Re: Epson FS200 filmscan

[Roy Latham <rlatham@xxxxxxxx>]

Here are some things to try in Photoshop:

1.  If multiple resolutions are made,  work with the highest resolution version of
the scan

2. If the grain is only noticable in the sky, try selecting just the sky with the
magic wand or with Select=>color range

3. First try Filters=>Noise=>Despeckle, which will help minor cases.

4. If that doesn't do it, step up to Filters=>Blur=>Blur (or Blur more).

5. If that doesn't do it, the heavy artillary is Filters=>Blur=>Gaussian blur with
the radius set at about 3 pixels.  The radius can be increased until the grain
disappears
or the picture disappears, which ever comes first.  Actually, if the sky can be
isolated
sometimes a rather severe filter will not be objectionable because of the inherent
lack of sharp edges in the sky.

I don't know about the Epson FS200, but I wonder if it is just a good scanner that
is able to resolve the grain structure.  Kodak ProPhotoCD scans of 2.25" x 5"
negatives often show grain structure.

-Roy Latham

list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Dear List
>
> Has anyone got any experience of the Epson FS200 film Scanner. I have had
> one for some time but have not seriously used it until recently. My problem
> is one of it exaggerating, or at least markedly showing, the grain in the
> film. Yes I do mean grain not pixelalation.
>
> I had made a comparison with the results I get from this scanner and a
> conventional photographic based print from the same neg to the same
> magnification. The scanned version markedly shows granularity in plain
> areas such as skies.
>
> Any suggestions!
>
> Steve Dye.



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