Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 12/22/01 6:32:59 PM, todouglas@... writes:

<< I would be very interested to hear how people are making "contact 
sheets" using film scanners. It would seem very tedious to scan a 
roll of 36 slides in a film scanner and then assemble them in one 
file for printing. Plus using a film scanner would cut out the slide 
numbers on the edge, right?

Someone suggested using a flatbed with a transparancy adapter for 
the proofs and then doing the scan of the selects with a film 
scanner.

Ideas? >>

My Epson 1680 does this very well and the bed is just the right size.  I make 
the files about 10mb each and give each a specific name.

All the best!

-Andy Darlow

> My Epson 1680 does this very well and the bed is just the right
> size.  I make
> the files about 10mb each and give each a specific name.

Andy,

Can you scan a 36 exposure roll in the sleeves, or do you have to take it
out and lay it down on the glass to get all the frames in?

Austin

In a message dated 12/23/01 9:34:30 PM, darkroom@... writes:

<< Andy,

Can you scan a 36 exposure roll in the sleeves, or do you have to take it
out and lay it down on the glass to get all the frames in?

Austin
 >>

Hi Austin:

If you use the 5 frame across x 7 strip down sheets, you can fit it 
vertically in the sheets.  6 frames across won't quite fit.

All the best!

-Andy Darlow

> << Andy,
>
> Can you scan a 36 exposure roll in the sleeves, or do you have to take it
> out and lay it down on the glass to get all the frames in?
>
> Austin
>  >>
>
> Hi Austin:
>
> If you use the 5 frame across x 7 strip down sheets, you can fit it
> vertically in the sheets.  6 frames across won't quite fit.
>
> All the best!
>
> -Andy Darlow

Hi Andy,

That makes sense, since most of these smaller scanners do legal size...so
length wouldn't be an issue, it's width...and 5 x 1.5" is 7.5" and if the
transparency adapter has a wide enough illumination, then 5 sounds like the
magic number before having to go to tabloid.

Regards,

Austin