Re: Scanner suggestions

[byard pidgeon <bluedove@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder about the "crummy" scanner...5 years ago the same scanning
capabilities cost at least 5 times as much...and professional work has been
and is being done with less.

So, my question to you is about the "how" of your scanning...are you just
slapping the pics down and letting the scanner do it all on "automatic", or
are you doing a preview, analyzing the image and selecting your own white
and black points and so on, and resolution appropriate for the usage?

Like I said, I don't know your techniques, your scanner, or your
skills...but almost any current or even ancient scanner made by Umax should
be able to give good results from 8x10 prints, or smaller. (I have a maybe
10 year old Umax OEM 300 ppi scanner that has made many published scans).



on 04/24/2002 06:57 AM, Gene Merritt at bsirius@earthlink.net wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm in a quandry about flatbed acanners. I know there were postings regarding
> this in the past, but I'm now in a place of real dissatisfaction with my
> current 'cheapo'  $79 flatbed Umax.

> 
> I've been putting these into this G4 Mac via  that 'crummy' scanner and the
> PrimeFilm 1800i film scanner. I believe it was Fred who, earlier said
> something about these looking great on the computer but printed out...ugh! I
> now know that's true.
> 

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