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Scanners: How Do You Guys Get It So Sharp?

Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11951 posts, RR: 50
Posted (9 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2095 times:

There are countless examples of scanned images on a.net with incredible quality, and so sharp you could cut yourself watching them. So the question I keep asking myself is; Why can't I do that? Is it because...

A) I Don't have that kind of skill/knowledge

or

B) Because my scanner simply isn't good enough to do the job?

Is there anyone out there who have some hints of how to get the most out of a print when scanning it onto the PC? The scanner I'm operating on is an AGFA Dualscan T1200, incase anyone happen to have the same. I use Corel Photopaint during the scanning.

It's not that the result is absolute rubbish, it's just that I believe the pics can look better. So, can anyone offer some advice?

Thom@s

"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"

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Ckw From UK - England, joined Aug 2010, 545 posts, RR: 17
Reply 1, posted (9 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2064 times:

I suspect that it is largely due to the fact you are scanning from a print - most of the really sharp scans you are seeing will have been scanned from slide or negative.

It is possible to get good scans from prints, but the quality of the original must be very high, and on gloss paper.

Cheers,

Colin

Colin K. Work, Pixstel

Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11951 posts, RR: 50
Reply 2, posted (9 years 10 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1953 times:

Do I need any special equipment to scan negatives?

Thom@s

"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"

AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59
Reply 3, posted (9 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1918 times:

Yeah how do you scan negatives?

When I get film back, they give me the sheet with mini pictures of it all.

Go big or go home

Cfalk From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (9 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1894 times:

To scan negatives (or slides), you need a film scanner, like the one pictured below. The best ones are made by Nikon, Canon and Minolta, and are about the size of a shoebox. Cost depends on quality, but range from $400 to $1600.

Charles

Jiggles From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 56 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (9 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1873 times:

I wondered why the quality of print from slide was so poor from my Epson scanner. I didnt realise there was a scanner specifically for the job.

The Epson Perfection 1250 scanner produces dull out-of-focus images from slides, really disappointing.

Looks like I will have to invest in a slide scanner.

Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11951 posts, RR: 50
Reply 6, posted (9 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1812 times:

So it can't be done with my scanner (see original post)?

Thom@s

"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"

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