I have some old b&amp;w negatives on glass plates about 5"x7". any ideas how i would scan these into positive jpgs?
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I don't know how off the top of my head but I read the directions on everything I needed to do. And if I needed something unique, I would call Epson customer service.
295010
You can use the same method of any other size negatives just pay attention to the software and put in the correct specifications. The printer comes with negative holder but you don't need that if they are in glass plates.
1354905
I do not believe the scanner can process negatives. It does come with a special tray for slides.
297075
I have been scanning strips of negatives. A negative strip has to be at least 3 frames long, but if you have only one negative there is a single frame holder that you can use. The scanner has setting for negatives or slides. The negatives I have done so far have turned out fine when downloaded to my computer. BE careful of your fingertips on the negatives, one scan had a nice thumb print on it. Hope this helps.
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I did scan some very old negatives from the '30s, but it is not easy. Back then, negitives were in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The scanner does just fine, but the software is poor. I did this a few years ago, so as I remember, I used Gimp on a Linux machine. Otherwise, the Epson software expects the negative to fit into one of the included frames. Using this process, it took a few minutes of fiddle with the settings to scan just one negative.
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There are two caddies that come with the scanner. One does normal slides and 35 mm negatives. The other one has an opening that is 2 1/4 x 8 1/2. I think you could do the slides there. I have used it for older over-sized negatives with good results.
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negatives are negatives, from the 40's or not.size however is another issue.you can always use some card board to fit it in one of your neg-holdersit is more what you do after you scan them in.film of the time had wonderful color, but you can color correct to be more natural.depending on the editing platform you use,you can do anything.
1315727
I've scanned 35mm slides and negatives that were more than 30 years old with out any problems. much better than scanning a old photo.
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My guess is that you could scan the negatives without using the 2 1/4 inch carrier by just laying them (emulsion side up) on the glass But I don't think the light source will illuminate the extra width evenly and the edges will be darker than the center. You could scan these negatives in two strips, making sure each edge is within the illuminated boundary. Then carefully assemble the pair in Photoshop, sort of the way you would assemble a panorama of separate images. You could scan really large negatives that way. This is a very good scanner for very little cash. If this workaround works for you, you wouldn't need a much more expensive scanner for larger format transparencies or negatives. My guess is that you could scan the negatives without using the 2 1/4 inch carrier by just laying them (emulsion side up) on the glass But I don't think the light source will illuminate the extra width evenly and the edges will be darker than the center. You could scan these negatives in two strips, making sure each edge is within the illuminated boundary. Then carefully assemble the pair in Photoshop, sort of the way you would assemble a panorama of separate images. You could scan really large negatives that way. This is a very good scanner for very little cash. If this workaround works... » Read More My guess is that you could scan the negatives without using the 2 1/4 inch carrier by just laying them (emulsion side up) on the glass But I don't think the light source will illuminate the extra width evenly and the edges will be darker than the center. You could scan these negatives in two strips, making sure each edge is within the illuminated boundary. Then carefully assemble the pair in Photoshop, sort of the way you would assemble a panorama of separate images. You could scan really large negatives that way. This is a very good scanner for very little cash. If this workaround works for you, you wouldn't need a much more expensive scanner for larger format transparencies or negatives. « Show Less
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Not very well. Slides and film are mounted into templates and pushed through the machine, with only 1" wide area exposed for the light to pass through and provide the digital image. Printed pictures of various sizes can also be processed by placing them on a glass plate like a conventional scanner. However I don't think this would work using a negative.
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I have some black and white 35mm negatives from 40 years ago. The result I got was more than I expected and was as good as I can ever get. Considering what options I have, or you have to digitized the B & W negatives inexpensively, there is no better option. I had a darkroom, enlarger, wet trays...and take hours to get to the print 40 years ago. I can now digitize the B & W negatives and go to Photoshop and do burn and dodge on the computer screen. Well, the younger photographer never knew that "burn and dodge" as from the photo enlarger era.
469897
Scanning negatives would be great, but to answer your question, I don't know.
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It might be tough to feed them into this scanner. I had a hard time feeding some of my really old pics. You might want to seek out a professional for your negatives. Good luck.
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My experience with the Pandigital for color and black and white photographs is absolutely wonderful. I love this machine. For negatives I am using another machine a negative converter to digital. You can find them everywhere, in Bestu Buy, Amazon.com and inclusive in Walmart. They are very inexpensive and work wonders on negatives. Again, I love my Pandigital but I use it only for photographs. I hope I was able to help.excelent
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They do not go into the computer as negatives but actual digital pictures ready to print or save. It can also do the same for negatives. I have completed over 1000 slides and negatives of old family outing etc with no problem. Only prob is you can only do 4 at a time, but well worth it.
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This scanner will scan a color or black and white negative, and make you a digital .JPG (picture). You can then do whatever you want to with it. I have scanned negatives that I still have prints from, from the 1980's, and my prints from these scans are better than the originals from the 1980's. So yes it will scan them very well.
1297527
I ordered an Epson V600 last night - it is supposed to do any size negatives and b&w; ones.... I hope it works!!
959345
I am scanning photos right now - the plate is immense - I've just been filling it - scanning the whole thing and then cropping individual photos out - and saving as jpg files