BASICS IN SCANNING & RESTORATION

OF 35 MM SLIDES AND OLD PHOTOS

BY ELE CHEW

Memories are like autumn

scattered leaves

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OUTLINE

Choosing a Resolution Based on

Final Output

Hardware

Software

Preparation for Scanning

Examples

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CHOOSING A RESOLUTION BASED ON FINAL

OUTPUT

Definitions:

PPI = pixels per inch

DPI = dots per inch

A 1200 dpi printer will place 1200 droplets of ink within each square

of the document being printed

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Computer

Printer

Output Image

Resolution

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Print

Size

(inches)

File Size Required for Print

180 ppi

(good)

240 ppi

(better)

300 ppi

(best)

4x6 720x1080

0.75 MP

960x1440

1.4 MP

1200x1800

2.2 MP

5x7 900x1260

1.2 MP

1200x1680

2 MP

1500x2100

3.15 MP

8x10 1400x1800

2.6 MP

1920X2400

4.6 MP

2400X3000

7.2 MP

11X14 1980x2520

5 MP

2640x3360

8.9 MP

3300x4200

13.8 MP

Conversion of inches -> pixels

Determining megapixels

4” x 300 ppi = 1200 6” x 300 ppi = 1800

(1200X1800)

1,000,000 = 2.2 MP

ENLARGEMENT

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Width

(in)

Height (in) Enlargement

Factor

Width

300 ppi

Height

300 ppi

Original Size 0.8 1 1 240 300

8" x 10" 8 10 10 2400 3000

8" x 12" 8 12 12 2880 3600

HARDWARE

Computer

Memory

Hard Drive Storage

Monitor

Tablets

Color Management & Color Munki

Backup & Long-Term Storage

Printers

Scanner

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Ctein. Digital Restoration from Start to Finish: How to Repair Old and Damaged

Photographs. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Focal/Elsevier, 2010. Print.

HARDWARE

Computer

Recommended:

MacBook Pro with an Intel Core Duo CPU

Frank’s Setup:

iMac with 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

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Fire Wire better than USB transfer to external

hard drive

HARDWARE

Memory

Recommended:

6 GB of RAM

Frank’s Setup:

16 GB of RAM

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70% RAM dedicated to Photoshop.

NEEDS Lots of RAM!

HARDWARE

Hard Drive Storage

Recommended:

360 GB Hard Drive Storage

Frank’s Setup:

HD1 360 GB HD2 1TB

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By default, Photoshop uses the hard drive on

which the operating system is installed as the

primary scratch disk. Scratch disk space is only

for temporary storage and cannot be used for

permanently backing up files.

HARDWARE

Monitor

Recommended:

Dual LCD Monitor

Frank’s Setup:

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS

technology; 2560-by-1440 resolution

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27-inch or more. Easy on the eyes.

Wide gamut to show almost entire Adobe

RGB. Ergonomically position the monitor,

desk and chair.

HARDWARE

Tablet

Recommended:

Wacom Intuos 3, 6”x8” active area

Ele’s Setup:

Wacom Intuos4, Small , 6.2” x 3.9” active area

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Especially useful for spot removal.

HARDWARE

Color Management & Color Munki

Recommended:

Color Munki

Frank’s Setup:

Color Munki

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Monthly calibration. Important to profile

printer for quality results.

Not important to profile scanner.

HARDWARE

Backup & Long-Term Storage

Recommended:

DVDs

External Hard Drives

Frank’s Setup:

Promise Technology 4TB Pegasus R4 Thunderbolt Raid

Storage Array

Promise Technology 20TB Pegasus R6 RAID Storage with

Thunderbolt

Backup-Backup Seagate Fast HDD USB 3.0 4TB Black

Hard Drive

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HARDWARE

Printer (dpi)

Recommended:

Epson 2400 (discontinued)

Frank’s Setup:

Epson R3000

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Printer Type: 13" large-format printer - ink-jet - color

Inkjet Technology: Epson Micro Piezo with Active Meniscus

Control (AMC)

Ink Palette Supported (Colors): 8-ink

Nozzle Configuration: 8 x 180 nozzles

Minimum Ink Droplet Size: 2 pl

Ink Type: Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta

Prints beautifully. Expensive ink.

HARDWARE

Scanner-Film/Transparencies

Recommended:

3 Tools:

o Digital ICE-Removes scratches and dirt but with silver-

based B&W films and Kodachrome slides

o Digital GEM-Reduces noise and grain

o Digital ROC- Restores color

Frank’s Setup:

Flextight x5

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• Virtual Drum, Vertical

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• Glare-Free Path to Film

• Scan 35mm to 4”x5” Film &

Prints

• 4.9 D-max (normal slide 3.5

D-max)

• 8000dpi Maximum

Resolution

• 5000ppi Maximum

Resolution

• Fast 300 MB per Minute

Speed

• Batch Scanning Capacity

• Auto Cropping /Formatting

/Naming

• Rodenstock Optical Lens

• Flex Touch Dust Removal

Hasselblad

Flextight X5 Scanner

HARDWARE

Flatbed Scanner-Prints

Recommended:

o 16 bit depth

To capture subtle differences.

o Film adapter

Not a substitute for high quality film scans

Ele’s Setup:

CanoScan 9000F Mark II Color Image Scanner

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• 9600 x 9600 maximum color

resolution1 (film scanning)

with a vivid 48-bit color

depth

• Film Scanning (35mm

film/120 format film)

• Gutter Shadow Correction,

High-speed Scanning

• Auto Document Fix, Auto

Scan Mode

• FARE Level 3

CanoScan 9000F Mark

II Color Image Scanner

SOFTWARE

Lightroom 4/5

Photoshop CC

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Scanner -TIFF

Lightroom – TIFF

Photoshop - PSD

PREPARATION FOR 35MM SCANNING

Materials:

Kinetronics Anti-Static Gloves

ULTRA SCREEN CLEANER UMF-C118 Ultra

Screen Cleaning Microfiber Cloth

Photographic Solution Pec-12 Photo Emulsion

Cleaner

Photographic Solutions PEC-PAD Photo Wipes (4

x 4", 100-Pack)

Static Master Brush 1 - Inch

Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster

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REFERENCES