Re: [APML] More SS4000 scanning questions

["Ray Rochelle" <r.rochelle@sbcglobal.net>]

Alan,
I have been lurking on this string and thought I might step lightly in here and recommend this place for novices like us.
He covers about everything scanner
http://www.scantips.com/basics1b.html
I am sure you may know about it but thought I would offer it.
Good Luck 
Ray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Voetsch" <alanv12952@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] More SS4000 scanning questions


> --- Jerry Lodriguss <jerryapml@astropix.com> wrote: 
> > >If I was to scan images other than in 'raw' mode, what would you
> > >recommend?
> > 
> > I would scan and save as a 16 bit TIFF file.
> > 
> > Do some minor corrections in the pre-scan, but just make sure the
> > histogram is not clipped.
> 
> OK, I'll experiment a little and see what happens. 
> 
> You know what I would really like to see? I'd love to see a real good
> processor run through a few images from start to finish. The scan
> through final outputted image. Nice and slow, in person. I'd like to
> see the entire scanning process, then all the work done in the
> processing program including layers work, USM, anti-vignetting, all
> that stuff that I haven't even touched yet.
> 
> I did get a chance to see and listen to Ron Wodaski run through a brief
> demo at the OSP 2 summers ago, but he mainly worked in curves. I'm no
> expert, but I'm fairly comfortable with curves at this point. And his
> talk only lasted about 30-40 minutes, not nearly long enough. But it
> did do a lot of good for me at that point in time. 
> 
> I think one of you guys ought to volunteer to come out to OSP next year
> to show us how to do it. There are now about 800 attendees each year,
> it would be well attended. Hell, I'd be willing to pay extra to see
> that. 2 or 3 2 hour classes on consecutive days would get me goin'.
> 
> Thanks Jerry,
> Alan
> 
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