Help with Epson v700 scanned images...
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oceanpriest
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you'll need to ask kgston :bsmilie:
anyway, you can see the difference between silverfast and epson software
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/04/26/scanning-your-film-with-the-epson-v700-photo-scanner/
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Film flatness is very important so is input sharpening (sharpening the raw scan) to get more or less sharp scans. Film flatness can be improved by buying a better mount or squashing your negatives overnight before scanning them (not sure if this is recommended by sometimes I do it).
As for colour, well that one you are supposed to have the right profiles for different film stocks and then scan with a proper software (not the Epson or Photoshop inbuilt kind). But even then I have never ever gotten "correct" scans direct from the V700 esp. for negatives.
As for colour, well that one you are supposed to have the right profiles for different film stocks and then scan with a proper software (not the Epson or Photoshop inbuilt kind). But even then I have never ever gotten "correct" scans direct from the V700 esp. for negatives.
I usually adjust the WB after scanning, it's rarely color correct straight from the scanner.
For film flatness, I put my negatives in the pages between a heavy book overnight before scanning.
The scanner lens scans at a certain height from the glass (or on the glass if you set it so) so if the film is not at a straight parallel line from the lens the final image won't be sharp.
For film flatness, I put my negatives in the pages between a heavy book overnight before scanning.
The scanner lens scans at a certain height from the glass (or on the glass if you set it so) so if the film is not at a straight parallel line from the lens the final image won't be sharp.
virtualme78
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I got a glass merchant to cut 2 pieces of glass to put over my films to ensure they are perfectly flat.
NazgulKing
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Scanning slide film has always been a royal pain in the butt. You will have to spend time adjusting in Photoshop or something after you do the scan.
NazgulKing
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If you have Photoshop, there's a sharpen image function that you can play around and use. I would expect something similar in other software.
artspraken
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comparatively, digital will always be sharper than film. cannot expect LR to sharpen film as much as it can for digital.
Cougar159
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First of all, is Epson Scan a good enough software?
Or must I use SilverFast? Steve Huff say SilverFast scan images are sharper.
Then there are others who say VueScan is better cos it is easy to use and can 'extract more' data from Scanner?!!?? Whatever that means??!!??
Any advice?
Or must I use SilverFast? Steve Huff say SilverFast scan images are sharper.
Then there are others who say VueScan is better cos it is easy to use and can 'extract more' data from Scanner?!!?? Whatever that means??!!??
Any advice?
Funny, I tried that and I got newton rings all over the place! Very frustrating, in the end just gave up and I tape down all my negs as flat as I can before scanning.
I use Vuescan and scan it as a raw file, it's HUGE.. but I find it allows for more leeway to adjust.
Btw, I use LR to adjust almost all my images. There's seldom a need to move it into photoshop to further correct it.
As for sharpening, get your film flat first then sharpen. No point sharpening a blur scan to begin with.
i used a method called LAB sharpening.
you can click here for more info.
i'm not sure if you can get the same thing in lightroom though.
as for your colours, you'll have to learn to play around with the colour balance to get what you think is good.
it's all part of the fun isn't it?
you can click here for more info.
i'm not sure if you can get the same thing in lightroom though.
as for your colours, you'll have to learn to play around with the colour balance to get what you think is good.
it's all part of the fun isn't it?
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