Thanks Ferdi, a very interesting bit of info which I had not considered.
I have been looking at the holders, too, but even when placing the MF on top of the 35mm on, I see no difference as to the notches.From: Ferdi Stutterheim <fstutterheim@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Scanning hassle Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:50:59 +0100 I have not used Epson Scan for quite a few years but I remember there was something you could not do when scanning MF slides. IIRC it is about the choice between "Thumbnail" and "Normal". I am talking of the blue two way switch between the larger "Preview Scan" and "Scan" buttons down on the screen. With MF it has to be set to "Normal". I have version 2.77D. I am not sure it has anything to do with your problem. I do remember the scanner did not work on "Thumbnail" and it took me a long time to figure it out. Ferdi. Op 19-feb-2009, om 18:33 heeft gram rupert het volgende geschreven: Hi Sanders,
I am resinstalling the software and drivers. I have not tred scanning without the holder, but I'll try that, too.------------------------------ From: Sanders McNew <sanders@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Scanning hassle Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:20:09 -0500 I use the 4990 with the supplied Epson software. It doesn't sound like a software issue to me. Epson scanners "look" at a strip at the very top of the scanning glass to determine the type of media it is scanning. The film carriers all have notches cut out at the top to expose this strip. You can also scan transparent media directly on the glass, so long as you do not block the strip. If the strip is covered, even in part -- by the carrier or something on the glass -- then the scanner thinks you are scanning reflective media. The fact that another carrier worked suggests to me that there is something amiss with the carrier you are using with the failed scans. It could be a carrier for another generation of Epson scanners, with the wrong-sized notch for your model. I've had several Epsons, and the carrier notches have changed from model to model, and they are not interchangeable -- the wrong notch will produce your error. Sanders Elias,
On Feb 21, 2009, at 2:02 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:From: Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Fwd: rollei_list Digest V5 #39 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:26:46 -0500 As Carlos suggested, try reinstalling the software & drivers. Also try scanning without the holder - place the neg down on the glass bed, and take a preview, see what comes up. If I'm not mistaken there are optical codes on the holders that tells the software what to look for - maybe you have a problem there. Elias
I will just say that I agree with Mark's comments below.
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:06:37 -0500 Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Epson Scanning Resolved From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> May I just say that scanning is like darkroom work.You just don't figure it all out after some tips from friends in the firstcouple of times you go in there. It takes awhile. Trial and error. Books. Classes. Tutorials. You get better as you go along which is putting it mildly. Its a craft. And an Art.You remember Art he went over the top into a hailstorm of machinegun bulletsin one of the last battles of the great war to end all wars? If it was that easy it would be no fun.When you do feel like you're on top of it on the scanning and Photoshoptweaking to uploading and printing thing its a great feeling; a greatfeeling to feel like you know what your doing when it comes to anything. To remember what I was like in the old days lumbering through things whenyou didn't have a clue. Nostalgia.Its not a "hey guys how do I do this?" kind of thing on a chat group thenyou go ahead and do it and everything's honkey dory. Mark William Rabiner
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