Message-Id: <199803272114.OAA32336@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 15:22:24 -0600 From: Sonny Carter <mailto:Cartersn@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU> Subject: Re: Scanner Light Source To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
At 11:51 PM 3/26/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hello!
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>- What constitutes the light of a typical flatbed desktop scanner?
Usually it is a simple flourescent bulb. I use the ones made by Phillips sold at Home Depot . . . less than five bucks, and the scanner's calibration program adjusts for color temperature.
If and how does this light affect a light sensitive object such as a photograph? Is the duration of exposure too short or is the light intense enough?
If you don't leave a photo in the scanner, it shouldn't have a bad effect on most stable photos. Probably a good bit of UV emmitted, so be careful of long exposures.
How could measurements best be made?
Dunno.. just be prudent.
Try this website for some terrific tips! http://www.cyberramp.net/~fulton/scans.html
Sonny Carter Digital Imaging Specialist Cammie G. Henry Research Center Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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