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Mastering Digital Scanning: With Slides, Film, and Transparencies
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Author: David D. Busch
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 1592001416
Publisher: Muska & Lipman Pub (October, 2003)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 24,547
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Very good scanning book.
I looked all over for a book about scanning slides and was very glad to find this one. It had all the info I needed and was very easy to understand. This book is good for beginners and intermediate readers, because it contains both good introductory material as well as more advanced tips and tricks to help you get the best quality scans from your film.I liked the software recommendations and description of how film scanning works. I was able to get better results scanning slides with both my Nikon film scanner and Epson flatbed scanner after I read this book. Thanks for a great book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Full of useful information
I don't know why there wasn't a book about scanning film before this one. Scanning film is definitely not like scanning prints, and I've been looking long and hard for a book that understood this. I've been scanning slides with my flatbed scanner for a long time, and after reading this book I learned how to improve my scans. Now I'm thinking about getting a dedicated slide scanner. Everything I needed to know to choose one was right in here. The color pictures were great. The author obviously understands this topic well.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Definitive book on scanning transparencies and negatives!
Wow! Finally a whole book devoted just to scanning film. Everybody knows that scanning slides and negatives is more demanding than scanning prints, so a guide to this variety of scanning has been sorely needed. This book has several strengths. First, it covers scanning film with both dedicated film scanners and flatbed scanners, so those of us who can't afford a more expensive slide scanner can learn how to make the most of their present equipment. Second, it provides lots of information on optimizing scans, working with difficult originals, and correcting scans. It's also in full color, so you can see exactly the effects the author is talking about.I especially liked the software discussion. I learned about programs like SilverFast and VueScan why I might want each one. Based on the author's recommendation, I went with VueScan, because it costs only $79 and works with my Minolta DualScan III film scanner. I was sick of finding only a few pages on scanning film in most of the digital photography or scanning books I bought, so this meaty book proved to be very satisfying. Thanks for finally giving us a book about scanning film. It's been long overdue.
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