I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are going to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some prints on a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for transfer to the Internet. Would one or the other finish be better for scanning? Thanks.
Wm Watt wrote: > I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are > going to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some > prints on a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for > transfer to the Internet. Would one or the other finish be better > for scanning? Thanks.
My experience says glossy is likely to yield best detail.
My experience also says that many places who offer film processing these days also offer scans from the negatives written to a CD, for relatively little cost. From-the-negative scans are usually much better than from-the-prints scans.
> Wm Watt wrote: >> I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are >> going to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some >> prints on a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for >> transfer to the Internet. Would one or the other finish be better >> for scanning? Thanks.
> My experience says glossy is likely to yield best detail.
> My experience also says that many places who offer film processing these > days also offer scans from the negatives written to a CD, for relatively > little cost. From-the-negative scans are usually much better than > from-the-prints scans.
And a 600 dpi scan at home of a small print is likely to have rotten detail.
>> Wm Watt wrote: >>> I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are >>> going to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some >>> prints on a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for >>> transfer to the Internet. Would one or the other finish be better >>> for scanning? Thanks.
>> My experience says glossy is likely to yield best detail.
>> My experience also says that many places who offer film processing >> these days also offer scans from the negatives written to a CD, for >> relatively little cost. From-the-negative scans are usually much >> better than from-the-prints scans.
> And a 600 dpi scan at home of a small print is likely to have rotten > detail.
Not a problem since it seems to be for a web site. -- Bertrand
On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:55:56 -0800 (PST), Wm Watt <ag38...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are going >to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some prints on >a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for transfer to the >Internet. Would one or the other finish be better for scanning? >Thanks.
I've had problems with scanning glossy prints, they can shine into the scanner and make sun spots! The print has to be perfectly flat, and no 'pebble' finish.
> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:55:56 -0800 (PST), Wm Watt <ag38...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are >> going to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some >> prints on a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for >> transfer to the Internet. Would one or the other finish be better >> for scanning?
> I've had problems with scanning glossy prints, they can shine into > the scanner and make sun spots! The print has to be perfectly flat, > and no 'pebble' finish.
> I'd go with flat, never had a problem with those.
I've never had a problem scanning glossy prints, which are about as flat as can be.
-- Who needs a junta or a dictatorship when you have a Congress blowing Wall Street, using the media as a condom?
Wm Watt wrote: > I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are going > to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some prints on > a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for transfer to the > Internet. Would one or the other finish be better for scanning? > Thanks.
If the photos is sharp and clean, glossy looks better.
Matte is just a way to smooth over noise and blur.
L...@nospam.com wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:55:56 -0800 (PST), Wm Watt <ag38...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> I'm going to take my film for developing and printing. They are going >> to ask me if I want glossy or matte finish. I will scan some prints on >> a flatbed scanner (IBM colour scanner, 600dpi) for transfer to the >> Internet. Would one or the other finish be better for scanning? >> Thanks.
> I've had problems with scanning glossy prints, they can shine into the scanner
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