I do bulk scans of Slides with a Nikon LS4000 using Nikon Scan 3.1, with final manipulation in Photoshop, but am trying to minimize the amount of post scan manipulation as much as possible. Right...

I have just loaded 7.6.75 of the professional version. I have found that the wait time for the preview and scanning process unbearably long, probably 45-60 seconds for each image. Since I want to...

I am interested in scanning 35mm negs. for home use. How important is Ditigal Ice? I found a new Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II, 2820 dpi that uses Ice for $499. A new Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV, 3200...

Does anyone know if and or when Vuescan will support the new Nikon Coolscan 5000 film scanner?

I have the latest level of VueScan. It worked properly for two days, and now each time I save a *.jpg file the file is displayed in Microsoft Explorer whatever I put in the files properties. How do...

Those of you having problems understanding histograms may find this article useful. It also has a section on using a "levels" tool to adjust...

I have seen a couple of posts regarding the inability of the Coolscan 8000 to scan 6x12 or 6x17 because the "fine" movement motor only convers 80-90 mm of linear movement. There is also a limit to...

This problem comes and goes and can be very frustrating (as, I suspect, are the other Scan Dual III problems described in this news group). After doing a number of scans (it can vary from one up to...

I wish to clean the underside of the glass in my Microtek Scanmaker 6800, but can't work out how to open it up. Can anyone help? TIA. -- Alan F Cross

See a review on the new Epson Perfection 4870 http://www.photo-i.co.uk/

Has anybody encountered this? LS4000 attached to WIN2K PC via firewire. Using Nikonscan 4 software. I scan a load of images using the batch feeder SF200. When scanning is finished, I go to shut...

I have about two hundred old 4x5 black & white negatives that I want to scan. What would be the best scanner to use, under $500?

I'm wondering about all the other ScanDual III owners out there using vuescan? Are all your problems now resolved with crashing and USB 2.0? Unfortuanately mine are not. After downloading the...

Anyone had any experience with this unit? I'm wanting a unit to do glass plate negs that measure around 6" by 8". Any opinions?? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG...

Whle experimenting with my scanner last night, I found that using the automatic scan on slides limits resolution to 1200 ppi. To get 2400, you have to scan each slide manually. Is this for real? Or,...

I am have difficulty setting the preview/crop area for 6x6 scans in vuescan with polaroid sprintscan 120. I have set a Frame Offset (-2) and Frame spacing (60mm). Frame 1 to 3 scans show up in the...

Note: also posted to alt.comps.periphs.scanner I have a Genius / Kyescan Colorpage HR7X Slim (USB) scanner running on Win 2000 SP3. Well, I say running, but not at the moment. It has been Ok...

I salvaged a SCSI 4C scanner from the retired bin and hooked it up awhile ago. I've never used a desktop scanner a lot previously, but this does seem to have fairly decent output, even when I...

I scan negatives and slides using a CanoScan D2400U flatbed scanner. For nearly all images, I use Photoshop LE Image, Adjust, Auto levels at 48 bits, then convert to 24 bits, and use Unsharp Mask ...

Hi. I have a friend who wants to get rid of tons of personal documents such as receipts, legal papers, employment papers, etc. so she could make use of the space that occupy them, not to mention the...