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| From | Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps |
| Subject | Re: Scanner software for Mac |
| Date | 2012-04-03 19:55 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <jlfkkc$9d8$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-e0O37dpB4Uwq@localhost> |
"John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 06:15:58 UTC, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote: > >> Or ... there are things like this: >> >> http://www.abstractconcreteworks.com/essays/scanning/Backlighter.html >> >> but I don't think they do a really good job. > > Some years ago I had an HP flatbed scanner that came with a device > like that. I managed to get some good results with it, with both > 35mm and 110 slides. It was useless for negatives, however. > > Now I have an Epson scanner with a light in the lid. Much, much > better, and it came with a set of frames for holding down various > sizes of negatives, though not 110s sad to say. The only problem is > the unit is a few years old now and the Epson software (which is > quite good, by the way) has to run in Rosetta, which is why I'm > reading this thread. > > And while we're talking about slides and negatives: Some of my > slides and color negatives are over 50 years old. Kodachrome and > Kodacolor have held up well. Ektachrome slides have faded badly; to > the eye they look pink. The same is true of the few non-Kodak slides > I have. (A few of the Ektachromes have blotchy green things on them; > they look like mold or lichens or aliens or something.) With some > effort I have been able to recover the color of many of them, but > some I just had to convert to B&W. The moral of the story is: if you > have old Ektachrome slides and you want to keep them, scan them > right now before they get worse. Most of the slides I'd like to scan are Fujichrome. Any experience with them? -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad
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Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-03-27 11:59 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 07:57 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-03-27 14:31 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2012-03-27 07:20 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-28 05:28 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2012-03-27 12:52 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-28 06:42 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 14:44 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-28 08:17 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2012-03-27 13:04 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-03-27 21:01 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-29 02:28 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-28 09:59 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-29 05:16 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-03-28 11:00 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-03-29 05:16 +1300
Re: Scanner software for Mac Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2012-03-30 23:40 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-28 10:16 +1100
Re: Scanner software for Mac Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2012-03-27 18:07 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2012-03-27 15:14 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-27 22:40 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2012-03-27 10:09 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-28 10:26 +1100
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-01 15:08 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-01 20:29 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2012-04-01 23:15 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-02 17:45 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-03 19:55 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac Michael Siemon <mlsiemon@sonic.net> - 2012-04-03 15:14 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2012-04-01 22:41 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-02 19:42 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-27 22:11 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-28 14:20 +1100
Re: Scanner software for Mac Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-28 20:56 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-02 17:21 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-02 19:50 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-04 02:11 +0000
Re: Scanner software for Mac dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-04 13:37 +1000
Re: Scanner software for Mac isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2012-04-03 21:01 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-05 15:50 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2012-04-05 21:23 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-08 10:15 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-05 08:51 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-27 22:00 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-01 15:09 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-01 16:14 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-02 00:57 -0400
Re: Scanner software for Mac Paul Förster <paul.foerster@gmx.net> - 2012-04-02 19:35 +0200
Re: Scanner software for Mac Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2012-03-28 22:03 +0100
Re: Scanner software for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-03-28 16:26 -0700
Re: Scanner software for Mac Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2012-03-30 00:22 +0100
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