Really can't stop watching your videos. Superb work, thank you.

Nice thorough explanation of scanning film. I just picked up an Epson v600 for scanning my 120 film!

Your tutorial videos are amazing! Thank you for sharing so much info! :)

Very informative video. I have an Epson V600 and have done a lot of trial and error trying to determine the correct DPI for scanning 35mm negatives. This really helps create a methodology to scanning. However, I don't use Photoshop so that portion of the video was not of interest to me. Thanks.

Another wonderful and informative video... Thank you...

Thanks for the video. I actually have this scanner and hadn't scanned B&W negatives in quite a while and just found some that I wanted to digitize so this gave me a good session to remind me of the settings to use. I will probably use Lightroom to make my edit adjustments after scanning.

It's worth noting that you will only be able to make histogram adjustments in the Epson Scan software if you enable the "Continuous Auto Exposure" mode in the configuration settings. Many people swear by scanning with no correction and doing all adjustments in editing but there's something to be said for being able to adjust the critical black & white points during actual scanning and maximizing your scanner's potential.

Great info! Very helpful.

Thank you for this great video. Keep up the good work!

Excellent episode. Thank you.

As I look over scanning tutorials for the Epson Scan software, there are generally several additional settings that could be addressed. If you have the time, could you comment on these? a) When you set the Target Size to anything other than Original, do you know what the scanner is actually doing? Is it interpolating the output after the scan but before the file is sent to the computer for storage? b) With my 4870, when scanning a B&W neg, the Histogram Output setting defaults to 10 & 200, rather than 0 & 255. Is this something specific to the neg. I'm working on (a low contrast snow scene, for instance), or does Epson default to these or similar Output settings based on the software engineer's assumptions of the material that is most likely to be printed on? Should these be reset to 0-255? c) Also under Histogram is the Tone Curve Viewer with toe and shoulder curve options, and there is a Show Options button that apparently shows the change to the histogram. While this might be somewhat self-explanatory, any comments you may have would be appreciated. d) Finally, can you speak to the advantage/disadvantage of making a RAW scan? For this, I've been setting the color control, under the Configuration button, to No Color Correction, which prevents any exposure/histogram/color adjustments and provides a output file with no additional Epson software adjustments. You opinion of this method would also be appreciated. Unfortunately, Epson's guidance on all these these settings is extremely sparse and generally not useful. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond.

I treat scanning as just extracting a completely flat raw file at highest DPI (downscaled to 12% so it gives me like 3000x3000px for 6x6 medium format). No corrections, full range of contrast from the scanner (no clipping). The image should be flat and dull looking. Then in photo editing software like Lightroom I set the curves, punching up the contrast on the images. Why? Because I'll have a file to get back to if I want to redo something and I never have to re-scan an image. Great for archiving. Just wanted to share my process :)

Great video, Thanks for the clear explanation!

Hi, I have an epson v550 scanner with the same software. What would you recommend for 35mm negatives, for someone who wants smallish 7x5 or 6x4 prints? Currently I use something along the lines of 48 bit 4800 dpi, also 24 bit 4800 dpi....are these too much?

I love that big flower photo!

I have a pretty good 35mm rig but nobody develops film anymore. Do you think I need to buy a new digital? I really don't want to. Any ideas?

Do you recommend using camel hair brushes to brush off dust? will that scratch the negative?

What are your thoughts on the epson v800 o v850?

great vid, thank you so much!

Is there a slide machine or scanner for the old regency discs please

Use VueScan: Light years ahead of Epson or Canon software. Steep learning curve, but worth it. There are plenty of videos on KZread to teach you.

im the 2500th viewer(junk comment) This helped me out to scan my 120 B&W negatives (real comment)

Even if you need just 800ppi resolution, you will probably achieve better quality by scanning at 3200ppi and then downscaling in Photoshop to 800ppi.

Why exactly do you have 3 computer mouses/mice?

Would this still be considered as film photography anymore because there's post processing in Photoshop :/. Printing it onto film paper can be very expensive. But this is one cool way to have an online gallery for images shot with a film camera.

Why not, I have two linked side by side using the same mouse in my Bedroom!

How is the resolution?

Genious.

Hi. Review of Epson V600 by super scanner people: "goo gl/rV7LP" (replace space with .). According to the review the max resolution is 1560ppi. "In order to achieve the maximum resolution of 1560ppi, one does not have only to scan the with the highest optical resolution but it is sufficient to digitalize the original with 3200ppi." My suggestion would be to test the quality of this workflow: scan at 3200ppi then downsample to 1560ppi & save.

ah, I'll watch later,,,

Here's a trick. Usually, you want to convert your negative to a positive at some point. So, when you are in the curves tool (most software allows this, some have a dedicated button to press) what you simply do, is invert the curve. Grab the left end and pull it to the top and the right end and pull it to the bottom.

Or you can just press CTRL/Cmd + I (think Invert) on your keyboard ;-)

What Epson transparency scanner is good for the beginning scanning person ... who is also on a budget and not Ansel Adams

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Epson Perfection V600...very good results under $200

shouldn't a 4x5 produce more than 10 megapixels

Wow. So much you can do. And they laugh at me at work about b&w and the darkroom. But look at all these options.

The lip smacking...

God... not this song again !!!

That intro makes me cringe.