I have some old b&w negatives on glass plates about 5"x7". any ideas how i would scan these into positive jpgs?
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The Epson Perfection V300 will scan negatives. I think it would work for your negatives. You would have to try it to be sure.
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Yes, "guruofvinyl" is correct. There is a setting in the software to scan negatives. It's quite effective.
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No Clue; I would probably go to a professional lab. I worked in the business office of one for many years and know that this can be handled by someone more qualified than myself.
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I don't know how off the top of my head but I read the directions on everything I needed to do. And if I needed something unique, I would call Epson customer service.
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I think I would just copy them like you would a piece of paper and see what comes out. This printer isn't really set up to do things that large, but I have had great luck with slides and tin pics.
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You can use the same method of any other size negatives just pay attention to the software and put in the correct specifications. The printer comes with negative holder but you don't need that if they are in glass plates.
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I have never used it, but there is a menu choice in professional mode for either black and white or color negatives. I have used it to digitize slides as jpeg files and it worked fine.
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I'm looking for a way to scan the negatives too. FilmscanUSA has an adapter that supposedly works. I have tried to scan a 110 negative and it works but because the 35mm slot is too big it is hard to keep the negative in place.
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I believe they are strips of 35mm negatives. I don't know much about photography so I wasn't aware there were different size negatives. I didn't really use mine to scan negatives. I mostly scanned printed photos 4x6 or smaller and was very happy with that. I scanned some mounted slides and it is a slower process with mostly good results though darker slides seemed to become grainy.
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Hello, yes you can scan medium format! Also, i would suggest downloading Vue Scan to scan your negatives rather than using Epson Scan (the program that comes with the scanner) because it makes a huge difference. The white balance is a little wonky, but that's easily fixed in photoshop. I feel like epson scan sort of made my medium format scans (and my scans in general) look pretty crappy, so i highly recommend using vue scan, especially if you are using medium format and want to retain as much of the quality as possible. Hope this was helpful!
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I'm going to say "yes". I scanned small old polaroids, 4x6 photos and up to 8x10. Once I transferred the photos to my PC they retained their size. However, if I choose to print one I can resize the photo to what I want. Hope this helps.
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My black and white negatives were pretty big when converted. I used Windows photo manager (edit button gives you several options for improving your pictures) to compress the file size. Worked great for me!
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I'm sorry I don't know the answer to that question. I've never scanned neg's. I'd call Canon. From what was sent w/ the scanner for negatives, my inclination would be to answer that 3 x 5 may be too large. But, they may have something you can purchase aftermarket. Sorry. Sharon
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I want to scan old pictures to my computer. If logos and graphics don't come as expected I am skeptical about photos. Has anybody attempted pictures?
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All images are scanned in "one pass" although Silverfast uses two if I'm not mistaken: one for highs and one for lows. I use the Epson software. If you're referring to the physical dimensions of the media you place on the glass, it's about the same as a standard sheet of copy paper. I just placed a sheet on the platen to make sure. You really can't go by the width and height of the glass. It's the width and travel of the scanning head itself. If your media is larger you'll have to scan in sections and stitch it together in Photoshop. Pretty easy to do.
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Slide/Negative conversion: Open Photo-Impression 6. Plug in the film-scanner and click on "Get Photo" then "Acquire from Scanner" Calibrate the unit with the calibrate button with out anything in the scanner. Make certain what is highlighted as to negative/Positive[slide], the resolution, and the location the images will be stored. Insert the first item and wait for adjustment [dark or light] then press the gray button on the film-scanner top. Scan only 12 images at a time or additional will be lost. Once the 12 are scanned, select the frames to be transfered by using the "Shift key". Once transfer is complete, exit and get photo again and acquire from scanner. Above should get you close. There are other little things you need to know. Search the new for VuPoint FS-C1-VP. Must use only on XP comp. It won't work on any other. I've tried. tj@nicolbrand.com
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Incredible to say the least. I found some of my parents' b&w negatives from the 1940s and was able to make pictures that surpassed the originals they had in their albums. Just take your time and try the various settings for optimum results.
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The viewer would work with b&w; negatives if the negative is housed in a frame, similar to a slide. The feeder mechanism is not designed for negatives in strips.
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I have not found a way to do it or an accessory to buy. If anyone has had any success, please post it. I would very much like to scan my negatives. Thanks.
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This particular scanner, the Kodak 4x6 P461, has a specific feeder into which you insert the negatives. It seems to me that it would not work for negatives that are not 35mm in size. I have not researched other scanners to see if they would be able to scan other negative sizes. Good Luck!
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Several years ago Canon made a slide holder for the Pixmas that scanned 35mm slides. You can probably find one somewhere if Canon does not make them anymore.
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I used it to look at old individual slides surrounded by cardboard and it worked well. I have not tried it on 35mm negative strips.
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I have never tried the discs. The scanner doesn't have anything that would accommodate them. If you are willing to cut up the discs, you could probably fit the negatives in the tray that is made for 110 negatives, but I don't see any other way to scan them with this scanner.