RE: filmscanners: Best scanner software

["Alex Z" <alexz@zoran.co.il>]

Thanks for the answer.
The SS4000 doesn't offer IR based ICE feature, so did you mean *always*
using
IR cleaning when scanning with your LS30 ?

BTW, I'm confused a bit by your claim of dust/scratches being less obvious
with higher resolution. My opinion was exactly opposite: more resolution
picks up more dust, due to
smaller pixels being used to achieve bigger resolution on similar physical
area.
Am I wrong ?

Regards, Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 01:10
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Best scanner software


"Alex Z" <alexz@zoran.co.il> wrote:
> BTW, do you think 2800-2900 dpi is good enough for quality A3 sized print
> (about 260-270 dpi and that size) or 4000 dpi would gain quality
noticeably ?

I've made nice A3 prints on my Epson 1160 using scans at 2700dpi with a
Nikon LS30.  Scans on a SS4000 look bigger, but I'm not convinced that
there's a lot more detail in them.  I generally scan with Vuescan, and
*always* use Infra-red cleaning.  Infra-red cleaning saves hours of
spotting.  Dust and scratches are less obvious in SS4000 scans, so there's
less spotting anyway.

Rob