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Media Type | Negatives, Receipt, Slide, Photo |
Scanner Type | Receipt |
Brand | Epson |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Product Dimensions | 19"D x 11"W x 4.6"H |
Resolution | 9600 |
Item Weight | 9 Pounds |
Wattage | 16.5 watts |
Standard Sheet Capacity | 10 |
Light Source Type | LED |
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- Create extraordinary enlargements from film: 6400 x 9600 dpi for enlargements up to 17 Inches x 22 Inches. Maximum Scan Area 8.5 x 11.7 inches. TPU 2.7 x 9.5 inches
- Remove the appearance of dust and scratches from film: Digital ICE for Film
- Remove the appearance of tears and creases from photos: Digital ICE for prints
- Restore faded color photos with one touch: Epson easy photo fix included
- Scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film: Built in transparency unit
- Achieve greater productivity: Energy efficient Ready Scan LED light source means no warm up time, faster scans and lower power consumption
- Convert scanned documents into editable text: ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR
- Take your photos further: ArcSoft PhotoStudio included, to help edit and enhance your digital images
- Quickly complete any task: Instantly scan, copy, scan to email and create PDFs with four customizable buttons With Epson ReadyScan LED Technology, scanning starts instantly with no warm-up time required. In addition, the technology is environmentally friendly as it is mercury free, low in heat dissipation and power consumption.
- The V600 Photo comes with four customisable buttons that let users instantly scan, copy, scan-to-email and create PDFs at a single touch. It also features fully automatic scanning along with three additional modes for better control. The included OCR software ABBYY FineReader Sprint enables users to convert scanned documents into editable text. Results based on Epson internal testing conducted using US-equivalent 120V models.
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Picture quality | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Easy to use | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Value for money | 4.3 | — | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Colour balance | 4.3 | 5.0 | — | 4.2 | — | 4.2 |
Tech Support | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | — | 3.7 | — |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Billion Star Inc. | DBROTH | Amazon.com | ClearClick - SoundBeast |
scanner type | Receipt | Photo, Document | Photo, Book | Film | Photo, Document | Photo, Film |
sheet capacity | 10 | 1 | 300 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
paper size | — | 8.5 x 11.7 | 12x17 | Legal | Letter | — |
connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB, HDMI | Wi-Fi | USB |
optical sensor tech | CCD | CIS | CCD | CMOS | — | — |
media type | Slide, Photo, Negatives, Receipt | Photo, Document | Paper | Negatives, Slide | Photo, Post Card | Photos, Slides, & Negatives, 35mm, 110, 126 Negatives, 35mm Slides, 4x6 Photos or Smaller |
From the manufacturer
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Create extraordinary enlargements from film
6400 dpi and a 3.4 Dmax for 35mm enlargements up to 17" x 22"
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Built-in transparency unit
Scan 35mm slides, negatives and 6 cm x 22 cm medium-format panoramic film
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Automatically remove dust and scratches
Digital ICE Technology removes many surface defects from film and prints
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One-touch photo restoration
Easily restore color and detail to old, faded photos—all with one touch
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ReadyScan LED light source
No warmup time, fast scans and low power consumption
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Flatbed Optical Resolution
| 6400 dpi | 4800 dpi | 4800 dpi | 2400 dpi | 2400 dpi |
Film Optical Resolution
| 6400 dpi | – | 6400 dpi | – | 2400 dpi |
Dmax
| 3.4 | – | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Flatbed Size
| 8.5" x 11.7" | 8.5" x 11.7" | 8.5" x 11.7" | 12.2" x 17.2" | 12.2" x 17.2" |
Transparency Unit Size
| 2.7" x 9.5" | – | 8" x 10" | Optional | 12" x 16" |
Color Restoration
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital ICE for Prints/Film
| ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Film Holders Included
| 35 mm and medium-format | — | 35 mm, medium and large-format | — | 35 mm, medium and large-format |
Optional Fluid Mount
| ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Connectivity
| Hi-Speed USB 2.0 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 |
Windows/macOS Support
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
TWAIN Support
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 19 x 11 x 4.6 inches |
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Item Weight | 9 pounds |
ASIN | B002OEBMRU |
Item model number | B11B198011 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #4,531 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #4 in Flatbed Scanners |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 18, 2009 |
Manufacturer | Epson |
Country of Origin | Indonesia |
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Product Description
The Epson Perfection V600 Photo delivers outstanding quality scans from photos, film, slides and everyday documents. With 6400 x 9600 dpi resolution, this high performance scanner ensures precision film scanning for sharp, vivid reproductions up to 17" x 22". Featuring Digital ICE for both film and prints, one touch color restoration and ArcSoft PhotoStudio, this scanner provides a complete photo restoration solution. Use the built in Transparency Unit to scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film up to 6 x 22 cm. The V600 Photo scans everything from invoices and receipts to photos and 3D objects. And, with the included Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, you can easily convert scanned documents into editable text. Use the scanner’s four customizable buttons to instantly scan, copy, scan to email and create PDFs. The V600 Photo also features Epson’s exclusive ReadyScan LED technology for increased productivity and energy efficiency. Minimum System Requirements: Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Mac OS X 10.6.x, 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.10.x.
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Customers like the quality, performance, ease of use, and image quality of the scanner. For example, they mention it does a great job scanning photos and negatives, and that the learning curve was relatively rapid. They also like the value, and color. That said, opinions are mixed on speed and size.
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Customers like the quality of the scanner. They mention it's easy to use, produces great quality scans, and is great to use for scanning prints and negatives. Some customers also say that it'll scan B&W negatives well enough, and that it does a superb job of scanning both slides and film.
"...The included software performed flawlessly, and the scanner creates amazing scans even when using the fully automatic settings...." Read more
"...It even includes a holder for scanning medium format film.Like all scanners, the time to scan is dependent on the resolution selected...." Read more
"...The Epson does a great job scanning photos and negatives as well, but you are limited to scanning photos no bigger than the scan plate...." Read more
"...old images and keep a nice clear image so I think it is well worth the additional scan time. I will post more here as I get into the color photos...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the scanner. They say that it works well, is overall pleased with the results, and works superbly with an i7 processor in the Windows 7 64 bit. Some customers mention that the software runs well for the first few days, but then crashes. They also mention that negatives to scan and this works at a slightly higher quality. The technology is mature and the price doesn't always reflect the resulting. They find the included Epson software to be quite acceptable, despite some initial issues.
"...However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan..." Read more
"...The technology is mature and the price doesn't always reflect the resulting quality of scans as much as it reflects what the vendors think those who..." Read more
"...It also has no indication that it is working after hitting the "scan" button (You hit the start button and nothing happens for long minutes);..." Read more
"...The Epson includes Adobe Photoshop software so you can easily fiddle with slides that were over- or under-exposed, or might have suffered some..." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the scanner. They say that the operation is very simple and easy, negatives are easy to load, and the learning curve was relatively rapid. Setup and insertion of the slides is quite easy, even if it all has to be done manually. It saves lots of time, and focuses on only the areas you need to scan. The Vuescan interface is a bit friendlier, and Color Restoration is super handy to automatically make old scans look better.
"...software does a great job for many jobs, and the Professional mode gives access to most settings to improve your scans...." Read more
"...Its negative and slide trays aren't difficult to use as long as the volume of scans is low...." Read more
"...The Epson operation is pretty intuitive - you won't need to study instructions. The quick start guide gives you all the information you need...." Read more
"...Installation goes well; plugged the scanner into the front USB port, turn it on and fire up EpsonSCAN for first run...." Read more
Customers like the image quality of the scanner. They say it has good to great image quality at this price range. Customers are also impressed with the high resolution and color quality of this scanner. It does a great job of resolving pictures and slides, and produces very crisp and clean images. The JPEG is totally fine, and the scanner is fast and can do higher resolution scans. Customers also say that the scans are sharp and well exposed.
"...Overall it has been a great experience and the scanner provides outstanding images that rival our modern digital cameras...." Read more
"...The Epson has high enough resolution for 17x22. Its negative and slide trays aren't difficult to use as long as the volume of scans is low...." Read more
"...The great thing is that the automatically restored image from the Epson scanner almost never requires any other adjustment; this is a huge time..." Read more
"...the yellow cast on pictures from the early 1900s and the picture quality looks as good or better than the originals since the scanned images are not..." Read more
Customers like the value of the scanner. They say it's worth the price, does a decent job for the price and owes them nothing.
"...Overall, this is a great scanner and well worth the money and time it takes to revive old memories." Read more
"...The Epson V600 fit all my needs quite comfortably, and hit a nice price-point, at only a little over $200...." Read more
"...This scanner really is the best scanner for the money.... But you will question that if you using Windows and do not have a lot of memory, and you..." Read more
"...Overall I think the V600 does a decent job for the price...." Read more
Customers like the color of the scanner. They mention that the colors are accurate, the resolution is more than any photography, and the auto color correction function does a surprisingly good job at restoring old colored photos. The color and tone reproduction level is pretty high, and it can also digitize Color slides. The Color Restoration button works remarkable well, and removes most of the yellow cast on pictures from the early 1900s.
"...The color correction software has removed most of the yellow cast on pictures from the early 1900s and the picture quality looks as good or better..." Read more
"...I am pleased to archive these originals and see them come to life so vividly." Read more
"...The scanner does an excellent job of restoring color even on slides that look totally red. Some slides I have scanned are 45 years old...." Read more
"...There is also color truing with the program so that if your old photos and/or slides have aged or yellowed you can correct for more true color...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the scanner. Some mention that the scans are fast, with excellent results, and it's a huge time saver. However, others say that it' s kind of slow, and increases the scan time to unacceptable levels. The resolution is high, but the scanner takes a lot of time to use.
"...Epson has delivered software that makes the whole scanning experience easy while still delivering high quality results...." Read more
"...rates than I am using (up to 9600 dpi) but this does increase the scan time and file size...." Read more
"...It is a huge time saver over having to edit each photo with GIMP/Photoshop to remove flaws. I saw no artifacts from this process...." Read more
"...positions (call 'em half-open and fully open) makes rapidly changing out documents easier...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the scanner. Some mention that it looks great, doesn't take up a lot of space, and the set up within their home is easy, while others say that it's bulky and obviously means business. The color reproduction, the different negative size options, and all of it is as good as you'd expect from a scanner of this size. However, some customers say that the negative sizes are huge and the files are huge, and it takes up a large amount of real estate. The bad news is the size if the scan area, both print and transparent.
"...The Epson V600 fit all my needs quite comfortably, and hit a nice price-point, at only a little over $200...." Read more
"...The file sizes are huge (no-compression TIFF format) but I have 15TB of RAID 10 storage space and these files are just test files which will be..." Read more
"...I got one from Digital Deck Covers ($30 , ouch!), but it fits nicely and is just loose enough I can store all the masks under it on top of the..." Read more
"...CONSThis thing is huge (because it can scan actual sheets of paper too).It's heavy (really heavy and good quality)...." Read more
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Here is the concise comparison, based on the most common scanning tasks:
QUICK DOCUMENT SCAN: Both scanners handle this with one button. Both use LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, so there is no warm-up delay. There's virtually no difference between them. Use the included Epson software.
OCCASIONAL PHOTO SCANS: Both scanners excel at this, again with one button. No difference between them. Use the Epson Software
OCR: Both scanners include OCR software. Depending on your application, both do an acceptable job. Take your time, line up the pages carefully, rescan when a page has lots of errors. Neither scanner has an automatic document feeder, so you won't be hand-feeding 100 pages without some fatigue. No difference between the scanners.
BOOK/OBJECT SCANS: This is something I didn't know I would need before getting the V600. But if the scanner does not have a hinged lid designed for objects thicker than a piece of paper, it will be a major inconvenience to scan a book or a 3D object (I've scanned remote controls, artwork, school projects, etc.). Both scanners have a well-designed hinged lid, and work very well with thick books.
FILM SCANNING: This is where you start to see a difference between these two scanners. The V600 delivers a significantly better result than the V370 with transparencies. It's resolution is 6400 dpi vs 4800 dpi for the V600. This makes a real and noticeable difference with film, because the original is small and you want all the resolution you can get. In addition, the V600 has a secondary infrared lamp for film scanning, which can make a significant difference for color slides and negatives because it makes dust "disappear." The V370 does not have an IR lamp.
HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING: Many people put a bit much emphasis on scanner resolution. The fact is, if you are not scanning film or doing some type of technical work where you zoom way in to an image, you will seldom scan a full-size original at the full resolution of the scanner, because each scan will be hundreds of megabytes! The resolution of the V600 is much higher than that of the V370, which will only make a difference if you scan film or do highly-detailed work. If you don't already know you have an application like this for the 6400 dpi of the V600, it is unlikely you will need more resolution than the 4800 dpi of the V370.
EPSON SOFTWARE (included): The Epson software has gotten better with every release. The newest version for the V370 does photo stitching and direct scanning to cloud accounts, in addition to one-button scanning and photo repair. Epson gives you four modes to choose from, each with a few more controls to tweak. My daughter will not touch Vuescan (see below) because the one-click Epson software does a great job for many jobs, and the Professional mode gives access to most settings to improve your scans. Mac and Windows are both well supported.
VUESCAN SUPPORT: Vuescan from Hamrick Software is an amazing third-party product that gives you significantly better control of every aspect of your scans. I've used it since buying the V600. I downloaded the latest release, which directly supports the V370, to do this review. However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan. And if you do need the extra control and features of Vuescan, you probably want the V600 scanner.
This is the key finding of this comparison: If you are the kind of person who will spend many hours scanning hundreds of photos, and learning how to tweak every possible setting to get the best scan before importing it into PhotoShop for further manipulation, then you want the V600. If you are an a less technical user who doesn't adjust digital photos in Photoshop or tweak scans in Vuescan or scan film, then you will be thrilled with the V370 with its included software. Both of these products are light years ahead of what scanners could do 10 years ago.
SUMMARY: Buy the V370 unless you are a PhotoShop guru who loves to tweak, or you have a lot of highly-detailed scanning work that requires 6400 dpi resolution. The V600 will do a significantly better job on negatives or slides, but if you have lots of film to scan, look into a film scanner.
Original V600 review from 2010:
I got rid of my last scanner about 12 years ago. Back then, they were slow, worked poorly with slides and negatives, and the drivers caused unmitigated grief for your computer. So it was with some trepidation that I installed the V600 onto our MacBook running Snow Leopard and HP laptop running Vista.
I need not have worried. The included software performed flawlessly, and the scanner creates amazing scans even when using the fully automatic settings. I have uploaded three scans, all using the automatic settings:
* White horse, scanned from a print made from a digital camera
* Candy scanned from objects on the scanner bed
* A dog's tail, also scanned from the the live object
All three scans (especially the candy and dog's tail) are courtesy of my 12-year old daughter, who is getting very creative with the V600. Epson has delivered software that makes the whole scanning experience easy while still delivering high quality results.
The film scanner uses special trays (included) and a separate light source, and delivers 6400 dpi. The automatic results are decent, actually a lot better than my neighbor's scanner that cost three times as much as this one. But for great film or negative results, grab a copy of VueScan on the web. Scanners are actually very complex animals, with color profiles a myriad of available settings (which are mostly kept under the hood of the included Epson software). If you want to tweak your results, VueScan is the best solution. It directly supports the V600, and includes profiles for dozens of different negative and transparency film stocks. The results are substantially better than what you can get with the included software.
I haven't found a flaw with this product yet. 5 stars for sheer delight.
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010
Here is the concise comparison, based on the most common scanning tasks:
QUICK DOCUMENT SCAN: Both scanners handle this with one button. Both use LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, so there is no warm-up delay. There's virtually no difference between them. Use the included Epson software.
OCCASIONAL PHOTO SCANS: Both scanners excel at this, again with one button. No difference between them. Use the Epson Software
OCR: Both scanners include OCR software. Depending on your application, both do an acceptable job. Take your time, line up the pages carefully, rescan when a page has lots of errors. Neither scanner has an automatic document feeder, so you won't be hand-feeding 100 pages without some fatigue. No difference between the scanners.
BOOK/OBJECT SCANS: This is something I didn't know I would need before getting the V600. But if the scanner does not have a hinged lid designed for objects thicker than a piece of paper, it will be a major inconvenience to scan a book or a 3D object (I've scanned remote controls, artwork, school projects, etc.). Both scanners have a well-designed hinged lid, and work very well with thick books.
FILM SCANNING: This is where you start to see a difference between these two scanners. The V600 delivers a significantly better result than the V370 with transparencies. It's resolution is 6400 dpi vs 4800 dpi for the V600. This makes a real and noticeable difference with film, because the original is small and you want all the resolution you can get. In addition, the V600 has a secondary infrared lamp for film scanning, which can make a significant difference for color slides and negatives because it makes dust "disappear." The V370 does not have an IR lamp.
HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING: Many people put a bit much emphasis on scanner resolution. The fact is, if you are not scanning film or doing some type of technical work where you zoom way in to an image, you will seldom scan a full-size original at the full resolution of the scanner, because each scan will be hundreds of megabytes! The resolution of the V600 is much higher than that of the V370, which will only make a difference if you scan film or do highly-detailed work. If you don't already know you have an application like this for the 6400 dpi of the V600, it is unlikely you will need more resolution than the 4800 dpi of the V370.
EPSON SOFTWARE (included): The Epson software has gotten better with every release. The newest version for the V370 does photo stitching and direct scanning to cloud accounts, in addition to one-button scanning and photo repair. Epson gives you four modes to choose from, each with a few more controls to tweak. My daughter will not touch Vuescan (see below) because the one-click Epson software does a great job for many jobs, and the Professional mode gives access to most settings to improve your scans. Mac and Windows are both well supported.
VUESCAN SUPPORT: Vuescan from Hamrick Software is an amazing third-party product that gives you significantly better control of every aspect of your scans. I've used it since buying the V600. I downloaded the latest release, which directly supports the V370, to do this review. However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan. And if you do need the extra control and features of Vuescan, you probably want the V600 scanner.
This is the key finding of this comparison: If you are the kind of person who will spend many hours scanning hundreds of photos, and learning how to tweak every possible setting to get the best scan before importing it into PhotoShop for further manipulation, then you want the V600. If you are an a less technical user who doesn't adjust digital photos in Photoshop or tweak scans in Vuescan or scan film, then you will be thrilled with the V370 with its included software. Both of these products are light years ahead of what scanners could do 10 years ago.
SUMMARY: Buy the V370 unless you are a PhotoShop guru who loves to tweak, or you have a lot of highly-detailed scanning work that requires 6400 dpi resolution. The V600 will do a significantly better job on negatives or slides, but if you have lots of film to scan, look into a film scanner.
Original V600 review from 2010:
I got rid of my last scanner about 12 years ago. Back then, they were slow, worked poorly with slides and negatives, and the drivers caused unmitigated grief for your computer. So it was with some trepidation that I installed the V600 onto our MacBook running Snow Leopard and HP laptop running Vista.
I need not have worried. The included software performed flawlessly, and the scanner creates amazing scans even when using the fully automatic settings. I have uploaded three scans, all using the automatic settings:
* White horse, scanned from a print made from a digital camera
* Candy scanned from objects on the scanner bed
* A dog's tail, also scanned from the the live object
All three scans (especially the candy and dog's tail) are courtesy of my 12-year old daughter, who is getting very creative with the V600. Epson has delivered software that makes the whole scanning experience easy while still delivering high quality results.
The film scanner uses special trays (included) and a separate light source, and delivers 6400 dpi. The automatic results are decent, actually a lot better than my neighbor's scanner that cost three times as much as this one. But for great film or negative results, grab a copy of VueScan on the web. Scanners are actually very complex animals, with color profiles a myriad of available settings (which are mostly kept under the hood of the included Epson software). If you want to tweak your results, VueScan is the best solution. It directly supports the V600, and includes profiles for dozens of different negative and transparency film stocks. The results are substantially better than what you can get with the included software.
I haven't found a flaw with this product yet. 5 stars for sheer delight.
Overall it has been a great experience and the scanner provides outstanding images that rival our modern digital cameras. The most important thing is to get an efficient workflow going to minimize the amount of time it takes for a large job like ours.
We had a few rolls taken on our children's cheap cameras or disposable underwater cameras. The scans of these negatives were significantly lower quality than our SLR photos. So the quality of the photos really affects the results you will get.
Digital ICE is really amazing at removing dust/dirt from the negatives. It is a huge time saver over having to edit each photo with GIMP/Photoshop to remove flaws. I saw no artifacts from this process. The software's Dust Removal option did not work well, so I would advise using Digital ICE and leave Dust Removal off. However, using the Digital ICE options more than doubles the scan time, but I find this well worth it.
Before starting, do some experiments to find the optimal settings for scanning your negatives. For most of our photos we used: 2400 DPI, Unsharp mask set to Low, Digital ICE on, all other check-mark options off. When saving the photos to JPEG files we used a quality setting of 7 (equivalent to 93 in other image tools such as GIMP).
We also bought a second negative tray to make things more efficient. We bought the following, which is identical to the one provided with the scanner from Epson:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WVGFP7H
Here is our workflow:
1. Insert negatives into the holder. Initially, we followed the directions and put them face down. But we found quite a few rolls had significant curvature that caused the negatives to touch the bottom glass. This creates newton rings that are impossible or take a lot of work to remove via an image processing program like GIMP. We did a lot of research on this and ultimately decided to put the negatives face up in the holder. We do not see any difference in image quality when doing some careful testing.
2. Give a few puffs of air to both sides of the negatives to remove dust/dirt. We bought a Giottos AA1900 Rocket Blaster from Amazon, which works well. Then insert negatives on scanner glass and close.
3. Hit <preview> on Epson Scan. During this minute, remove the previous negatives that just came out of the scanner and file these away.
4. Hit <all> on the preview scan pane to select all images. To undo the fact we put the negatives in upside down: Hit <mirror> button, then <rotate> button twice. Then hit the Digitial ICE button and Unsharp mask to Low. It is unfortunate that the software does not remember these settings.
5. Double click on the first preview image and adjust the brightness/color as needed (using the 4th icon). Repeat this for each preview photo. We found that most of our negatives needed between -5 and -25 on the brightness. Some needed color tweaking, mainly adding some blue.
6. Hit the thumbnail button to go back to thumbnails. Then hit <Scan>. You need to think how you want to organize the photos if you have thousands of photos you are scanning. We decided on the filename: IMG_YYYY_Rollrr_nnn.jpg where YYYY is the year, rr is the roll number for that year, and nnn is photo on the roll. It is nice the software automatically increments to photo number. We had to edit some filenames later after we found some rolls out of order.
7. During the 20-25 minutes it takes to scan the negatives, prepare the next set of negatives in the second negative holder. This is a big time saver.
8. Now you can go away form the scanner/computer and do something else. Unfortunately, the software does not indicate with a sound when it is finished the scan. We wasted a lot of time when the prior scan was finished and we were away from the computer. So I wrote a little Python program that would look at the Scanning Progress window and play some music when it was no longer on the screen. This was a huge time saver, but unfortunately most users are not going to have the programming skills to be able to do this. So as soon as we hear the music, we return to the computer. This works great.
9. Remove the negatives that have been scanned and go back to step 2.
After scanning a few rolls, I then go through each image to see if any have flaws. I found that about 10% need some touch up work with GIMP, mainly to remove dust that Digital ICE could not fix properly. But these were at most 2 or 3 spots per photo. About 5% of photos need some color correction or highlight/shadow optimization in GIMP; it makes sense to try to use the Epson Scan software to get this as good as possible on the previews before scanning to avoid this post-processing work as much as possible.
Overall, this is a great scanner and well worth the money and time it takes to revive old memories.
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La verdad es que no me ha decepcionado. La calidad de las imágenes es bastante buena con el software que viene por defecto. Me tomó varias pruebas para lograr los ajustes (en el software) necesarios para tener los mejores resultados pero ya se pagó solo.
So I investigated scanner for artworks and I came across this one. It definitely scans so much better than the 3-in-1 copier-scanners. In fact, the reproduction of detail is so good that now I have to be careful with little errors that did not appear on the previous scanner images!
Besides, it has got several adjustments you can make on colour, definition, contrast and the like. This allows you to tweak the settings gradually until you get the ideal combination of them and then you save them for all subsequent scans.
But....yes, only one disadvantage: The scanner is an old model and WiFi was not even available for it. So you have to connect it with the old USB cable and the computer often struggles to make the connection with the scanner, even with the cable. Sometimes I even have to restart the computer and the scanner in the hope that they will see each other.
As the quality of scanning is more important than the convenience of wireless communications, for me, I am prepared to live with this small inconveniences.
I bought this scanner to digitise 1000s of 1970s, 80s pictures of our family. Most of the photos were already faded and lost colour.
Progress:
I have already completed scanning 2000+ photos and works like charm. Exactly what I expected.
Feedback:
1. Works perfectly on my Mac (despite some reviews say it doesn't). I am using latests Mac OS version on MacBook Pro. Was not hard setting it up on my Mac. Just downloaded the latest version software "Epson Scan 2" from the website and it worked.
2. Picture Quality is much better than any other scanners I tried (& bought) before trying this one. Quality is close to what you can see in the picture, is what you will get it on your file. Other scanners, though they claim 48 bit colour, they gave colour banding issues.
3. Faded colours are auto corrected if the feature is enabled during scan. (I still had to do some on Photoshop)
4. Both Colour and Grayscale pictures worked perfect.
5. Best part is, when you scan multiple photos, the photos are cropped into separate files and colour restoration works for each photo separately.
Overall: No complaints so far. Bit expensive though.