Film Scanning Tips for Epson Perfection Scanners
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2018
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I've heard some folks out there "throwing shade" (as the kids say) at the Epson Perfection Pro line of film scanners (the Epson V700, V750, V800, and V850). "It's okay, I guess. But really, it's just a flatbed scanner, not a film scanner."
Balderdash, I say!
My Epson Perfection V750 is actually pretty darn good. Sure, it's no drum scanner, but, especially for the price, it can create some phenomenal image scans when you do things right.
So in this video I'm going to show you how to get the best results from your Epson Perfection Pro film scanner. A film scanning tutorial, of sorts. Step 1 is getting the focus dialed in, then it's about maximizing image quality through the right software and software settings. With the right technique, your film scanning will go quickly and smoothly, yielding some impressive results.
I'll be scanning a couple frames of 645 on Kodak Portra 400 film, but the techniques covered in this video are critical for all types of film - color negatives, transparency film, and black & white film.
So let's get to scanning, hot stuff.
Be sure to check out Stone Photo Gear for a sweet Epson Scanner dust cover: www.stonephotogear.com
And get yourself a worthwhile piece of software to run your scanner (it'll make your life better): www.silverfast.com
As always, thanks for watching. Enjoy!
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2021, this video is still the best review of Epson scanners.
1 year later, 2022, this video is still the best review of epson scanners
2024 still using this video.
I own my V700 for about 12 years now and today I just learned a lot about it. Thank you Nick.
This is exactly what I've been needing to take my scans to the next level. Keep up the great work, Nick!
DBurghundy glad to hear it!
@@nickcarverphoto thanks nick! your'e the best
You're a lifesaver. Dont know how I'd be working my scanner without this video - 3 years on from when you uploaded this. Absolutely loving the film dev process and can't thank you enough for making it that much more enjoyable!
Great Contend...I love how your video's are always in depth. That way there are no details lost, details that might be very helpful.
Nick, Your tutorial holds up still 4+ years later. Great guide on the Epson and for Negative Lab Pro. I have come back to it a few times since I picked up my Epson scanner to make sure I am doing it right.
Great video ! I had my Epson V750 PRO for 12 years now and learned more by watching this video than I ever did. Trying to concentrate on the V750 online-manual is not an easy task. This gives me hope that I can get back to my hobby and have some fun doing it. Thanks a lot, looking forward to watching your wet-scanning video.
I have watched 0:55 seconds of it and I love it already. The community needs updates to a lot of technical information. With your knowledge and with your humor it’s great way to teach. So many people do it wrong, but so far you have it perfect. I am in the market for a scanner and I hope this will direct me in the right direction. Good on you Nick!
SD Haase thank you sir! The epson's aren't perfect film scanners, but for the money I don't think there's anything better out there.
I shoot mostly Leica now M10, Monochrom 246 and the film M6, but I also have the Bronica ETRsi and I want to get some scanning done, as I just bought the Canon Pro 4000. I have yet to follow you on Instagram, but I will look for you now.
That SilverFast tip on only selecting within the frame!!!! OMG I went straight down and started rescanning Portra 160 again. What a difference this makes!! Prior to this I hated scanning colour film. The results are so much better and faster! Thankyou!!
Yeah man that's what I like to hear!
Same for me. I was so frustrated with every roll having a wierd color cast. I was sure that I just fucked up the C41 development even though I have a sous vide device to ensure proper temperatures. After watching this I rescanned few images from different rolls and every single one of them was almost perfect.. So much time wasted on color correcting when it was only a user error with the scanning software :D
Nick! Thank you so much for doing this detailed and thorough video! I've had my v750 for years and never needed to scan negatives, up until a week ago when a client had a batch of slides and negatives to be scanned. I was asked if I could handle it, of course said, "absolutely, do this stuff all the time." Then needed to learn in a hurry. I also use SilverFast, there is nothing that can compete there,, so that was handy. Then grabbed a few of my old negatives to practice with. The NegaFix tip alone was really helpful,. I'm inspired to finally tackle all of my own scanning. I was sending stuff out (ScanCafe), not my better stuff, just lots of b roll that I was ok with chancing the process to. So, finally got to my practice scanning and was really surprised with just how good the scans were. Got comfortable and moved onto the client work. Everything was soft to the tiniest bit blurry. Bummer! I tried adjusting the focus feet on the tray (yup, thanks for that tip too!) which had a negligible affect, but it helped. So, then I scanned at 3200, over sharpened in photoshop then reduced size and printed as 8x10s. Not too bad and my client was pleased! So... Thanks again Nick! I've been really enjoying your channel. The printing videos, awesome!
ps. CCR, great band! Got the double LP "Chronicles" when I was a kid, been a fan ever since. ;)
Phenomenal tip about not including the frame in the scanning area! Thank you. Fine CCR gag too...Cheers!
Nick, FYI. Kodachrome was actually a silver based black and white film. The colors were introduced during processing. This alternative method resulted in two things, both positive and negative. By using a silver halide emulsion (like black and white film) and introducing color in processing, the film achieved a greater perceived sharpness, unparalleled longevity and resistance to fading. The downside was that the process (K-14) was extremely expensive, complicated and the chemicals toxic to the environments. There were no home Kodachrome developing kits and very few places in the country that could process it. Hence, its demise. Ektachrome, Fujichrome and other E-6 Process slide films do not have silver in the emulsion but color based dye layers,-cyan, magenta and yellow. Cheaper and easier, but less longevity. Same reason you can’t use your IR dust removal with Kodachrome (or black and white film) as the IR picks up the silver grain and interprets a lot of it as dust and you lose detail and sharpness.
Excellent information. Thank you!
Your statement "E-6 Process slide films do not have silver in the emulsion" is not true; of course E-6 films have silver halides in the emulsion. E-6 also contains the dye couplers, which form the color image during development. The silver halides are removed afterward during bleach/fix, leaving the dye image. Kodachrome differed in that it did not incorporate dye couplers, making for thinner emulsion layers, and the couplers were introduced during processing. In both cases, the emulsion consists of color-sensitive silver halide layers, and the final image consists of dye layers with all silver compounds removed.
Digital ICE does not work with Kodachrome because the cyan layer absorbs infrared - not because there's silver in the developed emulsion (there isn't). See download.scanace.com.tw/Manual/CyberView_X/CVX_MS/KODACHROME%20slides%20issues%20when%20using%20Magic%20Touch.pdf
I sure miss Kodachrome - the best film EVER!
Kodachrome was a very clever way to have color images on film!
The metohd, as said was based on black and white, and the three layers had chemicals to "attire" colors that were in the liquid developing chemicals (copulants).
So the emulsion was especially THIN ! with the result to have an ultrasharp image.
So it was also a very smooth film: when we were needing a very graduated transition from dark to light, even for black and white printings, Kodachrome was the best.
Nice CCR reference! I'lll be watching this a few more times...I always miss something first time around.
Thanks, Nick. great stuff.
Bob
At first I thought that I might skip here and there. 28 mins. But every moment is a rich wealth of wisdom...even the "Down on the corner" interlude. I have many slides my dad took in his photography days in the 1960s-70s and I'm finding out best options for scanning. I got much more than a recommendation on a good scanner. Thank you!
I'm very glad to hear that. Thank you!
Perfect timing. Was about to pick up a scanner and this helps clarify a lot of the process for me and gives me a great foundation on where to start. Glad I subscribed a few weeks ago after seeing your Liquor Store video. Please keep it up!! I will be a regular viewer even if it is not relevant to what I shoot, you have a stellar way of explaining things. You have me starting to prowling the web for some film gear when here I thought I was only intending to scan some old negatives.
I have this feeling you've made a lot of people dangerous Nick. This is by FAR the most awesome scanner "how to" I have seen...... and JUST before I buy my scanner!! Talk about timing!!! I knew I was smart to go back to some of your older videos....and even smarter to follow you!! You rock!!!
Nick: Just discovered this video, and: THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been using Silver Fast for a long time, but not till now, I understand the perfect flow - thanks to You! And when you get entertained at the same time watching your videos - it's just a win-win !
Glad to hear it, my friend!
That video was the best I have ever seen. You are fantastic and best on UA-cam by a country mile. I am going to buy an Epson asap and start scanning. Thanks a million.
I watched this before but I had to come back to this after Thomas Heaton's video. So many tidbits of information thats Nick!!
Very good, Nick. Lots of useful information and tips. Love the way you thoroughly and methodically go through all these processes in your videos. Plus, you're a funny guy!
Thanks for sharing. Just finished scanning over 30 years worth of negatives into a digital archive. It was tedious but looking back on all these images bought back so many great memories.
Dave Morse good on you for tackling that project. That's tedious work.
Kiki kl
So damn helpful! Was going to rate this video 10/10 but then the CCR reference dropped and I dialed it up 11! So glad to have come across your channel.
Still a fantastically informative yet simple video. Thanks!
Thanks Nick. ton of knowledge and enjoyable video as always
Many thanks for this superb tutorial Nick! Especially liked the tip on flare & construction paper.
The best epson scar review in 2023 . I am so grateful for the video. Very helpful. Thank you 😊
You're a good teacher, Mr. Nick Carver. Thank you.
yes Mr Carver... you are a great teacher. Thank you. School would have been more fun with you that's for sure.
This is a video I have been waiting for. Great Job ! Thanx
Hi, Nick!
I really enjoyed the video, and especially your attitude as shown in your teaching style. Rather than coming across as the “Resident Expert“, you express kindness toward all your viewers. This is quite refreshing, as many making UA-cam videos, although they may have valuable information to share, use the platform to get their 15 minutes of fame!
Thanks for sharing information about scanning film in such a healthy and kind manner.
I have an Epson scanner which I picked up at a yard sale for a few dollars, and I am looking into using it to scan old negatives. Thanks for the many techniques and helpful hints you incorporated into your video on scanners. They will be valuable in this effort.
I havent scanned in years... but this brings it all back. Thanks for this video!
Great video! I can see myself watching this a few times! Excellent tips and advice!
You just changed my life man! Thank you!!!
great video Nick, much better in covering some of the setup details than most for sure. best !!!
Great video on using the Epson scanner. I never knew why the feet are on the film holder. Not matter where I looked, I never was able to find any info about. Thank you Nick, you really help me out on getting better scans from my V750.
Outstanding video. You are an awesome photographer and scanner instructor.. love your humor!
Thank you so much Nick, i've got this software with my epson v800, never tried using it. Now that ive tried using it after watching your video, it is unbelievably better that standard epson scanning software. Thanks again.
Ravi Mistry amen to that
This video couldn't come at a better time. I recently picked up an Epson V800, but the included SilverFast disc wouldn't install, so I downloaded the Ai demo version that you walked through in your video. Couldn't be happier. Here's hoping you don't get stuck in Lodi.
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to walk through all of the steps.
I bought the Epson v850 and SilverFast 9 Archive for scanning negative and positive film, and I'm completely satisfied. The software has excellent tools and the scanner is superb.
Thanks, Nick! Good walk through of scan process using the Epson. I'm very pleased with my V850. I will be looking forward to looking at your wet-mount process.
That height adjustment trick! Mental! Running a test scan as we speak!
I will be watching this as I go, thanks for this brother! Amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm glad I found your excellent video. I just picked up my 850 this afternoon. Now I can set it up properly.
Nice!
Great video. I've been tasked with scanning family photos going back at least five decades. This should help.
Dude.... love your channel. Thanks for creating these videos.
Dude, thanks so much for reminding me. A long time ago, I looked for this software but it was way too expensive for my student budget. Today, I checked the prices again (since I forgot) and found out that the SE version is now actually free for my Epson scanner. Just had to type in the scanner's serial number and got a key. This is great, with Negafix I'm going to scan more of my negatives by myself again! It's just been too complicated and frustrating for what I do with my analog cameras - until now
This, a million times! Thank you, dude!
You are a great natural teacher. You obviously don't bullshit when you don't know. Well done, great video.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks a lot, I begin with film and scanning film, your video is exactly what I needed today !
I've been waiting to pull the trigger on an Epson scanner but this video is making me feel pretty good about it and the mystery of which software I want! Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant. Learnt a hell of a lot. Didn’t know about the frame to be inside. Thanks heaps from “Down Under”
This is an excellent video.. I now feel comfortable buying a scanner.. thank you
It looks like I struck gold with your video. I am finally starting to think about how to approach scanning years of negatives. From both my old Pentax 35mm and my Hasselblad. Thank you for putting this out.
Thank you. Great explanation on how to use my new Epson scanner
insane tutorial, best one I seen so far
Thanks Nick! Made me switch rom Epson's software for my 120 scans!
Great video. Very hip guy---especially CCR song.
I'm ordering one of these now.
It's January 1st, 2021.
Happy New Year!! 🥳🥳🥳
I'm not even an analog photographer but I'm halfway through this video because
1: this subject is interesting as all get out, and
2: the way you present it and your charisma and know how really tie it all in.
Now to finish this masterpiece lol
Best film tutorials hands down 🙌
Thanks a lot Nick. like always a great video.
There is a lot of advice out there which doesn't give you the full picture into this complex process. Hats off!
Great stuff Nick. I have the same workflow but I learned some new tricks...thanks!
That is just what the doctor ordered. Thanks hugely!
Great job. Love your CCR rendition! Thank you VERY much
Down on the corner karaoke segment cracked me up. Great content Nick!
This was highly informative, thank you so much
Fantastic video, I just learned all of the things I was doing wrong with my Epson!
Your videos are awesome. Epic CCR rendition!
I've been a pro photographer for 40 years+ and I have won several awards and written 5 books. I'm also a qualified and very experienced teacher. I take my hat off to you and am considering retiring! This is the best example of teaching photography on UA-cam. Brilliant. Well done. Loved the CCR joke (I'm old enough to know who they are).
never heard of ya
@@stevejeffries2571 Your point is?
How big is your ego?
@@jacovanlith5082 Average size. But my bank balance is huge.
It's a sad day when I can't pay a compliment without being insulted by you idiots.
Awesome man . . . I feel like I just took a master class!
What a great tutorial. Thanks 🙏
Piggin Nora, I wish everybody could teach like you! Well done and thanks.
Thank you so much man. I appreciate the in depth tutorial!!
Happy to help. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing and also for the great tip you mentioned about smart sharpen in Photoshop. Since I am more into PS than LR, I found it really useful.
Professional details to scan negatives ,Like your friendly style ,Like your passion to teach
Great video Nick !! Thanks !!!
Great Video again Nick, thanks a lot!
There's a lot of good stuff in this video. Cheers. I am not a photographer. But I can relate to many of the tips for scanning my own artwork. Nice one
Top tips and lively delivery! Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
You know what? I’m watched more than 5 times to make sure I do it right! And I think this is the way
2024 still great and got me up and running! Many thanks 🙏
Thank you so much. Your explanation is really helpful!
Nick,
I've got a lot of old prints and negatives to scan so I'm in the market for a scanner that will do both. Thanks for the walk through on the Epson and software. Great video.. thanks !
Thank you, sir. Exactly what I needed to know. Now I just need to upgrade my V600.
Hi Nick, many thanks for this really good and informative video. It is outstanding good and above all I like your Southern Accent, really.
I was a young chap when visiting Arkansas quite a while ago, when my grand uncle was still alive (died in 1979). He had a horse breeding farm (Quarter Horses) and I was so keen living on that farm for two months. I miss this really. But back to your video - I am a pretty old guy now, but learned al lot from this. Yesterday I ordererd me an Epson V700 Perfection Scanner and will - loaded with all your expertise - surely start scnanning. Maybe I will find my old barn photos from my time at uncle's farm. I'll gonna scan them first, big oath. Thanks again (and don't forget: Save your confederate money - as the South will raise again)
Thx for sharing your workflow. Nice video..... again. :)
Thanks Nick. I've been researching scanning methods and this was very helpful.
Great tutorial Nick. Thanks so much for sharing. Got your link from Thomas Heaton's video. This will be very helpful for an upcoming negative/positive project.
Cheers from LA.
Thanks Nick, bookmarked this for future reference, it's gonna be useful, I know it :)
This is super helpful, really appreciate it!
I watched 10seconds of your video and clicked the Like button. :)
Nicely done!
As soon as you said CCR I thought the same thing! That tune came in my head...
Nick Granville can't go wrong with a little John Fogerty in your life.
Nick Carver ain’t that the truth! Cheers
Bad Moon Rising came to me immediately.
My second-grade teacher in 1970 was John and Tom Fogerty's mother. She'd bring CCR records to school and play them for us. No shit.
Great comparison video! I always wondered what the attraction was to DSLR scanning. Ive always suspected that it would be a pain even when it comes to feeding the negatives through. A good scanner like the V850 and Silverfast is the way to go. I’ve scanned a 200mp medium format frame on mine.
Just me rewatching all of your videos for like the 5th time
Nick, you're the man!
Wish I had seen this 5 yrs ago. Especially for the info on focus and on Silverfast, which as been quirksome. I have tons of ancient family negs to scan and just might shoot some more film, too. Thank you.
This was a great video. Thanks mate.
Very good tutorial! Thank you!
Great video- super helpful....love CCR too!
Thanks Nick for the very informative explaining video
Best Regards from Switzerland
Urs