Chyn
Established
I recently bought a used Minolta Dimage Scan Multi largely because I wanted the ability to scan medium format from time to time in addition to 35mm negatives. Besides the fact that it is a bit slow, it does the job reliably. The Minolta software feels a bit clunky, so I downloaded a trial copy of Vuescan and that was an improvement.
One downside of scanning is that my scans show quite a bit of dust, even though they are fresh from the minilab. My question: is there any way to remove them via software without compromising image quality? If anyone has tips to share on preparing 35mm or 6x6 negatives before scanning, I'd appreciate it!
One downside of scanning is that my scans show quite a bit of dust, even though they are fresh from the minilab. My question: is there any way to remove them via software without compromising image quality? If anyone has tips to share on preparing 35mm or 6x6 negatives before scanning, I'd appreciate it!
iml
Well-known
I give my negs a quick wipe with a lint free soft cloth and then a good going over with a Giotto Rocket Blower. A few minutes spent cleaning the dust off before scanning saves a lot of post-processing IME.
Ian
Ian
Sparrow
Veteran
Two things in this life are unavoidable, dust and taxes, in both cases best thing is to keep them both to a absolute minimum, get everything a clean and free from static at the outset then try and keep like that, any software solution will degrade the image; not a problem if you’re printing at 6x4 at 24x16 then clone-stamp and a patient nature is probably better