V700 - dark scans from slides

[tinnews]

When scanning slides in my Epson V700 the results always seem to be
dark with the default settings. Very often applying "Backlight
correction" (either low or medium) gets the results about right but it
seems odd that the automatic settings are consistently dark.

Do I have something wrong with my V700 or is this just that with the
particular film/camera combination the V700 can't get things exactly
right automatically?

 

[tmonego]

When scanning slides in my Epson V700 the results always seem to be
dark with the default settings.  Very often applying "Backlight
correction" (either low or medium) gets the results about right but it
seems odd that the automatic settings are consistently dark.

Do I have something wrong with my V700 or is this just that with the
particular film/camera combination the V700 can't get things exactly
right automatically?

First of all to scan slides the slide exposure has to be correct. I
know with slides I used to under expose about 1/2 stop to pop the
color, these slides don't scan well, one that are right on exposure
scan very well, I have used 5 or 6 CCD scanners and this applies to
all of them. This said I often work with dark slides from retinal
camera, dark and red is the worst. The V700 has handled dark slides as
well or better than other scanners I have used.
With my V700 I have found the only portion of the software that works
is the professional section, "auto" and "home" are next to useless,
the Pro section works well though. Set you slides in a holder,
emulsion up, do a prescan, I outline the scans by hand, there is a
setting for this but it becomes a default and you only have to do it
once. Click on each slide, the display on that slide becomes lighter,
go to the curves function on the left screen, if you can't see it
scroll down, it is just below the size setting box. In curves there is
a set of predesigned curves, click on "lighter" do a scan and see if
that helps, if not set the base of the curve a little higher, try
again, save if you like the change. Works well, finally fine tune in
Photoshop or you editor.

Tom

 

[tinnews]

First of all to scan slides the slide exposure has to be correct. I
know with slides I used to under expose about 1/2 stop to pop the
color, these slides don't scan well, one that are right on exposure
scan very well, I have used 5 or 6 CCD scanners and this applies to
all of them. This said I often work with dark slides from retinal
camera, dark and red is the worst. The V700 has handled dark slides as
well or better than other scanners I have used.

Yes, I suppose that's what I'm finding, the slides are possibly a bit
darker than 'perfect'. The V700 scans them OK, just that I have to
make an adjustment to a lot of them.

With my V700 I have found the only portion of the software that works
is the professional section, "auto" and "home" are next to useless,
the Pro section works well though.

Me too, I've only been using the 'professional' mode, it's hardly over
complex anyway.

Set you slides in a holder,
emulsion up, do a prescan, I outline the scans by hand, there is a
setting for this but it becomes a default and you only have to do it
once. Click on each slide, the display on that slide becomes lighter,
go to the curves function on the left screen, if you can't see it
scroll down, it is just below the size setting box. In curves there is
a set of predesigned curves, click on "lighter" do a scan and see if
that helps, if not set the base of the curve a little higher, try
again, save if you like the change. Works well, finally fine tune in
Photoshop or you editor.

OK, thanks, I'll have a play in that area on the more difficult
(and/or important) slides. I'm mass scanning a large collection at
the moment to preserve them for posterity (lucky posterity!) so I'm
just doing a 'best quick settings' scan of everything.

 

[RSKT]

Hi guys,
Just slightly off topic here.
Can I check how does the V100 compare with the V700 (using LED)?
I use my V100 to scan negative film to positive images and I must say the
scans are less than satisfactory. I have done all the changes indicated
below.
My intention was to archive the hundreds of old photos that I have and I
though scanning the negative strips would be faster than scanning the
individual photos. Do you have any tips to improve on this?
Thanks in advance