Hi Dave and Garth,
I have no budget for the SS4000, it is too expensive here in Hong Kong
(~US$850). I'm still using the "old" Nikon LS2000 which I always complain
about the resolution, but its color accuracy for slide is very good though.
For 990f the photos I post on my site, I only use 1350dpi (half the max
resolution of the LS2000) and then sample down to the web display size. For
around 600f the shots I have applied a slight unsharp mask, the setting
was usually Amount=35 to 50 and Radius 0.5 to 0.7. Then save it in JPEG mode
with 7 or 8 setting in Photoshop 5 LE, keeping the file to around
100K-200KB.
I found if the original slide was very sharp and contrasty, there is no
sharpen in software necessary. Also, for scanned negative file, sharpen is
rare needed.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> At 10:29 AM 26/10/2001 -0400, Dave Dougherty (in response to some of C.H.
> Ling's nice photos) wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >How do you get the photographs from your print/slide onto the website
with
> >such sharpness and
> >clairity [sic]? I am jealous of what I see on your site because of the
> >beauty and
> >also the sharpness.
>
> Dave:
>
> I believe C.H. uses a Polaroid Sprintscan 4000, which certainly
> helps. Also, slight post-processing in Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro (or
> some other reasonably competent image-processing program) is probably
> used. Most scanners are slightly "unsharp" when it comes to the original
> scan, but with the SS4000, you certainly have a lot of image data to work
with.
>
> Mind you, C.H. seems to start with a good eye, patience and a work
> ethic. There's *no* technological substitute for that! 8^>
>
> Garth
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