Re: filmscanners: Line on SS4000 scanning

[TonySleep@halftone.co.uk (Tony Sleep)]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:38:17 -0700   (salome1@pacbell.net) wrote:

>  Yesterday
> after I had scanned a slide, I noticed a very narrow light colored line
> going the length of the scan.  It is probably about one third of the way
> into the image. Today, I scanned a black and white negative and it has a
> black line in it. Can anyone give me any insights what may be causing
> this and what my options are?

Almost certainly a speck of dust on the CCD surface - not a problem I 
have yet had with a SS4000, but have had with 2 different flatbeds. Try 
using an aerosol air-duster like Dust-off. Be *very* careful to keep the 
can upright and level, so as not to squirt liquid propellant into the 
scanner.

Regards 

Tony Sleep
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