epson perfection v500 photo slide and negative scanner

PowerPC G3 400 MHz or Intel-based CPU, USB 1. Pentium II 450 MHz processor or higher, USB 1.1 or later, 128 MB RAM (512 recommended), 350 MB disk space, (1 GB free disk space for Digital ICE), CD-ROM drive (4x or faster), available USB port Warm up is virtually nil (it uses LED's) as opposed to the MFU or AIO unit that often take fifteen seconds every time you want to scan.Sufficient for up to 12 negatives or 4 mounted slides/ Medium-format film (6 x 12 cm)ģ5mm (slides & negatives), Medium Format (up to 6x12cm) One thing that the scanner from a MFU or AIO is unlikely to have is Digital ICE a feature to remove dust and scratches from film. However, when i want to scan i have to select a negative size from configuration, the only closest size it is 6x9.

Luckily, they fit into medium format holder (only one negative). I bought Epson V500 just to see whether i an scan these negatives. So just finding a few unreplaceable images makes the cost worthwhile. I have some odd size negatives (mainly 6x11 cm) and want to scan them. Then duplicate the frame, move it and repeat. After the preview, a marquee frame of that size appears next to the images. I set and locked the image size to 28x28mm.

I am always amazed that with film negatives they always manage to get separated from the printed pictures and only by using a product like this do you stand a chance of finding that long lost image that frequently cannot be replaced, certainly true as you become older. This helps to keep the film (convex side down) from popping up over the ledge of the cardboard. It does this job well and indeed whenever I review one of these specialist units I always transfer some of my transparencies and negatives to the PC. It is likely that to want this scanner you have a lot of negatives or transparencies that you want to digitise. Doing a full install takes around 360MB of hard disc space under XP. A raft of software is supplied and you can choose to let it install it all or you can untick stuff you do not think you will want.

Epson perfection v500 photo slide and negative scanner