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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4990 Scanner Question

2012-03-21 by Ernst Dinkla

On 03/21/2012 03:07 PM, faeofavalon wrote:
> Hey gang -
> I had this problem in the past but must have resolved it somehow but
> can't remember how. I use the Epson 4990 flatbed scanner to scan all of
> my negatives. I am trying to scan in frames including the edges of the
> film (so the numbers will show, etc) but when I select the area, the
> image is pure white. When I select ONLY the image area, the image is
> there. I tried deselecting the backlight compensation option in the
> Epson software but it doesn't seem to do anything. Any advice would be
> greatly appreciated :)
> -AnnMariewww.annmarietornabene.net <www.annmarietornabene.net>


Vuescan + border buffer at say 15% so it does not count the edges for 
exposure.

Flare however will be increased if in scanning no mask is used.


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