[filmscanners] Re: A bit OT scanning archival prints

["Hersch Nitikman" <hersch@silcom.com>]

I believe VuePrint does make thumbnails that sit alongside the filename in
Explorer and Photoshop file lists. I just wish I knew how to make those
thumbnails a tad larger.
Hersch

At 09:31 AM 01/19/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>First of all, on the Device Tab, first box, change Option types to Advanced.
>
>Since your scanning prints your Media type would be "Image"  For the faded
>colors, you might experiment with the "Restore Colors" option on the
>Filter tab.  For 16-bit color, change the TIFF file type to 48 bit RGB,
>and uncheck the "TIFF compression box", both on the Files tab.  I don't
>use TIFF compression myself for the very reason you suggest.
>
>For a RAW scan just check the "Save raw file" box on the Files
>tab.  Photoshop will not know it's a 'RAW' file so you should make some
>not of it yourself, perhaps in the filename.
>
>I may be wrong on this, but "Save Index file" on the files tab may make a
>thumbnail.  If not, you can make thumbnails in PS when you open an image
>and resave it, and you can create an index sheet using PS or something
>like Irfanview (PC only program).
>
>Maris
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tomasz Zakrzewski" <tomzakrz@ka.onet.pl>
>To: <mlidaka@ameritech.net>
>Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:53 AM
>Subject: [filmscanners] A bit OT scanning archival prints
>
>
>Dear list,
>I want to begin my project of scanning my whole archive of family prints
>(b&w and faded color) with mu Agfa Arcus 1200 using VueScan.
>But I'm lost in all those settings of VueScan.
>Could you give me hints as to recommended settings on VueScan and the work
>flow in general?
>I know I should work with 16bit color in Photoshop but I'm not sure how to
>switch it on.
>And what about raw scans? Even if you recommend to use it, I don't know how
>to enable this function. How do I recognize in Photoshop that a file is
>"raw"?
>My plan is to record to CDs the uncorrected originals "as they are" and the
>corrected ones alongside. All in tiff format, not jpeg.
>How to disable tiff compression in VueScan? If I use the compression, do I
>risk future incompatibility? Are uncompressed tiffs a "safer" option as
>compatibility and future use go?
>And the last question: my Photoshop 6 doesn't show thumbnails of files
>created with VueScan. What can I do to make them show up?
>
>Regards
>
>Tomasz Zakrzewski
>P.S.
>When I finally buy a MF film scanner, this will most probably be the Minolta
>Multi Pro, but since it's said to work poorly with negatives, I have no
>choice but use VueScan. I hope that my that time VueScan will be equipped
>with proper user's guide.
>
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