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MF Scanners - Microtek 120tf?
Recently, rafe b rafebATspeakeasy.net posted:
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:43:17 GMT, "Neil Gould" wrote: That's an important consideration. I clean my film prior to scanning, so that I don't have to fix things after the fact. Right, and you never get into accidents, so no point seatbelts or airbags, either. A bit of a different issue, no? ;-) Seriously though, I've got access to some excellent film processing these days, but even so, without ICE, there'd be plenty of touch up and cleanup to do. Understandable. However, I *really* dislike the results of all of the "auto-cleanup" tools I've tried, including ICE. If I were in a high-volume production environment, I'm sure that those results would be acceptable trade-offs. But, as I'm not, I prefer to deal with artifacts individually, using the best methods for the problem at hand. YMMV. Equally off-target analogy: I prefer not to use the autopilot, even when I'm flying for long distances, because I *like* flying. If I were a commercial instead of just a private pilot, I'm sure that the trade-offs would be acceptable. ;-) Neil |
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MF Scanners - Microtek 120tf?
"Neil Gould" wrote in message om... Understandable. However, I *really* dislike the results of all of the "auto-cleanup" tools I've tried, including ICE. If I were in a high-volume production environment, I'm sure that those results would be acceptable trade-offs. But, as I'm not, I prefer to deal with artifacts individually, using the best methods for the problem at hand. YMMV. Sometimes I think you and I exist in different universes. Honestly, the comment above suggests (to me, at least) that you've never actually used ICE. For years, I've looked for evidence that ICE degrades scans in any way -- and found no such evidence. Equally off-target analogy: I prefer not to use the autopilot, even when I'm flying for long distances, because I *like* flying. If I were a commercial instead of just a private pilot, I'm sure that the trade-offs would be acceptable. ;-) Off target, for sure. I don't touch up scans for pleasure, even though my skills in that area are considerable. I have much better ways to spend (or waste) my time. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com |
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MF Scanners - Microtek 120tf?
Thank you to everyone who responded. I went ahead and picked up a new
LS9000. I am starting a new thread regarding some color issues, but so far I am happy. |
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