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SuperPlay

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I have a new scanner :-)
« on: August 15, 2013, 04:46:09 AM »
Hi Folks

I have just picked up a new Epson V500 photo scanner:




Just playing around with it at the moment and the following settings seem to give much better results that my old one:

Auto Exposure Type: Document
Image Type: 24Bit Colour
Resolution: 400 dpi

Unsharp Mask: Medium
Descreening: Fine Prints (175 lpi)


Test scan of Hellfire S front cover:

Old scanner (Canon LIDE 100): Test Scan 1.7MB!

New Scanner: Test Scan 2.7MB!


Looking forward to bringing you folks some more cover scans and I have just realised that I have not scanned a PC Engine Fan magazine for you guys in a while.


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Necromancer

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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2013, 04:52:46 AM »
Wow, what a difference between the two scans.
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esteban

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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2013, 06:05:44 AM »
Woohoo!
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Ji-L87

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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2013, 07:36:47 AM »
Nice : )

Interesting results...
The colors are more pleasant on the new one, but the old one seems to have more detail here...(compare their faces). The dot-pattern is almost gone in the new one but somehow so is the edge. But I'm sure this is more of a setting thing :)
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2013, 09:08:00 AM »
Quote from: Ji-L87 on August 15, 2013, 07:36:47 AM
Nice : )

Interesting results...
The colors are more pleasant on the new one, but the old one seems to have more detail here...(compare their faces). The dot-pattern is almost gone in the new one but somehow so is the edge. But I'm sure this is more of a setting thing :)

Yes, I believe that he might consider changing "Unsharp Mask: Medium" to eliminate the "softening" you are referring to.

That said, another WOOHOO! in in order!

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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2013, 04:58:18 PM »
It's strange but I think the old one looks much more faithfull to the original cover since you still can see the raster from the original printing.

The new one is just kinda blured/polished/interpolated, which result you can easily get in any picture editing software.
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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2013, 08:14:41 PM »
Yeah. I don't doubt the scanners ability, just judged the two pics.
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2013, 07:44:57 AM »
Thank you for your feedback and tips.

I noticed earlier today that by default Auto Exposure is also set and as you guys pointed out most of the blurring is caused by the de-screen option along with the Unsharp Mask

had a quick play with the selectable options disabled and changing the DPI varying from 200 -> 600.   300-400 seemed to be the best range once I hit 500+ the scans started to pick up a screening effect.

Here is a scan at 400DPI:

New Scanner: Test Scan 3.4MB!


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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2013, 08:26:26 AM »
very nice, love it :)
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2013, 09:35:36 AM »
let me just pick up my jaw here for a second! WOW @ that 3rd pic.
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2013, 11:47:06 AM »
 
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2013, 12:34:58 PM »
Looks great, SuperPlay!
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2013, 12:48:17 PM »
Very nice scanner.  We have that one at our work.  You also chose an amazing cover to use.  I have always loved the use of colors on that cover.  Your new scanner really does it justice.  Such a nice difference.
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2013, 03:49:17 AM »
Very nice, that's second one has like no moire effect compared to what is visible in the first scan.
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Re: I have a new scanner :-)
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2013, 01:09:52 AM »
Thanks for the comments folks.  I just need to find some time to get some scanning done ;-)
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