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Subject: [OM] Re: Scanning and Printing and Reading
From: James Royall <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:02:15 +0100
Walt,

Does the Epson book cover colour correction and how to approach it? It 
seems any trouble I'm having is down to operator error, and my fairly 
random tinkering doesn't always produce good results.

James


On 8 Jun 2004, at 4:56 pm, Walt Wayman wrote:

> Although I have previously expressed my skepticism relative to reviews 
> of gear in photo publications, still, I was heartened to read in the 
> "Digital Help" column in the July issue of "Shutterbug" the following:
>
> "However, if I were to choose from what is available today for film 
> scanning, I would select the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 for 35mm 
> film..."
>
> I'm feeling smarter already today.  :-)
>
> As for books on film scanning and printing, I have both "Mastering 
> Digital Scanning" and "Mastering Digital Printing," each of which have 
> been recommended here.  While they are excellent and very thorough and 
> informative, they tend to bog simple-minded folk like me down with a 
> lot of extraneous material.  I want to know what time it is, not how 
> to build a %@#*$+! clock!
>
> So, with that in mind, let me recommend a publication: "Epson Complete 
> Guide to Digital Printing" by Rob Sheppard.  It covers not just 
> printing, but tuning up after scanning, too, and actually gave me a 
> better idea of what to do with histograms and levels and layers, et 
> al., than either of the other two books.
>
> And if you're using an Epson printer, this book may tell you just 
> about all you need to know about both printing and photo editing.  
> Plus, it's half the length of either of the other two books.  I got 
> through it without straining my finger or my lips getting tired.
>
> Walt
>
>
> --
> Everybody has a photographic memory.  Some people just have crappy 
> scanners.
>
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