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Agfa Proslide 35 Film recorder info
Posted on June 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I would like to get more info on the Agfa Proslide 35 film recorder. I searched extensively both the web and newsgroups but very little info is provided. A surplus is selling it to me at a good...

Scanner comparison test
Posted on June 4th, 2004 | 16 Comments

Anyone interested in a scanner bake-off, see http://www.jamesphotography.ca/scanner_test.html for participation specifics. Cya!

Vuescan upsets on offset
Posted on June 4th, 2004 | 5 Comments

My vuescan 9.6.65 for Mac OS X, on a Coolscan III, scans my negatives from the very beginning of the film. I have tried all the settings, auto, manual, and nothing does it. I scan mostly very pale...

best way to sharpen high res images for printing...
Posted on June 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments

i've scanned some velvia slides in using vuescan and a minolta 5400 at the top notch resolution. i'm getting ready to print the pictures between a4 and a3 in size. however, i'm a little unsure what...

Drivers, please? Packard Bell Diamond 2400 Plus (Win98SE)
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hello there, Can anyone help me to find a driver for the above, please? Packard Bell's less than brilliant website only has WinXP drivers, which I've tried but which (unsurprisingly, I suppose)...

Question re: Coolscan V ED scan times, etc.
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 16 Comments

The advertised scan time for the Nikon Coolscan V ED is 38 seconds. Is that for color film, or B&W? How much does it increase once Digital ICE is added to the equation? Any other comments on...

Outgassing on Glass??
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 2 Comments

I have a new Epson 3170 with an outgassing film on the inside of the glass... it doesn't appear to be affecting the scans or anything, but it is bothering me. I have a couple days left to return it...

Re: Outgassing on Glass??
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

J. A. Mc. <jaSPAMc@gbr.online.com> wrote: Are there any models of scanner which allow easy access to the underside of the glass? It seems like it would be such a simple matter to make the glass...

Scan to edge for bound books?
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 2 Comments

Can you recommend a scanner that scans to within .25" from the outside edge of the scanner's housing? I need a scanner that is easy to use with bound books, by placing the gutter of the book at the...

VueScan and Nikon LS-2000
Posted on June 3rd, 2004 | 3 Comments

Problem description: I have a Nikon LS-2000 film scanner. I downloaded VueScan 8.01 and was trying to see if it works prior to buying it. I have been using Nikon Scan. VueScan seems to recognize the...

Pixelated edges with Vuescan's Long Exposure Pass
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 4 Comments

I get a weird "edge" effect when I scan using long exposure pass on some old fp3 negatives. It's like the merge doesn't quite blend high contrast edges the way it should. It almost looks like a bad...

VueScan under Linux
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 6 Comments

Hello, i would connect my scanner with pc. My configuration: Linux - Debian Woody - Kernel 2.4.26 Scanner - Microtek ScanMaker 8700 VueScan 7.6.64

Coolscan V ED unusable with VueScan ?
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 2 Comments

I was hoping to use VueScan with my new Nikon Coolscan V ED (LS50) film-scanner. Most of my images are transparency filmstrips that have never seen 'the light of day'. I have spent all day trying to...

Vuescan, AGFA Arcus II and Mac OS X Panther
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 4 Comments

One of my clients recently licensed four copies of Vuescan to use several SCSI scanners on 1.25 GHz dual processor MDD Power Mac G4s run Mac OS X Panther 10.3.2 and later, including three old AGFA...

A question about SCANNER FAQ and SCANNER FORUM
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Can someone inform me about good scanner FAQ and good scanner FORUMS ? I don't like the software which came bundled with my new EPSON 1670. Looks like this software is either buggy, or poorly...

Any Kodak RFS 3570 users still out there?
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

....If so I have some questions. I am trying to use a recently acquired Kodak RFS 3570 with Vuescan pro software and the Apple OS X operating system (currently OS X.II.viii) I have the Adaptec SCSI...

Wanted: Dead Mustek A3 Scanner
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Wanted - looking to buy a dead Mustek A3 large format scanner for parts. Would appreciate hearing about it. Regards, Terry Smythe smythe@shaw.ca (204) 832-3982

Vuescan: "scan from preview" problems continue
Posted on June 2nd, 2004 | 3 Comments

Ed, I tried your recommendation of setting media type to "image," but "scan from preview" still doesn't work properly on the Nikon LS-5000 with slide feeder. It always freezes somewhere in the...

Difference in VueScan Exposure Modes
Posted on June 1st, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'm scanning black and white (tmax400). I used advanced workflow in vusescan to calc. the film emulsion. I notice when I open my levels in photoshop that the same photo scanned using vuescan's...

Dual Processor Systems & Vuescan
Posted on June 1st, 2004 | 8 Comments

Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the effectiveness of a dual processor system when using Vuescan to process 4000 dpi scans from slides or negatives? We are currently using Athlon 2600...