Re: [APML] More SS4000 scanning questions

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hey Jerry,

--- Jerry Lodriguss <jerryapml@astropix.com> wrote:
> You're going to fill that up quicker than you think. You better have
> a CD  burner.

I know. I've got a bunch (at least 100) in there now at about 50MB per
scan and they take up close to 15% of the storage.
 
> >Here's another ?: From now on, I will be running my un-cut negatives
> >down to Ashland to have them mounted in slide mounts. Will I be able
> to use the same scanner settings on them?
> 
> I don't know, what kind of scanner do you have?

A SS4000, I thought I'd save some confusion so it put it in the
'subject' line.

> If you set it to "slide media" it will probably scan it as a
> positive, even 
> if it is a negative. then you'll have to remove the orange film base,
> and  you'll stretch the data even more.

I guess the pre-scan will tell me what I need to know.
 
> Honestly, and don't take offense, at your experience level, I'm not
> sure I 
> would even recommend you scanning in raw until you better know what
> you're  doing...

Well Jerry, it's my understanding that if you don't scan raw then you
are basically doing some image correction at the scan. I thougth that
was to be avoided if you don't know what you're doing. I have always
scanned raw thinking it safer that way. This leads me to believe that I
have missed something here. Raw scans are what most folks seem to
recommend, although there has always been 'some' disagreement about
that. Don't worry about offending me, I know my computer and software
knowledge is very limited, mostly by fear, and lack of practice. 8-) 

I reckon if I can continue working on this stuff on a regular basis I
may get 1/2 way decent at it. To this point, I have only had the desire
to do it about every 15 months. By the time I do it again, I have
forgotten the measly bits I was able to learn. So, then I get to start
over.

If I was to scan images other than in 'raw' mode, what would you
recommend?

Thanks for your patience,
Alan



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