[PRCo] Re: Slide Scanning

[John F Bromley]

Flatbed scanning of slides is never a good way - those adaptors don't let
the slide get close enough for a proper scan.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Slide Scanning


> Thanks, John.  I'm just starting to use the scanner, and I have scanned
less
> than a dozen slides so far.  I continue to be amazed at the detail I'm
> getting from the original film source vs flatbed scanning.
>
> Bob 4/10/04
>
> -----------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John F Bromley" <johnfbromley at rogers.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:49 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh slides
>
>
> > Bob, there is no need to store TIFF files at such a large file size.  I
> did
> > this for the first two years until I figured it out and stopped.
> >
> > I regularly scan mine in (Nikon 4000) at 4000 dpi and reduce the file
size
> > to a one-inch file at 1500 dpi, which will generally store at about 4-5
MB
> > each.  (I won't go into file manipulation for straightening, color
> > improvement, brightness, you'll figure all that out - but remember the
> > saturation key after using brightness improvement - REALLY improves the
> > slides as long as you don't overdo it.
> >
> > When I want an 8x10 they can be expanded to larger sizes, time and again
> if
> > need be - TIFF files do this without loss, unlike JPEGS.
> >
> > When printing I use 300 dpi - anything more is complete and total
overkill
> > and gets you nothing except losing time while it loads.  Trust me I've
> done
> > side by side comparisons and I think the 300dpi's are better, since
> they're
> > not trying to slather ink into the same space and put too much down.
> Fast,
> > great looking.
> >
> > Save yourself some time and space.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
> > To: "Pittsburgh Rys. List" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:14 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Pittsburgh slides
> >
> >
> > > We got a new slide scanner, and to get started, last week I scanned a
> half
> > > dozen slides that I took around Pittsburgh in the 1960's.  Nothing
> > directly
> > > showing trolleys, but some of the subjects are views of things (e.g.,
> the
> > > 1964 flood at Ft. Pitt Blvd.) that have been discussed on this list;
> also
> > a
> > > 1969 photo of a dry Niagara Falls "turned off".
> > >
> > > I sent these scans to some people on this list.  If anyone else wants
to
> > see
> > > them, let me know.
> > >
> > > Each slide was  scanned to produce a 60MB TIF file.  Then I made a JPG
> of
> > > each photo, and the JPG's are 150 to 200 KB each.
> > >
> > > Bob 4/9/04
> RR
> >
>
>