Negative Scanner Mac

EPSON PERFECTIONV600 PHOTO COLOR SCANNER

Color: Black Brand: Epson Model: B11B198011 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 4.60" h x 11.00" w x 19.00" l, 9.00 pounds Create extraordinary enlargements from film Remove the appearance of dust and scratches from fi lm Remove the appearance of tears and creases from photos Restore faded color photos with one touch Scan slides, negatives and medium-format panoramic fi lm

Epson Perfection® V600 Color ScannerPhotos | Film | Documents Exceptional quality and versatility for home, office and studio. — 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". 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. Featuring DIGITAL ICE® for both film and prints, one-touch color restoration and Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, this scanner provides a complete photo restoration solution. 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. The Epson Perfection V600 Photo — quality and versatility at an affordable price. Enlarge What the press is saying: Perfection V600 Receives 4 of 5 Stars on MacNN “If you need to do a mix of photos and documents, this scanner should perform well for you and last a long time.” — Ilene Hoffman, Editor, MacNN, October 26, 2010 Versatility 6400 x 9600 dpi for filmEnlargements up to 17” x 22” Built-in Transparency Unit (TPU)For slides, negatives and medium-format filmup to 6 x 22 cm Scan everything you needFilm, photos, documents, invoices, receipts,books, magazines and 3D objects Complete photo restoration solution Before After Before After Before After DIGITAL ICE for PrintsRemove the appearance of tearsand creases from damaged photos DIGITAL ICE for FilmRemove the appearance of dust andscratches from film Easy Photo FixFor one-touch color restoration Increased productivity ReadyScan LED technologyFast scanning and no warm-up time Optical Character Recognition (OCR)For converting scanned documents into editable text Four customizable buttonsInstantly copy, scan-to-email and create PDF’s Features/Benefits Create extraordinary enlargements from film — 6400 x 9600 dpi for enlargements up to 17" x 22" Scan slides, negatives and medium–format panoramic film — built-in Transparency Unit Remove the appearance of tears and creases from damaged photos — DIGITAL ICE® for Prints Remove the appearance of dust and scratches from film — DIGITAL ICE for Film Restore faded color photos with one touch — Epson Easy Photo Fix included Achieve greater productivity — convert scanned documents into editable text with ABBYY® FineReader® Sprint Plus OCR Quickly complete any task — instantly scan, copy, scan-to-email and create PDFs with four customizable buttons Energy-efficient LED for fast scans — exclusive ReadyScan LED light source means no warmup time, faster scans and lower power consumption Take your photos further — Adobe Photoshop Elements included, to help edit and enhance your digital images Weight and Dimensions (W x D x H) — Weight: 9.0 lb, Dimensions: 11" x 19" x 4.6" Enlarge What's in the Box Perfection V600 Photo color scanner Transparency unit (built into lid) Film holders for: 35mm film and mounted slides & 6 x 22 cm medium-format film Scanner software CD-Rom Adobe Photoshop Elements DVD Start Here poster Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable AC adapter and power cable Epson Perfection series This powerful line of products offers the versatility you need for extraordinary scans at home or in the office. With innovative Epson technology, it's easy for anyone to achieve remarkable results. Whether you want to scan photos, film, documents or 3D objects, there's a model made for you. Scan reports and receipts, restore faded color photos, or make incredible enlargements from film. It's all possible with an Epson Perfection scanner. Eco features Designed to be Recycled* ENERGY STAR® qualified Mercury-free LED LED light source — lower energy consumption than a fluorescent lamp * See our website for convenient and reasonable recycling options at www.epson.com/recycle Epson is a registered trademark, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark and Better Products for a Better Future and ReadyScan are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Easy Photo Fix and Perfection are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2009 Epson America, Inc. 8/09

Most helpful customer reviews 354 of 358 people found the following review helpful. Epson V600 works for me! By DR McKenzie I did quite a bit of research before buying this unit, so I had a pretty good idea what I was getting into. Of course, there were some concerns about software, etc., but I went in with an open mind. First, this unit does a superb job of scanning both slides and film, so that part worked out very well. At first, I scanned at 4800 dpi, but after a bit, realized that 3600 dpi was more than enough resolution for most pictures. People have said that the carrier is flimsy, but it wasn't a problem. Tip -- when scanning a lot of slides, tape the left and bottom sides of the carrier to the scanner chassis (not the glass). You can quickly drop slides into the slots and later remove them, without the carrier shifting. A lot of people were put off by the Epson software, and suggested Vuescan. I demo'd Vuescan, and wasn't impressed. Why spend a bunch of time modifying the image before the scan, when it is so much easier to make adjustments later in Photoshop 7 (supplied with the scanner)? All I really want to do when scanning is to get a decent version of the image, minimizing clipping, etc, without investing a lot of time. I also like the way Epson auto-cropped the pictures for me. After some frustration, I hit on method for using the Epson software effectively: 1) Don't use "Unsharp mask" when scanning. Use Photoshop's version later. 2) Select all the pictures and apply "Auto Exposure". This fixes the colors, but does a lot of high and low clipping. 3) The images will now look much more like real pictures, but need a bit of work. 4) Select a pic and zoom it. Select "Histogram Adjustment". See the top graph? Note that the left and right sliders are too far in toward the middle, so information is being clipped. 5) Before making any changes to the sliders, look at the middle graph. It will usually have a bit of a dip (tending toward the bottom right) Remember what it looks like. 6) Now, go to the top graph, and move the top and bottom sliders out, until they are just outside the black area. You have now eliminated the clipping, but your now picture looks terrible. Note that the curve in the middle graph has dipped way to the bottom-right. 7) Move the center slider to the left, while looking at the curve in the middle graph. Remember how it used to look? Try to make the curve look like it used to, with the same little dip toward the bottom-right. That's it! Go to the next image and do the same thing. Once you get the hang of it, each picture takes about 5 seconds. The nice thing about this technique is that you don't even have to look at the picture while you're doing it. Guard against a tendency to make a dark picture too bright by overdoing the correction. Remember, you're better off fixing the image in Photoshop. By now you've got a picture that is visible now, and still has all the information you need to make it a great picture after all, I thought this would be, and solved the V600 to do his thing, the rest is history. ... 130 of 131 people found the following review helpful. Great scanner, great software guy from the magazine not to bring peace by the negative reviews of the Epson Scan software call "junk." It is not. I read enough of the other reviews to convince me to download a copy of Vuescan and try it immediately. Should indeed have a lot of film Vuescan profiles, which uses more accurate than the limited number of Epson, but the trouble with Vuescan and the V600 scanner - in my experience - is that not the framework for batch scanning of negatives just one group, and it was more than a little confusing, if not impossible, to change the frame around. This feature of Vuescan is very confusing your first few times around, and I lost patience and close the program. Then, thinking I'd better try the Epson software before considering returning the scanner, I opened Epson Scan I went.