Re: filmscanners: Re: monitors

2000-11-03 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/3/00 5:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am a photographer with a PC, Nikon scanner and Epson 750 (eventually a 2000). i want to get a 20 inch monitor and would like some recommendations about what kind to get? thanks, Joanna This does not answer your question,

filmscanners: HorizontalDiagonal dot pitch

2000-11-04 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/3/00 8:52 PM, Frank Paris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Re: monitors i am a

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Scan Dual II for Mac

2000-11-26 Thread Berry Ives
This is one of the scanners I am considering. Question for Ed Hamrick: What is the status of Vuescan support for this scanner? --Thanks, Berry

Re: filmscanners: Monitor Calibration And Others

2000-11-29 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/29/00 3:47 PM, photoscientia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Can I steer this back to monitor calibration please? I've been experimenting further with dithered tones, and I'd like your collective opinion on these little 'greyscales' that I've come up with. They're very small

Re: filmscanners: Monitor Calibration And Others

2000-11-30 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/30/00 5:13 AM, Mark Ligtenberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: photoscientia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:47 PM Hi all, Can I steer this back to monitor calibration please? I've been experimenting further with dithered tones,

Re: filmscanners: Canon 2710 vs Minolta Scan Dual II

2000-12-11 Thread Berry Ives
Sorry about this newbie question, but: For use with Mac G4, which is best choice? Issues I know of: --both come with PS-LE --Vuescan cannot be used with Scan Dual II (USB-Mac) --both offer 12-bit output --both advertise 3.2 density range --Scan Dual II ~$480 vs Canon ~$530 (adding for

filmscanners: but which printer is good enough?

2001-01-08 Thread Berry Ives
Title: filmscanners: but which printer is good enough? Could be OT, but among filmscanners, maybe not: In considering Epson 1160 vs 1200 vs 2000p, given the following: 1. 1160 has 4 colors and 4 picoliter droplets and can use bulk Generations pigments with CIS 1200 has 6 colors and 6

Re: filmscanners: but which printer is good enough?

2001-01-10 Thread Berry Ives
Title: Re: filmscanners: but which printer is good enough? on 1/10/01 2:32 PM, Bud at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where does one get info on the Cone quadtone inks? Thanks http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/piezographyBW.html

Re: filmscanners: Nikon scanner selection

2001-01-20 Thread Berry Ives
on 1/17/01 9:00 PM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:17:25 -0800 (PST) tom ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I am just wondering which of the new scanners (IV or 4000) is a best buy (hobby purpose). Of course 4000 is superior but the specification of IV seems to be

Re: filmscanners: real value?

2001-01-29 Thread Berry Ives
on 1/29/01 2:21 PM, Michael Wilkinson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you really want good value for money allied to something which will last a decade you have to look at what you want from the product. buy it at the right price and you are set for the next Decade Make no mistake about

Re: filmscanners: real value?

2001-01-29 Thread Berry Ives
do think that any sort of ten year projections or forecasts into the future are very risky and daring. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Berry Ives Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners

Re: Future of Photography (was RE: filmscanners: real value?)

2001-01-30 Thread Berry Ives
on 1/30/01 2:32 PM, Clark Guy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Michael! Uhh... 35Mb file at 24bits per pixel corresponds to what... 1.45 million pixels. That's just 8 bit color. Haven't you confused bits with bytes? 24 bits is 3 bytes. 35 MB--not 35 Mb--would give you 35 MB/3B = 11+

Re: filmscanners: Kodak RFS

2001-02-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/2/01 9:14 AM, OK Photo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently there is a focusing problem when scanning negatives. Because of the curvature of the negative the scans are sharper at the sides then they are in the center. I was aware of this but it wasn't a big concern for me. Anyway

Re: filmscanners: Re: looking at the Sun

2001-02-04 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/3/01 11:50 PM, Laurie Solomon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I concur with you Hersch but would add that the danger is not from the brightness of the light but from the ultraviolet light rays that the sun emits and which are not screened out all that much by one-way mirrors and

Re: Future of Photography (was filmscanners: real value?)

2001-02-07 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/6/01 11:13 AM, Austin Franklin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you shoot it at, and what do you develop it at? I routinely make 13x19 prints from scanned Plus-X (35mm that is, much less 120), and unless you take a 6x loupe to the print, you would see anything looking like grain.

Re: Future of Photography (was filmscanners: real value?)

2001-02-07 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/7/01 7:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 2/6/01 11:13 AM, Austin Franklin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you shoot it at, and what do you develop it at? I routinely make 13x19 prints from scanned Plus-X (35mm that is, much less 120), and unless you take a

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7 Available

2001-02-08 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/8/01 2:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * VueScan now runs on a Mac with no SCSI adapter (only scans from disk files) Regards, Ed Hamrick Does that mean it runs with USB? Would you elaborate on "only scans from disk files"? -Berry

Re: filmscanners: Monitor for Mac under $500?

2001-02-10 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/10/01 9:34 PM, Raymond Carles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:57:06 -0700, Berry Ives wrote: I'm wondering if I'm overlooking any options for Mac. So far, I have considered the Apple 17" CRT, which is real cute and has 2 USB ports but expensive at $500 for a 17

Re: filmscanners: Monitor for Mac under $500?

2001-02-11 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/11/01 3:50 AM, Richard at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Berry, Those Apple 17" are worth a close look: - Flat sceen (verticaly and horizontaly; - Compensates for color shift and maintains color calibration (adjust its internal electron beam); - Two ports USB hub integrated. ..and good

Re: filmscanners: Beginner question - Great answers

2001-02-16 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/15/01 2:35 PM, Sumtingwong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the original Scan Dual, and if the II is anything like it, you have made a very good choice. A great value and good to learn with. Spencer Stone Armando said: Since we invested a lot of money in this magazine, I

Re: filmscanners: Beginner question - Great answers

2001-02-17 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/17/01 2:41 AM, Rob Geraghty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Yves was saying it doesn't work with the Mac because the Scan Dual II is USB and Vuescan doesn't support USB on the Mac. Rob That's right. Sorry I didn't make that clear. -Berry

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 pretty

Re: filmscanners: Colors in Neutral Gray (was Scan Dual II on Macplatform)

2001-02-26 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/26/01 5:00 PM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A color lab print exhibited a pure neutral gray in the background area. The problem is not the printer since I am seeing the objectionable color on the monitor as well. These sorts of deviation from neutrality (and different colour

Re: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/1/01 6:14 PM, Hersch Nitikman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, I can vouch for the short life of an NEC. I had a 2-year-old 17" multiscan suddenly, irrevocably, go black on me a few months ago. Repair would have cost more than a replacement. Hersch Anecdotal information is sometimes

Re: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/2/01 4:11 PM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Experience with hardware is, of course, a great help in providing sage advice. My only caveat is that the high tech industry gets traded more often than chips in a poker game, and information a few years old can be based upon a

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Improvements

2001-03-05 Thread Berry Ives
Title: Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Improvements on 3/5/01 3:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking about some improvements to the VueScan user interface, and I'd like to solicit feedback and suggestions. Regards, Ed Hamrick I just started to

filmscanners: Super A3 prints using PS-LE on 1160

2001-03-06 Thread Berry Ives
This is embarrassing, but: How do you make a 13 x 19" print using Photoshop LE? I find the PS software to be rediculously confusing. I want to make the highest resolution print at the largest size I can using 13 x 19" paper with an 1160. So far, the largest print I can do is 8.75" x 13" on

Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

2001-03-08 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/8/01 8:17 PM, Frank Paris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Elmar Pinkhardt Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AW: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

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 about

Re: filmscanners: Jay Maisel Interview with Pictures and Link...

2001-03-16 Thread Berry Ives
Larry Berman wrote: I forgot to include the link. Sorry... Jay Maisel sent me a dozen images plus a portrait for use in promoting the interview on my web site. The interview is now scheduled as a cover story in Shutterbug Magazine. The text of the interview hasn't changed but you

Re: filmscanners: Jay Maisel Interview with Pictures and Link...

2001-03-20 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/19/01 1:52 PM, Larry Berman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Lynn, You can tell which are digital by the alt tags. The DSC numbers are the names of the digital files from the D1. I purposely left it out of the article. Glad you liked it. Larry Very nice article, Larry; totally

Re: filmscanners: Need feedback on VueScan Idea

2001-03-22 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/14/01 4:00 PM, Tony Sleep at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:08:20 +0100 Henk de Jong ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'm sure we're all using at least 1280X1024... No, don't be too shure about that: I am working at 1024x768 on a 17" monitor ;-) Huh. I'm currently

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

Re: filmscanners: Printdpi

2001-03-30 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/29/01 7:58 AM, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The general consensus is printing in the range of 240-360dpi, and it will depend on the paper - for a good explanation of why see http://www.scantips.com/ The best thing to do is to experiment on *your* printer and find

Re: filmscanners: Printdpi

2001-03-30 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/30/01 11:20 AM, Jon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a link to Epson's recommendation http://support.epson.com/webadvice/wa0216.html I don't know why they made it so hard to find. Jon It would be nice if we could get definitive responses from the manufacturers on this sort

Re: filmscanners: new Minolta Scan Dual II not working after oneday.

2001-04-04 Thread Berry Ives
I'm not sure whether you already it this way, but here is what works on my G4. I have it plugged into one of my keyboard's USB sockets, with the mouse plugged into the other one. I never disconnect it. I wake up the G4, then turn on the Scan Dual, which must have the door completely closed at

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a Minolta Scan Elite

2001-04-05 Thread Berry Ives
on 4/5/01 6:46 AM, Martin Wiseman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, After much research I have decided that a Minolta Scan Elite will probably suit my needs, however I want to do a couple of test scans before I part with that much cash. I was all set to go to Jessops (who had it listed at

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 1/32

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Dimage Scan Dula II Problems

2001-04-17 Thread Berry Ives
on 4/17/01 4:00 PM, Laurie Solomon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok. Although they are a pain to try and contact, I would call Minolta about your problem. I would also recheck your SCSI card's seating in the slot as well as your termination settings and SCSI ID setting. -Original

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Dimage Scan Dula II Problems

2001-04-19 Thread Berry Ives
on 4/18/01 10:23 AM, Ramesh Kumar_C at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have written a mail to Minolta. Minolta is so bad, none of the document that came with scanner have telephone number of customer support. Their customer support number is 201-825-4000 ext 5721 -Berry

filmscanners: Minolta has poor warranty service

2001-04-19 Thread Berry Ives
Here is a follow-up on Minolta's warranty service quality: it sucks. My scanner developed a problem after 20 or 30 scans, when it began leaving a cyan toned line across the long dimension of the image. It appeared that the CCD had a few pixels fail or maybe some crud on them. A couple people

Re: filmscanners: FW: Dual Scan II - striping

2001-04-23 Thread Berry Ives
on 4/23/01 2:51 PM, Vladislav Jurco at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm about to make the same switch. Can you explain in more detail, or show (via a small jpeg) what the striping looks like? In which direction relative to the scanning process are the stripes? Art I send you the

filmscanners: flatbed for printer calibration

2001-11-21 Thread Berry Ives
I am considering getting some calibration software, namely ColorVision's moniter spyder with PhotoCal ($199) and their Profiler RGB, both of which seem to be very popular. The latter requires one to have a flatbed scanner, so I am wondering what flatbed would be decent for this purpose. I

filmscanners: Re clogged nozzle fixed

2001-12-01 Thread Berry Ives
Thanks to the several people who sent tips on cleaning the clogged nozzle of my 1160 which is using Generations Micro-Bright pigment inks. I had a single nozzle continuing to fail the nozzle check after many standard Epson (menu driven) cleanings. What worked for me (finally!) was to repeat

Re: filmscanners: Re clogged nozzle fixed

2001-12-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 12/1/01 9:37 AM, Austin Franklin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It sounds to me like either the rubber wiper and/or the sealing cap is/are not working. When the heads are not in use, they move all the way to the right and are sealed off with the double foam pad that soaks up the ink during

[filmscanners] Re: Photoshop 5.0 LE

2002-02-07 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/5/02 9:14 PM, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To be a bit more specific, you can scan at 16-bit depth and Elements will open the image but will convert it automatically to 8-bit depth. Maris - Original Message - From: Berry Ives [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

[filmscanners] Re: Photoshop 5.0 LE

2002-02-07 Thread Berry Ives
on 2/7/02 10:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But is there a way to make PS-LE open a jpeg file in Adobe RGB space? Not sure. Does it have under color options, convert to default space or ask? Or does it have under Mode, the assign/convert options after opening? Mac

[filmscanners] Re: Is Minolta's Scan dual II a good buy?

2002-03-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/2/02 4:52 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest you might wish to read the archives on this and the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list. The streaking problems are an unfortunate quality control defect that has appeared in numerous of these scanners, both the Elite II line and

[filmscanners] Re: Scanning negs vs. slides

2002-04-18 Thread Berry Ives
on 4/17/02 4:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:58:20 -0400 Austin Franklin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I don't believe those are one in the same... Yes, the dye densities are higher with slides, but the noise is also higher in a slide (less

[filmscanners] Re: Epson 2200 does it exist?

2002-09-07 Thread Berry Ives
on 9/6/02 5:02 PM, Bernie Kubiak at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On September 4th I got an email from BH saying they had the 2200 in stock. I ordered one that morning and they confirmed shipping my order that night. On the 5th the website indicated the unit was out of stock. FedEx says its on

[filmscanners] Re: Why DSLR ouput looks sharper?

2003-09-11 Thread Berry Ives
on 9/11/03 4:59 PM, David J. Littleboy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nagaraj, Ramesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: Take a picture using 6MP DSLR at full resolution. Also scan a slide using 4000dpi scanner. Open both image files in Adobe and observe at 100%. Image from DSLR looks to have sharper

[filmscanners] Re: Why DSLR ouput looks sharper?

2003-09-12 Thread Berry Ives
on 9/12/03 5:00 PM, Paul D. DeRocco at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Arthur Entlich I just took a look at the image you directed me to. But I didn't stop there, because without a comparison it doesn't mean a lot. Is the defect due to the jpegging, is it the

[filmscanners] Re: TMAX 3200 scanning

2003-10-10 Thread Berry Ives
I've had very poor results scanning TMax 400 and Ilford Delta 400 with my SS4000. Terrible grain so NeatImage was a must. I've had good results scanning T400 CN with a Minolta Scan Dual II. I'll send a jpeg to anyone who wants to see it. Berry

[filmscanners] Re: TMAX 3200 scanning

2003-10-11 Thread Berry Ives
Mob: +44-(0)7906-056498 Web: http://www.analogue-precision.com - Original Message - From: Berry Ives [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 4:05 AM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: TMAX 3200 scanning I've had very poor results scanning TMax 400

[filmscanners] Re: scanning TMAX 3200

2003-10-13 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/13/03 7:57 AM, KARL SCHULMEISTERS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Besides the sharpness of BW film that others have commented on, BW film has much greater dynamic range than color film (some film approaches 12 stops), an you can control contrast in 'difficult' situations via Zone System

[filmscanners] Re: scanning TMAX 3200

2003-10-15 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/15/03 1:05 PM, Austin Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's true that high quality silver-based BW film, when properly exposed and developed, has a higher dynamic range than chromogenic BW. It's also true that it is not a classic wet darkroom film, since it's normally developed by a

[filmscanners] Re: Pixels and Prints

2003-10-21 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/21/03 2:04 AM, Eugene A La Lancette PhD MD at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 240 dpi is all that is needed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

[filmscanners] was: Pixels and Prints NOW: proposed art show

2003-10-24 Thread Berry Ives
Here's an idea. I think all of us could agree to one thing, and that is: what finally matters is how good the print looks. (Okay, some folks only care about web published images, so you guys can get lost--no offense.) There needs to be an art show where what we are judging is the actual prints.

[filmscanners] Re: PS Elements etc

2003-10-29 Thread Berry Ives
Okay, I'm about to but the Epson 2200. Also thinking about the Minolta 5400, which comes with Elements. I am still using the PS 5.0 LE that came with previous hardware. I remember hearing that Elements will only open 8-bit files, and not 16-bit files. 1. I usually convert the Scan Dual II

[filmscanners] Re: PS Elements etc

2003-10-30 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/29/03 7:56 PM, Berry Ives at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I'm about to but the Epson 2200. Also thinking about the Minolta 5400, which comes with Elements. I am still using the PS 5.0 LE that came with previous hardware. I remember hearing that Elements will only open 8-bit files

[filmscanners] Re: Printer drivers at 720ppi

2003-11-01 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/24/03 7:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ditto. I printed two sharp 8X10 images of a scanned flower image, one with no discernible parallel vertical lines. I printed one at 300 and one at 360 dpi on an Epson 2200. They were indistinguishable with a loupe. I would

[filmscanners] Re: Printer drivers at 720ppi

2003-11-01 Thread Berry Ives
on 10/24/03 2:26 AM, Paul D. DeRocco at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was on the Epson list for a long time and this is the first time I've heard someone make this statement about the internal behaviour of the Epson driver. Can I ask where this knowledge comes from?

[filmscanners] Re: Printer drivers at 720ppi

2003-11-02 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/2/03 2:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Berry, The 2200 is the first decent color printer I have owned and used for fine prints. Previously, I scanned my transparencies, put them on a CD and had them printed by an service bureau on the Pictrograph 3000 or 4000.

[filmscanners] Re: Thanks

2003-11-06 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/6/03 7:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a quick thanks to everyone who responded about the new Pentax camera. It's probably unlikely I'll be able to afford one soon - much as I would love to avoid the issues with scanning on the LS30. :) The reason I'm unlikely

[filmscanners] PS Elements 2.0

2003-11-10 Thread Berry Ives
I gathered from past posts that PS Elements does not support processing in 16 bit mode. Also, I gathered that it does not have curves. Question: Do these limiitations still apply to PS Elements 2.0? I don't need a discussion on 16 vs 8 bit etc, just a yes or no to both questions. The PS web

[filmscanners] Re: PS Elements 2.0 upgrading to Photoshop CS

2003-11-13 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/12/03 9:51 PM, Ellis Vener at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 11:05 PM, KARL SCHULMEISTERS wrote: The nice thing about Elements, is that it allows you to upgrade to full PS for a discount. Having worked with Photoshop Cs for about a week I am pretty

[filmscanners] Re: Minolta 5400

2003-11-14 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/14/03 6:18 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's interesting. The Minolta Dual Dimage II also suffered from the same problem. I went through several before getting one with minimal defects. My scanner was apparently made by Avision for Minolta, I don't know who is

[filmscanners] upgrade Elements 1 to Elements 2 ??

2003-11-29 Thread Berry Ives
Okay, this is a bit OT, but I went to Adobe website and cannot find the info. Does anyone know if I can upgrade Elements 1 to Elements 2? Elements 1 was packaged with my new (refurb) Epson 2450. I guess I'm going to have Elements available as well as PS5LE, and see what works best for me.

[filmscanners] Epson 2450 for 4x5

2004-02-19 Thread Berry Ives
I just wanted to say that I scanned a 4x5 color neg (Agfa) with my new 2450 flatbed, using the film scanning method in manual mode, making a ~100MB file (48-bit depth). Brought it into PS Elements, which reduced it to 24-bit, cropped it, and sent it to my new 2200 printer. No adjustments in PS.

[filmscanners] Re: Flatbed scanner question

2004-03-23 Thread Berry Ives
on 3/23/04 2:07 PM, Ed Lusby at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe the Epsons are all 8.5x11. I just bought a 3170 and love it. The included profiles seem very good, better than I could generate with Monaco EZ Color. If you don't have too much large scanning to do, perhaps you could stitch

[filmscanners] Re: Kodachrome 25 versus?

2004-06-03 Thread Berry Ives
on 6/2/04 6:39 PM, David Lewiston at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm getting ready for another field trip. In the past, I have always used K25 for subjects with fine detail. Imacon scans have yielded 20x prints effortlessly. K25 is no longer manufactured in the U.S. Is it still available in

[filmscanners] Re: Kodachrome 25 versus?

2004-06-03 Thread Berry Ives
on 6/2/04 6:39 PM, David Lewiston at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm getting ready for another field trip. In the past, I have always used K25 for subjects with fine detail. Imacon scans have yielded 20x prints effortlessly. K25 is no longer manufactured in the U.S. Is it still available in

[filmscanners] Re: traffic

2004-07-01 Thread Berry Ives
be upgrading soon). My trusty Polaroid 4000 takes care of the 35mm stuff. Bernie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Berry Ives Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: traffic on 6/24/04

[filmscanners] Re: not enough memory?

2004-07-10 Thread Berry Ives
Hello, if there's anybody out there. I have a problem using PS Elements 1.0. I know there is a list for PS, but maybe one of you folks can make this easy. I have a scanned image that is 17.6 MB. I am trying to print it on an Epson 2200, 13x19 @1440dpi. I am getting an error after the printer

[filmscanners] Re: not enough memory?

2004-07-11 Thread Berry Ives
managed workflow instructions that Epson publishes simply makes reference to Photoshop (not Elements). Since things worked before you installed the profiles, you may wish to go back to square one and see if that makes a difference. Bernie Berry Ives wrote: Thanks for the responses, although

[filmscanners] Re: not enough memory?

2004-07-13 Thread Berry Ives
Here is Epson's response: Photoshop Elements has a certail level of color control built in to the application but i not advanced enough to handle the full capabiities of ICC profiles. Photoshop Elements 2 has slightly more support, but the full range of features and ways to apply the

[filmscanners] Re: not enough memory?

2004-07-13 Thread Berry Ives
. Bernie Berry Ives wrote: Here is Epson's response: Photoshop Elements has a certail level of color control built in to the application but i not advanced enough to handle the full capabiities of ICC profiles. Photoshop Elements 2 has slightly more support, but the full range of features

[filmscanners] Re: film vs digital test

2004-07-14 Thread Berry Ives
on 7/14/04 8:48 PM, Norm Carver at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am in the midst of doing a basic comparison between my Hasselblad and the new Kodak SLR Pro (14mb, full frame). I don't need a super accurate test, just reasonably fair. My work is half color, half bw with the end product in books

[filmscanners] Scan Dual IV vs Scan Dual II

2004-09-10 Thread Berry Ives
Okay, does anyone have experience on both the Minolta SD2 and SD4? If so, please share that with me. I've read the specs already. Thanks, Berry Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe

[filmscanners] Re: Scan Dual IV vs Scan Dual II

2004-09-11 Thread Berry Ives
thing. With the current price of a bit over $250 US, it is probably the best film scanner value once again, and it is considerably improved from the version 2. Art Berry Ives wrote: Okay, does anyone have experience on both the Minolta SD2 and SD4? If so, please share that with me. I've

[filmscanners] Re: Scan Dual IV vs Scan Dual II

2004-09-14 Thread Berry Ives
I notice on the Minolta compatibility chart, the following footnotes regarding use of the Scan Dual IV with Mac OS-X: *3:You must be logged on as an administrator to complete the driver installation. *4:The Mac OS X plug-in cannot be used with applications that are not OS X native. Since it is

[filmscanners] Scan Dual IV vs Elite

2004-10-31 Thread Berry Ives
I am getting PS-CS to replace PS 5 LE and Elements. To support PS-CS, I am moving from Mac OS 9.1 to OS 10.3. I have also decided to replace my Mac G4 with a G5. I have been using a Minolta Scan Dual II, which does not support OS 10, so I am considering the Scan Dual IV. The SD-IV has

[filmscanners] clarification

2004-10-31 Thread Berry Ives
By Elite, I was referring to the Elite 5400. ~Berry Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or

[filmscanners] Re: Scan Dual IV vs Elite

2004-11-04 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/2/04 4:40 AM, Al Bond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Berry Ives wrote: It seems like I have heard of grain aliasing issues, or somesuch. I am printing at 1440 dpi on watercolor paper with an Epson 2200. A couple of points. Firstly, the Elite 5400 has a grain disolver feature which

[filmscanners] Re: Software dust removal

2004-11-09 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/9/04 2:46 AM, Chris Aitken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Further to my previous messages I have obtained a Scan Dual I on trial. I have tried it with the Vuescan trial version (and also the Minolta drivers - so this must be a later model that works on XP). Although my negatives

[filmscanners] Re: Software dust removal

2004-11-10 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/10/04 1:32 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although I'm not a big fan of some versions of dICE (due to the fact that it can tend to soften the whole image due to residual silver removal (which it infers is dust or dirt)), or if the IR is not exactly tuned to the dye

[filmscanners] Re: Scanning Overexposed Slides

2004-11-19 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/19/04 4:03 PM, Al Bond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, When my wife went on a trip to Spain, a problem with her camera meant that most of her slides were 1-2 stops overexposed. I have been trying to scan in and recover some of the shots but with limited success. Although the slides

[filmscanners] Re: Nikon Coolscan V vs Minolta Elite 5400

2004-11-21 Thread Berry Ives
on 11/18/04 9:41 PM, Dieter Henkel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friday, November 19, 2004, 3:43:29 AM, Mike K. wrote: Dieter Henkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : The main downside is the extremly slow speed if ICE is turned on. You can't turn off the grain dissolver which might add to this.

[filmscanners] Re: Nikon scanners on Mac

2004-12-11 Thread Berry Ives
exactly how to set things up, but I thought I'd at least assure you that it can be done. --Bill At 7:00 PM -0700 12/9/04, Berry Ives wrote: Hi folks, My problem persists. I am wondering if others who use Nikon scanners on Mac (assuming there are some) are using Colorsync. If so, what

[filmscanners] Re: Dynamic range question

2005-03-26 Thread Berry Ives
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/3/05 17:33, Berry Ives [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still waiting for the right DSLR for me... Berry What will make a DSLR the one for you? Just curious. Brad -- -- Unsubscribe

[filmscanners] Contax demise

2005-04-18 Thread Berry Ives
This is off topic, but I expect there are some other Contax folks out there. I was disappointed to hear that Kyocera is quitting the camera business, including Contax. I read some rumors that Sony might be interested. But I like the Kyocera/Yashica/Contax/Zeiss association, with their quality

[filmscanners] Re: Contax demise

2005-04-19 Thread Berry Ives
happen, even though there is now the digital Leica­styled rangefinder made by Epson. Thanks for the correction. Berry On 4/19/05 9:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zeiss own the Contax name not Kyocera, so they wont be the ones selling it. On 4/19/05, Berry Ives [EMAIL

[filmscanners] Oops?

2005-04-20 Thread Berry Ives
When I checked my in box this morning, all of my filmscanner mail for the last 3 months was gone. Perhaps I did something...maybe just losing it, my mind, that is. Anyway, just in case someone expected a response from me to something I haven't seen...

[filmscanners] Re: Oops?

2005-04-22 Thread Berry Ives
away from it ;-)) If I lost my last 3 months of email archives, I'd be very annoyed! Art Berry Ives wrote: When I checked my in box this morning, all of my filmscanner mail for the last 3 months was gone. Perhaps I did something...maybe just losing it, my mind, that is. Anyway, just

[filmscanners] Email disappearing

2005-04-23 Thread Berry Ives
Okay, off topic, but it is my filmscanner mail that is disappearing. I just read today's new filmscanner email, then checked my deleted items folder. None of the previously missing emails were there, and I think I had checked that before anyway. But then I went back to my in box, and the

[filmscanners] Re: Email disappearing

2005-04-23 Thread Berry Ives
. Berry Ives wrote: Okay, off topic, but it is my filmscanner mail that is disappearing. I just read today's new filmscanner email, then checked my deleted items folder. None of the previously missing emails were there, and I think I had checked that before anyway. But then I went back to my

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread Berry Ives
I work mostly in color, but I am interested to know where I might find a comparison of Epson 2200 BW with Quadtone BW. I read a review once that thought very highly of the 2200 BW. Does anyone think it would be worthwhile to set up my old 1160 with Quadtone, rather than simply use the 2200?

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread Berry Ives
My brother has the old XA, for many years now, and the Canon 350D, at about 30 oz with lens, must be about 4x the mass, and it isn't going to fit in anybody's shirt pocket. Berry On 4/25/05 7:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J. Littleboy wrote The small-sensor

[filmscanners] Re: Modern photography...

2005-05-29 Thread Berry Ives
Yuk! Carbon tet! We used to kill insects with it for general science class in the early 60's. Very deadly stuff. But I'm still here On 5/19/05 3:40 AM, Tony Sleep [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arthur Entlich wrote: OK, how about this... maybe the PEC is responsible ;-) I've never owned

[filmscanners] Re: CS 5000 ED vs. Minolta ???

2005-07-02 Thread Berry Ives
Since I have the Coolscan V ED, all this makes me glad I'm not shooting slides. I assume my scanner would have the same issue as the CS 5000. Someday I'll probably get some of my old slides out and scan them, though. And now I know that if I discover one that has edge softness I can't stand, to

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