armstrong
the white point such that some percentage of the pixels in the image are above the white point. Bob Armstrong Alessandro Pardi wrote: Stan, Leif, I think you shouldn't use 0% for the white and black point, as this sets the deepest shadows to 0 and the brightest lights to 255, and may result

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-13 Thread Bob Armstrong
Austin wrote: What I do know, I know, and what I don't know, I know I don't know. Mmmm, how do you know what you don't know :) When I first wrote this about 5 mins ago I was about to send the message when the PC reset itself. Did you cause that Austin ;)

Re: filmscanners: Firewire IEEE1394

2001-11-01 Thread Bob Armstrong
Ian wrote: Mark, Sometimes we all need our hand held and for me this is a time.I have read in some review although forgotten where, that the Home edition does NOT include IEEE1394. Now you are still saying that it does. However like me you do not provide a reference. So lets leave

Re: filmscanners: Too picky?

2001-08-30 Thread Bob Armstrong
Art wrote: But, my question is this... For people who do NOT have Minolta Dual Dimage II scanners, do you have one or more lazy or bad sensors in your CCD array, and if so, do you consider that an acceptable defect and have you decided not to exchange My LS30 has no sensors so bad that

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Optical Density

2001-08-29 Thread Bob Armstrong
scan to scan. I had thought that multi-scanning just averaged the values for each scan of each pixel rather than using adjacent pixel values. Bob Armstrong

filmscanners: Polaroid 30 day return policy

2001-06-28 Thread Bob Armstrong
On Wednesday, June 27, 2001 Hemingway, David J wrote: Polaroid offers a 30 day good as gold guarantee so if your are dissatisfied for ANY reason you can return it to your dealer for a full refund, excluding any shipping costs. David, does this guarantee apply in the UK? Bob Armstrong

Re: filmscanners: open and control

2001-06-03 Thread Bob Armstrong
aczent). Hope the move goes well. I would love to read further about the history of this; perhaps you would mail me with details of your relevant books when you have a spare minute. Regards Bob Armstrong

filmscanners: OT Online PS Training

2001-05-24 Thread Bob Armstrong
While trying to find some info on Prince2, I came across http://www.ilearn.to/ . I noticed some online training for Photoshop but nothing on Prince2 :( Has anyone used this or any of the other training on offer from this organisation? It seems that you can get a year's worth of training

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan - Ed Hamrick - Thanks

2001-03-22 Thread Bob Armstrong
of VueScan? If so, where is the evidence? I hope that VueScan continues to develop and that it's users and Ed continue to benefit from the developments. Bob Armstrong PS: By the way, this evening (22:40 GMT) VueScan 7.0.4 is available for download.

filmscanners: Language (was Monitors)

2000-11-08 Thread Bob Armstrong
? Regards Bob Armstrong

Re: filmscanners: RE: Resolution revisited, or scanner resolves 2 microns!

2000-11-08 Thread Bob Armstrong
Pete wrote: Hi Bob. Was this a gentle nudge Bob? It'll be on its way ASAP, I promise. I don't mind where it goes, as long as I don't have to stand the whole tab for the postage. :^) Regards, Pete. No, promise it wasn't. As the other message regarding scanning the slide came

filmscanners: RE: Resolution revisited, or scanner resolves 2 microns!

2000-11-06 Thread Bob Armstrong
with this, then I'll happily post it on. I'll write again when the scans are complete. Regards Bob Armstrong On Monday, November 06, 2000 Alistair Bond wrote: Hi, I've been happily telling folks that, as far as I can tell, there is little difference in resolution between the Minolta Elite

Re: Resolution revisited, or scanner resolves 2 microns!

2000-10-28 Thread Bob Armstrong
Rob, I'm in Bucks, UK and have an LS30. If Pete wants to mail me off list, we may be able to arrange this. Regards Bob Armstrong On Saturday, October 28, 2000 Rob wrote: photoscientia wrote: Any chance the same slide could be scanned on an LS30 and/or a SS400? I don't have access

Re: VueScan Epson 1200U for Transparency

2000-10-18 Thread Bob Armstrong
Twain software at 1200dpi. Have you tried the same scan using Epson Twain and then VueScan? If so, does one work and the other not? Regards Bob Armstrong - Original Message - From: "Frank Wiewandt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 4:35

Re: Vuescan workflow

2000-10-18 Thread Bob Armstrong
. Cheers, Byron Many thanks for your well presented information. I've learnt something but, as ever, this has led to another question. I do appreciate your help on this and look forward to your reply. Regards Bob

Re: IR exposure (was VueScan help)

2000-10-17 Thread Bob Armstrong
Ed, don't kick yourself too hard ;-) The colour quality of scans from the Epson 1200U is far better than those from the bundled Twain software. Well worth the wait. Regards Bob Armstrong On Monday, October 16, 2000, Ed H wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I do hope you haven't ruled out

Re: Vuescan workflow [was Re: IR exposure (was VueScan help)]

2000-10-17 Thread Bob Armstrong
reads this :-)) ( And by the way, we haven't mentioned the need to change exposure in VueScan if, say, white level is clipped using VueScan default options.) I'd really appreciate your comments. Regards Bob Armstrong On Monday, October 16, 2000, Byron wrote: On Saturday, October 14, 2000 Bob

Re: VueScan Epson 1200U for Transparency

2000-10-17 Thread Bob Armstrong
on this point.) I don't need the Twain module running. Give us a bit more info so that someone may be able to help. Regards Bob Armstrong On Tuesday, October 17, 2000, Frank Wiewandt wrote: I just downloaded 6.3.4 to demo haven't had great luck myself. I admit I've just begun to play

Re: IR exposure (was VueScan help)

2000-10-16 Thread Bob Armstrong
histogram. Regards Bob Armstrong The filmscanners mailing list is hosted by http://www.halftone.co.uk To resign, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS in the title, or UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS_DIGEST if you