[rollei_list] Re: Scanning sheets of colour negatives

On Jun 18, 2008, at 4:01 AM, John Wild wrote:


I also understand the point about turning off the scanner light for
contrast. My HP 5470C has the transparency scanner illuminated
attachment. If I plug that in and leave it on the side then use a light 
box to cover a larger area, it might work too................?
Worth a shot. If you try it, let us know how it goes. Austin was of course entirely correct in reminding me that modern scanners calibrate themselves using their internal lights. Hopefully the light- box placed on top will be sufficient for this purpose.
One other aggravation you may run into is that very often the manufacturers' scanning software assumes that if you are using the transparency adapter, you must be using their custom negative or slide holder, and will lock itself into scanning only that format. Also, it may assume that your maximum scanning area is the same as your scanner's backlight, which is certainly smaller than your light- box, and not allow you to scan outside that area. You might have to try Silverfast or Vuescan to scan the entire area. 

Best wishes,
Aaron
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