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Bert
Joined: 21 Feb 2007
Posts: 3
Location: Philadelphia
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 Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:48 am Post subject: Scanning snag |
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I just picked up an Epson Perfection 4990 PHOTO scanner. My first scans were a 4x6 photo and a bunch of 35mm color negatives, then imported into Adobe Photoshop 5 - an older version. I saved each file as a ".TIFF" and ".PSD" files. My problem occurs when trying to select an area within each file, selecting the entire image to copy into another file - Photoshop won't allow me those options. The only thing I can do with these new scans is make global color adjustments and crop the size. Other info; I'm scanning at 2400dpi - producing 40MB files per image, 48 bits selected, color negatives (using neg holder) have all been selected, I've scanned the neg's using the Epson software and again using the "importing" feature in Photoshop. Any idea where I might be making a mistake??? |
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lasa
Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 1090
Location: Florida
PS Version: CS
OS: MS XP
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I'm not sure but PS5 might not be able to handle 48bit... can you change to 8bit (Image/mode/8bit, in later PS's)
2400dpi, why so big? Planing to make large copies?
or zoom in on them?
Lasa
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Bert
Joined: 21 Feb 2007
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Location: Philadelphia
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: Thanks! |
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Hi Lasa-thanks for your suggestion. That's exactly what a friend told me this afternoon, take the scan to 8 bits. I'll do it and fill you in. The scans will be used to stitch 8 different 35mm negs together. The resulting image will be printed as a long mural on digitally printed wallpaper, for use in a retail store. Thanks again! |
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Bert
Joined: 21 Feb 2007
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Location: Philadelphia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:49 am Post subject: Hi Lasa |
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Thank you - your suggestion worked. Under "Image/Mode" the file had 16bit, I changed it to 8bit and everything is great!
Thanks again,
Bert
| lasa wrote: | I'm not sure but PS5 might not be able to handle 48bit... can you change to 8bit (Image/mode/8bit, in later PS's)
2400dpi, why so big? Planing to make large copies?
or zoom in on them?
Lasa |
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