The
Imacon will give you the best quality and sharpness (being an 8000 dpi
scanner) however for the cost the bulk loaded Nikon CCD is adequate for most
library needs. The max size with the Nikon CCD ’s is 55mb whereas the
Imacon can go up to 400mb +. Also for larger format 35mm+ the Imacon puts
the original under slight tension whilst the scan is taking place ensuring
perfect focus over the entire surface of the film. In a nutshell the Imacon
creates pinsharp scans on all scans and really comes into a class of it’s
own on > 35mm + scans.
Simply because the scanner is a lot more expensive than others. Also
the cost of maintenance and training is significantly more. The scanning software is also considerably more versatile than that on the Nikon.
All your images will have Adobe 1998 colour space embedded – this
tends to be the industry standard and has the widest gamut.
Most photo libraries request the images to be supplied as 55mb + Tiffs
though more and more are accepting high quality jpegs (ie at Quality
12).
Jpegs compress the data resulting in smaller files but do cause some
image deterioration. Check with your library or DTP house on how they
need the scans.
We can send your pictures back to you via a variety of media. CD’s
tend to be the preferred method however DVD’s are becoming more
common since more can be stored an a DVD (88 images at 50 mb on DVD as opposed
to appx10 on CD )
We also offer an FTP and web site service P.O.A
All your scans will be delivered to you with no colour correction. Though
we work with precisely calibrated screens and workflow we have found that
others don’t, so any changes made by us may look radically different
to someone with a poorly or un-calibrated screen.
If you request colour correction we can of course do it provided that
your screen is calibrated and that you are working in the same colour
space ’ Adobe RGB 1998 ‘ – the industry standard.
We charge operator work out at £20/hr …this works out at appx.
£10 per 20 images colour corrected.
Retouching is a service we provide at a cost of £20 /hr .
Depending on the quantity of work being scanned – it’s generally
36- 48 hours of receipt of our originals.
Due to bad post office experiences in the past we insist on special delivery
return of originals and scans. We would advise that you send your material
to us the same way.
We also use Business Post and have an account with them, though the post
office provides a better insurance system.
A 16 bit scan contains more information than 8 bit. This is
particularly noticeable in black and white scans. In 8 bit you have 256
shades of grey, while in 16 bit you have 65,280, consequently you have
more control over the image. However with 16 bit
images the file size goes up significantly. We charge
and additional 20% for 16 bit scans. For most purposes there’s
is little need to use 16 bit unless the original is very badly exposed or needs lots of retouch work. |