[filmscanners] Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-23 Thread Carlisle Landel
always go back. Nonetheless, if I can get really good scans on the first pass without sacrificing too much time, all the better. Does this strategy seem reasonable? Thanks for your help. Regards, Carlisle Landel Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA

[filmscanners] Autocropping (Was: Raw files in Vuescan)

2004-08-25 Thread Carlisle Landel
At 11:13 AM -0700 8/25/04, Ed Lusby wrote: [snip] Auto cropping remains to be a problem in vuescan. The problem seems to vary with scanner and certainly vuescan version, as Ed has made many recent attempts to improve auto cropping lately. However, vuescan 8.0.4 remains the best version for me in

[filmscanners] Re: Autocropping (Was: Raw files in Vuescan)

2004-08-27 Thread Carlisle Landel
Hmmm...maybe I was a bit premature about my complaints. The batch I ran last night cropped perfectly. Now, if I can only figure out what I did to fix it Stay tuned! Carlisle Unsubscribe by mail to

[filmscanners] Re: Coolscan V vs 5000

2004-09-09 Thread Carlisle Landel
At 9:40 AM -0400 9/9/04, Frank Lila Mullins wrote: I am in the process of purchasing my first film scanner. Although, I will, at times, use the scanner to make 8 x 10 or larger prints, my primary goal is to convert my 35mm slide collection to digital. At present, am tending toward the Nikon

[filmscanners] Re: Revive this list?!

2004-09-09 Thread Carlisle Landel
A lurker adds his $0.02: I've not been a member for long, having joined within the last year in preparation for purchasing a scanner to archive an extensive slide collection. Personally, I hadn't realized that the list even *needed* a revival. This is an *incredibly* good list, because the junk

[filmscanners] Re: Nikon Scanners

2004-09-14 Thread Carlisle Landel
At 3:55 PM +1000 9/14/04, Peter Marquis-Kyle wrote: I have read several reports from people who have used older models of Nikon slide feeders. As I recall, they found the feeders were very reliable with plastic slide mounts. With card mounts there was a risk that the feeder would try to gobble

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

2004-09-14 Thread Carlisle Landel
Brad, My pleasure! I only know enough Unix to be dangerous...but I *do* know macs! 8*) Carlisle Carlisle, Thanks for amplifying my answer, yours is so much clearer and sensible. I recognize that I was assuming that everyone knows Unix to some degree, even though I also know that isn't

[filmscanners] Re: Nikon LS-30 -- strange behavoir

2005-03-10 Thread Carlisle Landel
At 7:58 PM +1000 3/10/05, Peter Marquis-Kyle wrote: In the hope that someone might still be reading this list, I'll ask a question: My Nikon LS-30 scanner [snip] was fitted with new scanning and focussing stepper motors [and] now produces files with a weird waviness. [snip] What could be causing

[filmscanners] Re: Nikon Coolscan V ED

2005-11-18 Thread Carlisle Landel
Berry, Any chance your software is corrupted? If you have a mac, you might try trashing the preference file, or uninstalling and reinstalling the windows software. You might try Vuescan as alternative software, too. Good luck, Carlisle On Nov 17, 2005, at 9:27 PM, Berry Ives wrote: I

[filmscanners] Re: Postprocessing - Resizing for screen display

2006-02-17 Thread Carlisle Landel
What techniques do list members use to resize/sharpen screen display images and what USM etc values seem best? I'm determined to produce an image which my wife actually feels does the original justice Are you sure the sharpness issue isn't simply one of having the proper resolution

[filmscanners] Re: Postprocessing - Resizing for screen display

2006-02-17 Thread Carlisle Landel
Duh-oh! Wait. I *do* misunderstand the problem. You aren't making wallpaper, you want the best image. OK, forget everything I just said. Sorry about that. Slinking off into the corner now, tail between legs, Carlisle On Feb 17, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Carlisle Landel wrote: What techniques

[filmscanners] Re: Postprocessing - Resizing for screen display

2006-02-20 Thread Carlisle Landel
Al, Yes, your replies (at least, the one to me) have seemingly gone AWOL. Messages to the list as a whole seem to have come through ok. Glad to hear you've found pointers towards a solution. Once you figure out the solution, perhaps you could post it to the list with some before and after

[filmscanners] Advice on scanner settings--Thanks!

2009-02-26 Thread Carlisle Landel
Bunch, Wow! The list lives! Thanks to all for the advice. Especiallly, thanks for the reminder that IR filtering doesn't work for Kodachrome. I've got the bulk slide feeder, so the plan is to simply drop a box of slides in and start it up, then go away and drop another in when I get to it. I

[filmscanners] More settings questions

2009-02-28 Thread Carlisle Landel
Bunch, OK, the TB drive has been ordered, I'm almost ready to go. A few more setting questions. TIFF file type: The choices are 24, 48 and 64 bit RGBI. Which one do I choose? Use a Vuescan color balance preset, or set to none? Thanks again for the help. Carlisle

[filmscanners] RAW?

2009-03-01 Thread Carlisle Landel
Good evening, everyone. It occurred to me today that I could upgrade my ViewScan to the pro version for not too much money, which would allow me to scan RAW format instead of (or in addition to) TIFF and/or JPEG. Should I do this? Why or why not? Thanks, Carlisle