I recently bought a scanner, and went with an Epson for two reasons: it came with Adobe Photoshop Elements software (a pared-down version of Photoshop), and the strip film holder was a better design than the one for the HP scanners. I've scanned a few hundred slides and negatives in the last few weeks, and I'm extremely happy with it, both in process and results.
I did talk with a professional about this a couple of weeks ago, and he pointed out that using a flatbed scanner for slides and negatives involves a little bit of compromise in that the focus isn't exact (as the image rests a millimeter or so above the glass because of the slide frame or the negative strip holder). He told me that dedicated slide/film scanners allow precise focus adjustment to take care of that. I doubt that the difference would be important to anyone not involved in professional photo work, though. I sure can't tell. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -----Original Message----- From: Patrick O. Dolan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:08 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: data presentation. . . moving into the current century I just bought a scanner and even the lower end models (<$100) came with the slide attachment. As an aside, I'm returning the Microtek 5800 because the software that came with it was terrible and the tech support was even worse. Patrick ********************** Patrick O. Dolan Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:46 PM Subject: Re: data presentation. . . moving into the current century In a message dated 10/22/2003 1:26:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > One idea: my scanner (at home, sorry I don't have the model, but it is an HP) has an attachment that holds slides (and does the appropriate scanning color correction). This makes graphic images, which could then be imported into a powerpoint (or other) presentation. > --Sue Cloninger, Russell Sage College, Troy NY > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks, Sue and others. . . I figured scanning would be the way to go, but had no idea what types of adaptations may have been made for this. I have an HP at home and will look into the possiblity of the attachment you mentioned. . . will also call campus tach services to see if they have anything on hand. > --------------------------------------- > Original Email > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Oct 22, 2003 01:18 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: data presentation. . . moving into the current century > > > Hello tipsters, > > I have been asked to give a talk on research done long, long ago. All of the graphs and ERP traces were rendered back in the days before technology as we now know it. I have very professional looking 'blue burn slides' to work with (anyone else out there remember these relics?!), but am missing much of the original art work. > > Does anyone know a way of easily converting photographic slide material into a graphics file that may be used for powerpoint or other forms of publication? > > Much thanks for any leads. > > Sandra > > ****************************************************** > Sandra M. Nagel, Ph.D. > Psychology > Saginaw Valley State University > 166 Brown Hall > 7400 Bay Road > University Center, MI 48710 > > > > > Office: (989) 964-4635 > Fax: (989) 790-7656 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *************************************************** > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
