Product DescriptionA large number of contemporary photographers have either moved into digital photography exclusively or use both analog and digital media in their work. In either case, there is most likely an archive of slides and negatives which cannot be directly integrated into the new digital workflow, nor can it be archived in a digital format. More and more, photographers are trying to bridge this gap using high-performance film scanners.
How to achieve the best possible digital image from a negative or slide, and how to build a workflow to make this process efficient, repeatable, and reliable, is the subject of this book. The author uses Nikon's filmscanners throughout, but all steps can easily be followed using a different scanner. The most common software tools for scanning (SilverFast, VueScan, NikonScan) are not only covered extensively in the book, but are also provided on a CD along with other useful tools for image editing, as well as numerous sample scans.
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Rating: - Helpful Reading
I found this to be very useful in helping me decide what scanner to purchase as it lightly covered the various software packages that were sold with film scanners. It also helped me decide not to buy less expensive software that was available to supplement the scanner package.
The coverage of the software packages is not as detailed as I would have hoped for but it was adequate and accurate in its description.
I did purchase a film scanner based on the facts presented in ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent for the intermediate photographer
For those with little photography or scanning experience (i.e., not knowing about bits or resolution) this book would be of little value. However, for those with intermediate experince it is excellent. It discusses, in depth, factors that affect scanners (i.e., DPI, RAW vs JPEG, etc.) and does so in good detail. It points out the many practical fallacies that underlie advertising with respect to scanners (that DPIs for example really are very limited in telling you the resolving quality of different ... Read More
Rating: - Well written
Excellent book ... covers a lot of basics on the options currently available out there. Definiely reccmd it to anyone considering digitizing your archive of negatives and slides.
Rating: - Scanning Negatives and Slides by Sascha Steinhoff
As this book is comparing the subtle differences in scanned images the paper and print qualities are paramount to the books success in conveying the desired message. The physical quality of this book is EXCELLENT.
The primary objective of the author is to take the film photographer who has accumulated an archive of analog negatives & slides & bring them into the world of digital conversion. The author explains in detail how to achieve the best possible digital image from your scanner & ... Read More
Rating: - Very good review of the topic
The authors do a very thorough job of discussing the topic of scanning slides. There is a lot of good information for someone who will or already has purchased a dedicated film scanner with the intent of making high-quality scans.
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- Excellent for the intermediate photographer