Re: Scanning panorama negatives

From: Wolfgang Müller (wm@cmb.at)
Date: Sat May 11 2002 - 04:51:36 CDT

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    Date:         Sat, 11 May 2002 11:51:36 +0200
    From: Wolfgang Müller <mailto:wm@cmb.at>
    Subject:      Re: Scanning panorama negatives
    To: mailto:IMAGELIB@listserv.arizona.edu
    

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    > Brad,
    >
    > we have had several requests like yours.
    > Scanning meterial of extraordinary big size is always a problem.
    > On May 22nd we will start working with a new scanning technology from
    Cruse
    > (http://www.crusedigital.com). The scanner we put in place here in Vienna
    > will be able to scan negatives of your size (and larger).
    >
    > Stitching is a solution, but if you have to process too many of them
    > stitching will not be efficient. As for fine-art we scan 180 x 240 cm in
    one
    > go (resulting in 1 gig Filesize).
    >
    > If you are interested, pls. have a look at our website (www.e-archive.it)
    > in a couple of weeks, we will post our experience there. Also feel free to
    > contact me personally for further questions or pricing (we sell Cruse
    > Scanning Technology and render scanning services).
    >
    > Wolfgang

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    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "{ brad brace }" <mailto:bbrace@WIREDMAG.COM>
    > To: <mailto:IMAGELIB@listserv.arizona.edu>
    > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:22 PM
    > Subject: Re: Scanning panorama negatives
    >
    >
    > > At 8:50 AM -0600 5/10/2, Kenning Arlitsch wrote:
    > >
    > > >Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of scanning large
    panorama
    > =
    > > >negatives? We have been trying to scan negatives up to 15 inches wide
    =
    > > >and 48 inches long, and have been unable to identify any device that
    can
    > =
    > > >scan that size in one shot. We have very good flatbed scanners =
    > > >(Creo-Scitex Jazz+) but the bed is only 12" x 17", and one end of the =
    > > >bed has a clear window that cannot be covered, meaning we can't scan a
    =
    > > >secton and then pull the negative through to scan the next section. We
    =
    > > >can scan one section and then reverse to scan the other end, but for
    the
    > =
    > > >longer negatives it still leaves the middle sections. Also, scanning
    in
    > =
    > > >sections requires labor intensive seaming in PhotoShop.
    > > >
    > > >We've looked a little at drum scanners, but aside from being very =
    > > >expensive most of them also require oil-mounting, which would not be an
    =
    > > >acceptable practice with these fragile negatives, some of which are =
    > > >nitrate.
    > >
    > >
    > > Drum-scanners actually don't _require oil-mounting, dry mounts are often
    > > quite satisfactory. I've never heard of a scanner with a four foot bed,
    > but
    > > one solution to your problem might be "stitching software" which is
    > > commonly used to create panoramic images from a series of overlapping
    > > shots... although I don't quite understand why the center section of
    your
    > > negs can't be scanned.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
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