nicosepe Posted June 9, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) hello! folks, Stuart mentioned to me that John Mead is an expert in neg scanning. I'm having problens with streaks everytime i scan a neg, any suggestion on how to avoid it. it will be a big help. 'm only using a cheap scanner maybe that's one reason but maybe you have a remedy, its a primefilm7250u. thank you very much. nico Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joakimsundkvist Posted June 9, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 9, 2008 I'm not sure what kind of streaks you have but first check would be to see if the lens fo the scanner is clean. /Joakim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 9, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 9, 2008 What sort of streaks? Can you show an example? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted June 10, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 10, 2008 That's a real shame because that is one of the most powerful photographs we have seen on this forum in the 6+ years I've been here, IMHO. Are the streaks visible on the negatives themselves? Do you have some colour negs that you can scan as a test? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted June 10, 2008 Share #6 Posted June 10, 2008 Is this from a flat bed scanner? I've had similar problems in the past and it appeared to be due to the lighting elemend/sensor not moving at a constant speed as it exposed the negative. This leads to an uneven exposure of the negative as some parts get more light than others. As the light element covers the whole width of the scanner this in turn results in lines across the negative. The solution in my case was to buy a new scanner. Cracking photograph by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicosepe Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted June 10, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) andy, it doesn't show in transparencies and color negs only in black and white, the negative doesn't have this streaks. but i seldom use color as well... steve, its a film scanner a proper one but cheap, its not a flatbed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted June 10, 2008 Share #8 Posted June 10, 2008 A couple of things come to mind. Does your scanner have ICE or some other dust removal system? If so make sure it's switched off in the software when you're scanning the negatives. If not it's strange that it only affects b&w negatives - and it does look like a scanner issue to me. Try downloading the trial version of Vuescan - VueScan Scanning Software - and see if that does a better job of scanning the negatives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 10, 2008 Share #9 Posted June 10, 2008 What software are you using? Will the scanner do multipasses? Definitely give Vuescan a go, as Steve says. It will get the best out of the scanner - better than the in-the-box software. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicosepe Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted June 11, 2008 thanks guys, i did try vuescan and the streaks were lessened a bit, i can work with that but it will be great if i can totally eliminate it, maybe i have to change my scanner. thanks a lot. cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicosepe Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted June 11, 2008 if you have time as well,i'd like to invite you to look at postings in the photo forum or my blog, thanks.katumbukan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygsandhu Posted June 11, 2008 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2008 Nico, well composed photographs on your blog, good lighting and content, too! I respect you for all the hard work you must have put in to learn your art. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodaktrix Posted June 11, 2008 Share #13 Posted June 11, 2008 Nico, I like those photographs You show in that blog very much. What kind of scanner did You use for those ones? If You did scan from a print with a flatbed scanner, then I would stay with this procedure until You can get a good filmscanner, as a print, even on a cheap flatbed scanner gives much better results than a negative scanned with a cheap filmscanner. Regards Oliver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhulbert Posted June 11, 2008 Share #14 Posted June 11, 2008 Really nice blog. Some great shots in there. Well done. No solution for you on the existing scanner. I use an Epson 5990 and even though it is a flatbed it does a pretty nice job I think. All the shots on my flickr site were scanner with it. Flickr: AngelenoMark's Photostream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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