P3D Slide carrier for Polaroid SprintScan 35

[XZAF88A@xxxxxxxxxxx ( L S MOOR)]

There has been some discussion recently about "How to scan
Stereo Slides" using a Polaroid Sprint Scan Scanner.  As you are
probably aware, the SprintScan has a slot in its top intended for
you to insert 2 x 2 inch slides.  Only the 2 inch width is critical. 

Actually, the slide can be longer and extend out the top of the slot. 

This allows you to make a carrier for your stereo slides mounted in
"Realist (41 mm x 101 mm)" type mounts.  It is very easy to make
a slide carrier for your stereo slides.  The carrier should start 
with
an outside dimension of 4 « inches long by 2 inches wide (or a
shade under 2 inches.   A perfect item to use for this purpose is an
"Easymount" (R) No. 19-456 which was previously available from
Reel 3-D enterprises.  This is a cardboard slide mount for
mounting 2 x 2 pairs for use in a Radex Binocularscope or the rear
channel of a TDC 116 projector slide carrier.  If you want a more
permanent device, you can use hobby plywood (NO MORE than
1/8 inch thick - I use 1/16 but it is a little flimsy) cut to 4 « 
inches
by 2 inches.   To make  the carrier, draw an X corner to corner on
the carrier stock.  This will find your center. Then center a 
realist
format slide mount on your carrier stock and trace around it with a
very fine pencil (I use a Pentel).  If you wish to be very precise,
you can also use a piece of EMDE (R) or similar slide mount glass,
and use a RC data marker to find the center.  This way, you can
look through your mount template to the carrier stock to align your
perimeter marks.  After the carrier stock is marked, take a very
sharp hobby knife and, using a straight edge, cut out the "hole" in
the center of your carrier stock.  After the hole is created, you 
can
fit various types Realist style  mounts to make sure that the fit is
correct.  You might even make a separate carrier for each of your
mount types.  Glass mounted slides will need a slightly different
carrier than RBT or cardboard mounted slides.  Use the carrier as
you would any 2 x 2 slice.  Scan both chips separately, and use
Photoshop or similar graphics program to rotate each chip 90
degrees.  With your graphics program, you can then "join" the two
chips, size the pair to be about 3 1/8 by 6.14 inches.  Print the 
pair
with a Fargo Foto Fun(R) dye sublimation printer and you should
have a nice monolithic print to drop in a Q-Vu mount.  That way,
you now have a nice stereocard made from one of your best slides.  
I hope that this ACSII effort does not fall apart when I send this
out.

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Some people say that they have success scanning Realist format
mounted slides without using a carrier.  However, I find that I get
fore consistent focus and sharper slides if I use my carrier.

Is anyone else using a different system?  

Larry Moor


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