I just got my new Nikon ES4000. It is too early to give you any meaningful comments as I’ve only spent about 1 hour of non-installation time with it. The Nikon techie suggested that I use as much memory as possible, so I upgraded my Dell laptop from 96 MB to 512 MB. I’ve been planning to do this for over a year, so he pushed me over the edge. I do not know if that much is necessary, but since I was doing it I decided to go all the way to the max on my computer.
I did scan one print negative. It had some minor scratches and dirt. The scan with ICE enabled eliminated them. I understand that you have to watch how you use ICE so that you do not make the image a little fuzzy.
I scanned at the max that Nikon allowed, 4000 psi. The image was a little dark and slightly off hue. I could not correct it as I had not yet increased the memory and adjusting the image was just too slow. I suspect that I should adjust the color of the monitor to match the scanner for starters.
I’m looking for scanning tips.
I’m inclined to do some image adjustment in the scan, but use PhotoShop to do the final editing.
Should I scan at a lower pixels/inch? I would like to start with as much digital information as possible, but where are the trade off levels.
I’ve done some scanning, but now I have to be concerned about controlling from the start.
Nikon’s software allows you to do image adjustments, such as curves, etc., before you scan. Also, I have to keep Genuine Factuals 2.0 in mind.
Fire away.
Alan
I did scan one print negative. It had some minor scratches and dirt. The scan with ICE enabled eliminated them. I understand that you have to watch how you use ICE so that you do not make the image a little fuzzy.
I scanned at the max that Nikon allowed, 4000 psi. The image was a little dark and slightly off hue. I could not correct it as I had not yet increased the memory and adjusting the image was just too slow. I suspect that I should adjust the color of the monitor to match the scanner for starters.
I’m looking for scanning tips.
I’m inclined to do some image adjustment in the scan, but use PhotoShop to do the final editing.
Should I scan at a lower pixels/inch? I would like to start with as much digital information as possible, but where are the trade off levels.
I’ve done some scanning, but now I have to be concerned about controlling from the start.
Nikon’s software allows you to do image adjustments, such as curves, etc., before you scan. Also, I have to keep Genuine Factuals 2.0 in mind.
Fire away.
Alan
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