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Re: [OM] Dumb film scanning problem

Subject: Re: [OM] Dumb film scanning problem
From: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:14:35 -0800
Eh? Most scanning software should have a setting that says you are scanning w/ NEGATIVES and do the conversion automatically. Which scanner are you using? Just double check the settings...

At 10:29 PM 1/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I decided to try out a filmstrip adapter for my flatbed scanner.
I didn't get very far because I hit a problem so basic that I figure
there has to be an obvious solution that I just can't see.

Starting with color negatives, the first thing I want to do is convert
the images from negative to positive.  No problem, I thought, there is
an "invert" command.  But it doesn't remove the orange mask, and the
entire positive image is blue.  For the life of me, I can't find any
option to indicate that I am starting with a negative, and that I want
the mask removed.

I have tried three different programs, Ulead PhotoImpact SE (came
with the scanner), Softkey PhotoFinish (promotional item from
Hewlett Packard), and MGI PhotoSuite (purchased, appx $50 retail).
The first two do have features from retail versions missing.

Should the scanner software have a place to tell it that I'm starting
with negatives, and it does the mask removal, or am I being dense and
just can't find the right menu item in all three Photo***** programs,
or am I limited by cheapo software, and need to spend bigger bucks for
a "real" photo program like PhotoImpact?

..

// richard http://www.imagecraft.com
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