I finally figured out how to do a gen website---now I'm putting together a spiral bound book but am having problems with the cover. I went to clipart.com because they give copyright to the photos there (for a fee). I found a great nature photo but when I enlarged it for my cover it looked awful and very blotchy. Can SKS offer easy directions for this OR know of any places that have free larger photos that we can use without copyright infringement? preferable larger than thumbnail size? Thank you so VERY much for any help. Sarah [email protected] signature: new updates at my website check for your surnames. http://www.gaia.edu/genclass/srose/

Good morning everyone, Does anyone have any experience with film scanners. I have not had any luck with scanning negatives with flat bed scanners. I'm researching a "SmartScan 3600" right now . . . and it sounds good, but it's allot of money to spend if it doesn't work. Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated. Jake

Jake, It's difficult to answer your question without more information... What size negatives do you wish to scan? How many negatives do you have? Or what will your ongoing volume of scans? What will the final output be? Internet use? Photo prints? Printed literature? Posters? Billboards? When you say that you "have not had any luck," what products/methods have you already used? Looking forward to your reply, Scott Orlowski On Track Communications [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: [SP] film scanners -- need info > Good morning everyone, > > Does anyone have any experience with film scanners. I have not had any luck > with scanning negatives with flat bed scanners. I'm researching a > "SmartScan 3600" right now . . . and it sounds good, but it's allot of money > to spend if it doesn't work. Any help in this area would be greatly > appreciated. > > Jake > > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C393DB.E845B830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > What size negatives do you wish to scan? A: 35mm > > How many negatives do you have? Or what will your ongoing volume of scans? A: hundreds . . . > > What will the final output be? Internet use? Photo prints? Printed > literature? Posters? Billboards? A: mostly photo prints, some internet and posters. > > When you say that you "have not had any luck," what products/methods have > you already used? A: flat bed scanners, but maybe I just don't understand how to do it. The quality is just not there. I don't mind spending money, if the product does what I want it to do. I latest scanner is HP 5370C. Jake ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C393DB.E845B830 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Jake.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Jake.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;Jake FN:Jake EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[email protected] REV:20031016T185200Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C393DB.E845B830--

Jake, The actual hardware is just the first part of your battle. The HP5370C is only 1200dpi, and suitable for prints up to 4"x6". For increased resolution, you might want to look at something like the Kodak RFS3600 (3600dpi) or the Microtek ArtixScan 4000T (4000dpi), or if you really want the buy the best, go for the Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 (5400dpi). The problem with using consumer-grade flattop scanners is that they can't be focused. The transparency adapters hold your film a smidgen above the glass (to avoid Newton Rings) and your film isn't perfectly flat. Consequently, there is no way to get sharp focus on the full frame. Dedicated film scanners like the Minolta have the ability to be manually focused on the film emulsion. Combined with the superior resolution, the end result is a very sharp scan. Then there are drum scanners, but they are probably beyond your budget. Drum scanners, however, allow you to mount your films in oil and they can scan a 35mm at 10,000dpi or more. If you search Google for "drum scans," you will turn up people who provide this service on their equipment that cost them over 5 figures. The other part of your battle is your own understanding of color theory and negative film emulsions. I won't get into any dissertations about "How-To-Scan" here. <smile> Suffice to say that scanning is as much an art is it is a science, and that experience is the best teacher. (Unless you know a veteran drum scanner operator who worked in a large printing company or prepress house. Like me!) If you'd like an assessment of your efforts so far, email me a couple of your scans and I will take a look. Scott Orlowski On Track Communications [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [SP] film scanners -- need info > > What size negatives do you wish to scan? > A: 35mm > > > > How many negatives do you have? Or what will your ongoing volume of scans? > A: hundreds . . . > > > > What will the final output be? Internet use? Photo prints? Printed > > literature? Posters? Billboards? > A: mostly photo prints, some internet and posters. > > > > When you say that you "have not had any luck," what products/methods have > > you already used? > A: flat bed scanners, but maybe I just don't understand how to do it. The > quality is just not there. I don't mind spending money, if the product does > what I want it to do. I latest scanner is HP 5370C. > > Jake

hi, I bought Canon canoscan 8000f a few weeks ago,it has two adapters, one for 35m film negatives and one for film slides,and I was able with the use of black card to adapt one of them to accept 110 film negatives.I have only done a few 110 negatives, but I have done about 100 film negatives for my mother's husband, they were taken in the 1950's and 1960's and he was so pleased with the results he has turned a couple of them into A4 photographs. Steve

Sarah, Please point me to the image that you want to use, and I will see if I can offer some advice. Scott Orlowski On Track Communications [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "sarah rose" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:37 AM Subject: [SP] photo enlargement help needed > I finally figured out how to do a gen website---now I'm putting together a spiral bound book but am having problems with the cover. I went to clipart.com because they give copyright to the photos there (for a fee). I found a great nature photo but when I enlarged it for my cover it looked awful and very blotchy. Can SKS offer easy directions for this OR know of any places that have free larger photos that we can use without copyright infringement? preferable larger than thumbnail size? Thank you so VERY much for any help. Sarah [email protected] > > > signature: > new updates at my website > check for your surnames. > http://www.gaia.edu/genclass/srose/ > > >

Why not use one from your own collection? That would be more personal (and rewarding) than one from an unknown author or place. Lance Got Outlook? Get NEO and have instantly organized email... http://www.caelo.com/a/rl.php3?i=GKM65 -----Original Message----- From: sarah rose [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 17 October 2003 12:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SP] photo enlargement help needed I finally figured out how to do a gen website---now I'm putting together a spiral bound book but am having problems with the cover. I went to clipart.com because they give copyright to the photos there (for a fee). I found a great nature photo but when I enlarged it for my cover it looked awful and very blotchy. Can SKS offer easy directions for this OR know of any places that have free larger photos that we can use without copyright infringement? preferable larger than thumbnail size? Thank you so VERY much for any help. Sarah [email protected] signature: new updates at my website check for your surnames. http://www.gaia.edu/genclass/srose/