RE: LS-2000 help

["Sokolowski, Ed" <esokolowski@xxxxxxxxx>]

Harold,

If you are trying to set the scanner up so that one setting can be used for
all your scans you are making yourself crazy. It can not be done. Each
negitive we scan,  just as each scene we photograph is unique. Trying to
make the scanner "default" to some value that will give you perfect scans
just isnt happening. I think you found that out already. 

Do you have Photoshop? If not get it, If so get this book....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240515919/qid=965669645/sr=1-7/002-6
425206-4380854

I am the Director of Graphic Production for a large cosmetics company in NYC
and each one of my departments scan well over 1000 chromes a month on 10
different types of scanners encluding the LS-2000  and I can tell you from
experience that 99% of all the work done to make these scans look good is
done in Photoshop. If you are serious about digital photography Photoshop is
the ONLY tool to use.

Ok just a few guidlines for better scans

1. Turn off sharpening 
	Do that in photoshop during color correction and use SPARINGLY.

2. Figure out what the FINAL size of the scan and scan that size.
(magnification %)
	For example If you have a 4X5 and you wanna make an 8X10 Scan it at
200% not at 1200 DPI.....
	DO NOT!!! I repeat DO NOT!!!  scan at the Max resolution of the
scanner and then scale the photo up. That makes the WORST possible scan +
Its a waste of HD space. Your scans should rarely pass 250 dpi. (If you
wanna know why read the book)

3. Use Auto Levels. Unless you REALLY know what you are doing and know color
	correction and are willing to spend GOBS of time testing your
particular scanner use Auto levels. This pretty much gaurentee's that you
will get a scan that has all the data you need in it for a good final scan. 

4. If you are scanning for the WEB. PLEASE scan at 72dpi only. 300dpi scans
are just BIG
	not better. Monitors can only reproduce 72dpi so PLEASE stay away
from the 300dpi settings. + Use image ready in photoshop 5.5 to further
reduce the size of your scans.  

These things will get you in the ballpark and all you will have to do is
tweek your scan in photoshop and you will have a BEAUTIFUL Image to print. 

One final thing.....

If you are printing to an Epson Type Printer (CMYK not RGB) Change the mode
of the pic to CMYK.
All (well most all) scanners default to RGB to scan photos. If you can scan
in CMYK thats even better. 

Hope I helped and didnt confuse

Ed. 









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> From: 	Harold Wong
> Reply To: 	panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 	Tuesday, August 1, 2000 11:32 AM
> To: 	'panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: 	LS-2000 help
> 
> Can anybody offer me a few tips in using the Nikon LS-2000 for scanning in
> 35mm shots for panoramic work on a Macintosh? Specifically, I'm having
> difficult setting one exposure level and making it the default for the
> rest of my photographs. Saving and recalling the "User Settings" doesn't
> seem to help as my other scans come out bad. I've also turned off the two
> autoexposure features found in the Misc. preference panel. Thanks.
> 
> Harold
> 
> 
>