> Mike,
>
> All you need do to remove the color fringing is a "hard" reboot of
your PhotoSmart. Unplug the scanner at the wall socket, then >plug it
it back in after a minute or so. The fringing only happens when the
scanner is in slide mode.
>
> You're right about the original negs---they will give you a better
scan because they are originals, and also because the >PhotoSmart is a
much better negative
> scanner than a slide scanner. Also, the so-called slides are heavily
cropped when printed, in addition to the little bit lost by the >slide
mount. I don't know how
> SFW sent you the negs, but I know Dale Labs wound them up tight in
little red cannisters, and they are a pain in the ass to flatten and
scan. Good luck.
>
> Morgan
>
I have isolated the problem to the scanner itself, e.g. same problem
with slides that previously scanned ok. So I'll give the hard boot idea
a shot and cross my fingers. Although I have rebooted the computer and
all with no change. I also recalibrated the scanner with the card that
comes with it. I realize that this scanner is old and never the best but
it's bought and paid for and another is far in the future, after a
computer upgrade at the least and a new car for my wife. It'll take way
more than the $100+ I've got in this scanner to get back in the game. So
far the results with it have been fine and there is no problem with
negs. But now I'm worried that I won't be able to scan that stack of old
slides. I guess a scanner with more dynamic range would be better for
slides anyway. Good thing those Kodachromes are immortal :>)
I dug out the original SFW negatives and you are right, tightly wound
little springs. I was able to get them to feed easier upside down. Color
was way off into the blue/magenta area but I was able to do a reasonable
correction by practically maxing out the yellow/orange. Here is a direct
scan, no modification except to convert for screen. Also the train
picture from the negative. Much better this time. Hopefully I'll add
more as I get time. These
winter days lend themselves to this activity.
http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/LatinAmerica/MexCentralAm/
Mike
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