Sorry Donnie, I did miss your question.
Bert has answered it well. The best way to do this is by scanning the
negatives (or slides) You'll get much better resolution and the scanners are
designed with that in mind. For example, the HP S-20 can scan at 2400 dpi for
negs but only 300 dpi for prints.
Bobby Middleton
----- Original Message -----
To:
Donnie:
I didn't notice a reply from Bobby; if he already
did, ignore this (and sorry, Bobby). What he meant was that any film
scanner that can scan slides can also scan 35 mm negatives. You do not
want to scan the prints. You will always get better results if you scan
the original than if you scan a print from the original. And as far as a
scanner is concerned, there is no difference between a positive slide and a
negative; it's what is done to manipulate the digital data that differs for
the two and the software that comes with scanners will handle both kinds of
manipulation.
Hope this helps...
Bert
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:05
AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Scanners
Bobby, do you mean I should get a good scanner and scan the
prints?
Then process them with a good image editor? I was a little
confused
by the message (it's Monday).
Thanks,
Donnie
Donnie, the HP Photosmart S-20 scanner is very
good for negatives, not quite as good for slides but it's about as good
as you'll get for the price range you give. If you are heading toward the
direction of digital image enhancement then don't get the slides just for
the sake of "the lab printing them right". You'll outdo the raw prints and
slides by far with a good scanner and an image enhancement program like
Picture Window or Photoshop. And it gives you the most control you
will be able to get.
Bobby Middleton