Ed: Please leave the + feature alone. I usully leave the scan in
vuescan and move it later.
Gordon
Tim Atherton wrote:
I'm guessing that you don't like the way file names are
entered. I can't use standard file dialogs to enter file names
that have the letter + in them, but I
Rob: I once had a roll with about 3 frames that looked like they were full of
flyspecks. I ran it through Vuescan to see if it would remove the dust. I
wasn't dust. It was in the emulsion, probably done in the devolempent process.
I then used the remove blemish tool in Photo Suite 3 and it
I did not receive it either.
Gordon
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Jack Phipps wrote:
. The attached file has
several very fine lines at certain angles.
Jack Phipps
Applied Science Fiction
I didn't find the attachment with your post, am I the only one?
Art
Burt: Though I do not have a Dell I do have the same software. I have
found that the CD writer software woorks a lot better if you go through
the workflow the Dell rep. suggested. It may be cumbersome but it does
work best. I have usually done some cleaning and sharpening and
sometimes
Matthew: If you have PS 5.0 LE and you eventually intend to usr PS, I would
suggest you at least load it and register it even if you use another imaging
program. As Adobe upgrades the product, you will get offers to upgrade the
product at a much lower price than the $500. I also think that
Lynn: I understand that the digital machines will also accept an image that is
given to them on a disk and that the machine can make the print from it.
Wouldn't this allow you to controll all but the actual print process. You do do
all the adjustments in PS, or other similar program, first to
I believe that my responses to your criteria are accurate, but, if they aren't
you will certainly receive additional ones.
Dan Honemann wrote:
I want a dpi high enough that I don't run into grain aliasing; from what I
read here, sounds like 3,000 dpi.
This places you into the Nikon 4000
Rob Geraghty wrote:
Peter wrote:
I think there is only one happy scanner owner, Ed,
in this forum. He is not using it mainly for slides
though.
I certainly have the impression that Ed's main use of the scanner is on
colour neg film. I think you may have a skewed impression of the
Marvin: I hope this responds to what your questions. I scanned an old
Kodachrome slide I took at the Grand Canyon and it had a section that was in
deep shadow, but you could still see some of the detail in the shadow. I
scanned it on my LS-30, moved it to PS 5 and the manipulation took away
Art: I have a LS-30 and mostly use Vuescan. There are times when I have failed to
use its version of ICE and wish I had done so. I would rather not see the dust,
specks, scratches, etc. on the neg. or slide at all. Any softening can be
corrected by using the USM.
It sure beats the process of
If you use Vuescan, Ed has a free thumbnail display program that you can copy to
the CD and it should do its magic.
Gordon
Bob Turner wrote:
Dear all,
I have only recently started burning my pics to CD and would like some
software that will display thumbnails and the full size images
Chris: Welcome to the group. The way I did it last year was to first look at
camera magazines and determine which companies made scanners thgat fuit what I
wanted to do. The second step was to determine the prices of each. It seemed
that the magazines with the best descriptions of the
Lynn: You make some good points relative to the camera. There are other
factors too that an amateur must consider. One biggy is the storage capacity of
digital cameras. That is getting better but it still has not reached the point
where the chips will hold a lot of tiff images. The image
Laurie: I guess we wouldn't expect less. However; when we usually hear
something about a company, the message is usually one that trashes them.
Usually, when people are properly served, they say nothing about it and go on
their merry way. It is nice to hear that a company, especially a large
Ed: I assume that the long exposure pass would be replaced by having
the scanner do 4 scanning passes. I found that the long pass reduced
the number of times that I had to do multiscanning to pull detail from
the shadows. I would only use the long scan option if I needed to get
that detail,
Tony: I just bought a bottle and the pads recently. I do not apply PEC 12
directly to the slide/negative. I squirt it onto the opad and then apply and
wipe it off with the dry part of the pad. I have had no residue or seen a
change in the emulsion.
Gordon
TECK wrote:
Since Pec 12 has come
Rob: First, I too welcome back Ed. His input has really helped clear
things up in a lot of different threads and not just those related to
Vuescan.
Second, I do not think that anyone without an IR channel will get optimal
dust and scratch removal from Vuescan and that is not a major reason for
Pat: You do not give up GEM or ROC when using Vuescan. Vuescan has its
own version of GEM and ROC. ROC is initiated with the restore color
box, I believe in the color tab. If you select the cleaning option of
either Scour and Scrub, you implement the GEM function.
Many of us are hoping that
:
This is very interesting news indeed. Are these ASF
functions from the Nikon SW, or Ed's own work-alikes?
If the scrub and restore color feature's
are Ed's, then it would seem the Minolta is the one to
get.
Pat
--- Gordon Tassi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pat: You do not give up GEM or ROC
Leo: Since you just received the scanned, I suggest you try to scan soome slides
with differing depths for the bow, from flat to really curved. If you scan them
and judge the sharpness of each, you may find that you will not need the glass
slide holders with the new scanner.
Gordon
Leo
What about Windows ME.
Gordon
Edwin Eleazer wrote:
The manual states that Win 98 SE is required.
I want to try Nikonscan 3 too (with LS2000), but can't work out if I
must
have Win98SE or not. The website says you do, but that may be only for
the
Firewire interface. I have only
Lynn: I ran into a similar situation with what looked like flyspecks all over 3
images in a roll I had developed. They were shot from a beach looking across a
bay in the the early evening with the sun at 2 o'clock. The camera was angled
just enough to prevent lens flare. My solution was to
To get to VueScan's ICE equivalent use any cleaning mode. To get to the ICE GEM
equivalent go to the medium or high cleaning modes.
Gordon
Jeremy Brookfield wrote:
Rob Geraghty wrote:
"Jeremy Brookfield" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The software (Nikon Scan 3.0) is so buggy as to render
Mikael: As I stated in a previous post, some of us used Vuescan, some
Silverfast, some Binuscan, some Canonscan, and so on and on. I am sure that
each of us has a preference. Then there are those who use a certain software
that they feel does a better job with negatives, so they use that for
Mike: Thanks for the color setting information for the skin tones, especially
as it related to the print.
For your other comment. You hear about VS because many of us use it. Since I am
relatively new to scanning, what is the relevance of the scanning software to
the color balance of the
Tony: I am also concerned that the final stage is really broken. I have seen the
Epson prints that the company uses and they look great, of course. When I finally
get my scan to look the way I want it to look in PS, the print may come close but
not close enough. If there is a chink in the
Hi all: I have found that I get a better transition from scan to PS to print
using Vuescan, PS and Hammermill Jet Print Ultra Glossy and Epson's Matte
papers. Hammermill's glossy is a bit heavier than Epsons. I do not know if this
applies to those out of the US.
Gordon
Michael Moore wrote:
Art: Thanks!!
Gordon
Arthur Entlich wrote:
OK, so you are going to make me work, eh?
the url for Jon Cone's site:
http://www.inkjetmall.com
Most local shops in my area will process "SFW" film but require an add on price
whether it is marked C-41 or not.
Gordon
Tim Victor wrote:
On Saturday, March 24, Arthur Entlich wrote:
Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands. 3M/Scotch used to be
a main supplier of these
The bothe the Imation slides and Ferrania (3M) C-41 negative scan very well in
VueScan. (I have not touched my NikonScan in ages.) I have not see much in the
way of scretches on the film/slides even under magnification in PS. There have
been some scratches but very, very few. Maybe one in one
Based on the information I have gained from this list, I will scan it at Max
(2700) and then bring it to Print dpi level. The reason is that I archive at
maximum and so the file for print has to be reduced.
If I am scanning for someone else, I scvan for the use they will have. E.g. A
Power
I would guess that Ed will have it out before too long, if he fasn't already
done so.
Gordon
Mikael Risedal wrote:
VueScan 7.0 does not today support Nikon ED4000. I have been testing the ED
4000 scanner now for 2 weeks, and the only software today who support the
scanner is Nikon Scan
Is there a web site for them or a brand name?
Gordon
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Wilhelm does have some discussion of HP's wide carriage inks on his charts.
Jon Cone makes a medium range "archival" set which uses a mixture of
dyes and pigments as well, which is supposed to have a wide gamut, and
Mark: Re: 3M film.
According to the people at Photo Works (used to be Seattle Film Works) their
negative color film is made by 3M. I have used them for some time with very
good processing results. (The are one of the US houses that develops and
prints film and if you wish will return a roll
Welcome tio the club. You will get a lot of help here.
Gordon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm fairly new to the digital darkroom scene and am having some
difficulty getting what I think should be good scans.
Tony: I have used a new service at my local lab which recently obtained a Noritsu
dig. printer. Instead of providing a disk, I gave them slides because I did not
realize that they would run them through a dig. machine. The prints came out
abnout 1/3 under the desired exposure but with good
If I am not mistaken, 110 film is pretty close to 16mm film which is again
pretty close to a 35mm film strip cut in half. You might want to see if you can
get a strip of 2 frames into a 35 mm holder side by side. In fact you may be
able to get 4 frames into the same opening as a 35mm slide
fortuna mi amico.
Gordon Tassi
Ezio wrote:
Then I saw many doubts rising ... following your advices and I am thinking
to use compressed air and very soft material (cotton) only .
I am scared to see the emulsion/gelatine melting down under the action of
water ...
Sincerely.
Ezio
If I remember correctly, about a week or two ago, someone on the list had a post
that also said that ICE or its equivalent needed the IR channel but that GEM ad
ROC or their equivalent operated independently and did not need the IR Channel.
Gordon
Not sure about VueScan, but ASF's GEM and ROC
Joel: Be sure you do not remove the "+" sign after the number. You can replace
any part of the information before the # 1 and the + and vueScan automatically
increases the number by 1. e.g. Crop0001, Crop0002 etc. The key is don't mess
with the +. You can even chang the number Crop21+ and
Besides waiting and seeing, I, for one, am really pleased that someone in the
software industry seeks the advice of the people who really use the software.
Using a group that does a lot of scanning would seem to be the best place to go
to get volunteers for a test. I have never heard of Nikon
I use Easy CD creator and have had no problems with it. I have had some problems with
the drive recognizing that some disks have been inserted. When a good name disk Sony,
TDK, memorex, etc.
There has been no problem.
Gordon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
What programs do you all use to
Besides you can get a free trial period from Ed and see it first hand.
Gordon
but I went to the website and was hoping to see some screen shots or
something... any chance you could add some?
you don't need screenshots,
Ed: Taht works for me. i have not read the help file for some time and I am
sure that insruction iis in there. All I have to do is remember to click it back
on to get the output file.
Gordon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/7/2001 5:04:49 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ed. Something along this line and what Hersh said earlier. I find the
Scan memory odd. It has really no advantage unless you want another file
of the same scan. I would prefer changing it to something like PreScan,
which will do the scan, not output a file, and allow me to check the
changes
I think that this makes a good point regarding Ed's intent for VueScan. His
dilemma, if he has one, is how far to take VueScan toward replicating other
photo manipulation software rather than staying confined to a scanning program
that feeds high quality scans for manipulation in those programs.
Reminder: Please remember that you will most likely need your registration
number to do that.
Gordon
IronWorks wrote:
Try renaming 6.7.4 and then install 6.7.5 instead of over-writing 6.7.4
Maris
Rob: Regarding the jaggies: I have 2.5.1 and find that Nikon's LS-30 output
at 1350 dpi has jaggies and Vuescan's 2700 output from the same machine has
none. It seems to be a question of output resolution. This is rather
simplistic, I know, and there are probably other reasons for them. As a
Rick: You may want to check some back issues of PC Photo for something ion the
Kodak. I ythink one or 2 months ago. They have an article on the Nikon 8000
in the issue I received yesterday. I saw the Kodak listed in PC Photo for less
than $1100 at one of the NY houses in this issue also.
If you can get a scanner with an IR channel, ICE or Vuescan seem a lot easier to
use than that description.
Gordon
"Richard N. Moyer" wrote:
Removing dust from digitized images:
This is a quote from another poster (elsewhere - not this list, and I
don't have the author since I clipped the
I have had my LS-30 siting on the top of the box for about 6 months now but
it inside a computer desk set that is built like an armoire so it is not
directly on the floor. No problems yet with either dust or heat.
Gordon
Rob Geraghty wrote:
"IronWorks" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am short
Hi all: I have a Ricoh CD Burner and Adaptec software. After reading this
thread, I wonder if the test that the Adeptec software performs is not the
same as doing scan disk. I thought it did. Am I wrong?
Gordon
Terry Carroll wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Austin Franklin wrote:
One thing
Sara Jane:
As a non techie, I would say you have 2 chioces. One a SCSI CD writer to ensure
decent speed in the process and the other is an additional disk drive. If you go
the SCSI route, consider a Ricoh. I have one and it works fine. The software is a
little clunky and takes a little
bjs: Is it appropriate directly to give Ed the name and maker of the program
so he can possibly get it on his own see what you are talking about? He seems
quite well aware of ICE and GEM and has been able to adjust his program without
violating any proprietary and copyright requirements in that
Collin: If you can you may want to switch the photo program and the files to a
CMYK color space. The difference may be in the way EZPrint did produced the
print and CMYK will produce different results than RGB during the printing
process.
Gordon
Collin Ong wrote:
Since I didn't get much
Ian: I had looked at a some ALPS Electric dye sub printers before getting my
Epson. Based on the prices I saw, I would say the 2000 UK Pounds would be at
the very top of the line. Their web site ( Search for "ALPS Electric") shows
OEM and retail printers.. Their global section shows an office
that makes a digital signature (i.e.
email) good in court.
Spencer Stone
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Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 5:00 AM
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Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: paperless office
I resurrected the following text from a message on Genuine Fractals that I
received about 2 or 3 months ago. Sorry, but I forgot who on this list
originally sent it out.
"Genuine Fractals has no current place in web image preparation. It's only use
is for upscaling data to print large images.
The effect is not actually vignetting in a in a traditional photographic sense.
The effect of the polarizer is heavier on the left side. The sky and sea seem
darker on the right side due to the polarizer. I agree with you on the
vignetting from lenses. The other vignetting effect can be seen
Although we are getting closer to a paperless society, I think that the biggest
impediment is based on our legal system. Though we could electronically transmit
signed documents showing some type of commitment to do something, the demand of a
document that has a "fresh" signature is still the
PS 5, 5.5 and 6 have a Perspective tool on transform. It will move both sides of
the selection box equally to correct the perspective. If the image alignment is
not equally distorted on each side, then the skew tool can be applied to each side
of the image to to make the needed adjustments.
Sara Jane: Welcome to the group. Your problem may be related to the bit level of
the scan if you are not using PS 6. The earlier versions will not allow some of
the PS tools, like layers, wand, etc., to work in anything other than the 8 bit
mode. With the image opened in PS, open the image
If I am not mistaken, there seems to be a drift on the part of manufacturers to
provide film stock that will be usable for both digital and paper processing.
Kodak Supra has been portrayed as such a film. Considering the capabilities of
digital technology, it seems to me that the primary
Ed: I found the same with Vuescan vs. PS 5 for both slides and negatives
on my LS-30. I rescanned but with the brightness set at 1.3 for the slide
and negative rather than .7. The slide was fine, the negative was OK but
with less contrast than the slide.
Gordon
shAf wrote:
Ed makes us
Of course, your budget will also have a part in the decision.
Gordon Tassi
"Marc S. Fogel" wrote:
I am considering the following scanners:
LS-30 (However, concerned about the "jaggies")
Acer ScanWit 2740S
Minolta Dual Scan II.
There are some companies that are specializing in saving old hardware and
software, like 5.5" floppies and readers, and using them to access the
stored data. The companies are major accounting firms (e.g. Price
Waterhouse) and the area is loosly called "computer forensics." The need is
mostly
Once you register the LE with qSAdobe yopu will be qualify fir the upgrade to PS
6 at the upgrade price. That is how I got my full version of PS spme time ago.
Gordon
Bruce Jodoin wrote:
Greetings... I am looking for a new printer and stuck between 2 choices, the
Epson 1270 or the 2000. I
Based on what I found when I asked the same question, you will receicve
answers from people who selected and have used only the LS-30, some who
have only used the Canon, and a third group who have tested or compared
both. It really comes down to what you want to spend in $$$, the
bits/channel
I do all of that tooand print the results on my printer. Each of these area
of producing scanned images and things pretty directly related to them seem to
be good topices for this group.
Gordon
Austin Franklin wrote:
Are there any people in here who actually shoot, or better still, sell,
I would also like to hear about this. Especially, the cross referencing aspect of
it.
Gordon
Rob Geraghty wrote:
I know this subject has come up before but I'll ask again anyway - are there
any decent and reasonably cheap image databases out there? I already have
hundreds (thousands?) of
Would someone explain what "flashing the BIOS" means. I have never heard this
before.
Gordon
Roman Kielich® wrote:
At 14:39 10/11/2000 +1000, you wrote:
No. But then I don't always get jaggies on my machine either. The fact
that your LS30 has a different BIOS and Nikonscan version makes
Art: You forgot to mention the Nikon LS-30. It will provide a somewhat lower
cost than the LS-2000, yet has ICE. It can also do multiscanning with Vuescan.
Gordon
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Robert Buchanan wrote:
I am planning on buying a dedicated slide scanner. I have looked up data in
tion Epson !
I have a Nikon LS-30 and had NO IDEA that it would work with
Vuescan. I have no idea what vuescan is, but now my interest
is piqued. I will go have a looksee ...
Friday, November 10, 2000, 2:59:13 PM, you wrote:
RG Gordon Tassi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As someone who has spent much of his life in the physical and
information security field, I can safely say that waiting for an
impregnable security method, technique, or system can last many
lifetimes. The key has been to apply layer upon layer of the methods,
etc. to what you wish to protect.
This is a little off thread because it it switches from dye to pigment inks. Have any
of you who use 3rd party or Epson's new pigmented inks seen a shift in
colors after a relatively short time.
Gordon
Urmas Tartes wrote:
At 14:02 20.09.2000 -0700, you wrote:
I know this may invoke some
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