Introduction and Overview
Before You Begin
It is important that you know when to calibrate and when to focus the scanner. The table below is a guideline for calibrating and focusing. Focusing can occur as infrequently as when a different film format is scanned or as frequently as every scan.
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Changing the magnification | Yes* | Yes | |
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Replacing the lamp | Yes | No | |
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Changing the balance filter position from negative | Yes | Yes | |
to positive or from positive to negative |
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The scanner has not been calibrated at least twice | Yes* | No | |
during the first half of a production shift |
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Cleaning the light bar | Yes | No | |
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Replacing the balance filters or the IR filter | Yes | No | |
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Changing the film holder size without changing the | Yes* | Operator | |
magnification |
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Scanning slides and aperture cards | No | Operator | |
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Changing from scanning a long roll to scanning a | Yes | Yes | |
cut negative |
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*The need to calibrate partially depends on whether you are using stored calibrations and the length of time the calibrations are stored (usually about 3 hours)
You can manipulate scanned images using a program such as the Kodak
Professional Digital Print Production Software (DP2) or the Kodak Professional
HR 500 TWAIN Data Source before sending the images to your digital printer.
May 2002 |
