[filmscanners] RE: Lab scans

["Jack Phipps" <JPhipps@asf.com>]

Julie--
I've found it very difficult to get Digital Minilab operators to provide
high resolution scans, but it can be done. I'm looking at a scan from a
minilab that is 3637 by 2432. It doesn't provide maximum detail at the
highest octave, but it is okay. It is a 13 MB jpeg file. The operators
didn't know they could scan at this high a resolution. After talking to
someone at a tradeshow, I asked them to try scanning at 10 x 15 inches
(apparently a menu selection on the lab). The local lab said that wasn't a
choice but 8 x 12 was. This is how they got the 3637 x 2432 scan. At another
lab (different brand machine) could give 3000 by 2000 scans. We haven't been
able to get 16 bit scans or anything other than jpegs for that matter.
Again, the scans aren't great but they are fast and cheap.

Good luck with your scanning.

Jack Phipps
Applied Science Fiction

-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Cooke [mailto:julie@lightdrawing.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 12:19 PM
To: Jack Phipps
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Lab scans


My Nikon Coolscan is being repaired. Meanwhile I've had a roll of 35mm
scanned by a new lab I'm trying. When I enquired about the resolution of the
scans, I was told good enough for a 12x8 inch print. When I got the scans
back however they are 1024x1536 at 72dpi. So therefore I can only get 3.4x5
inch print at 300dpi.

I spoke to my lab, who say that it's possible to get a 12x8 print from their
scan, scanned at base 4 using their £200,000 Noritsu printer. I can't see
how this is possible. They say that they don't like to scan larger as I
wouldn't be able to open their massive 18MB scans on my computer!

Now I have a client that wants images retouched and printed. One option
would be to retouch the scan and get it printed by the lab, as an
experiment. However as the lab are a 30 min drive I don't want to waste my
time!

Thanks,

Julie

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