Nikon COOLSCAN LS-5000 Overview, Prescan and WorkFlow
PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:55 pm
HI,
I am using the Nikon Coolscan LS-5000 with SA-21 to scan 35mm negative film strips and to save this a 64bit HDRi RAW files for later processing in HDR Studio.
My workflow is as follows:
1. Insert film strip in scanner
2. Do Overview scan
3. Select the images to add to Job Manager
4. Double Click on first image in Job Manager
(The scanner does a Preview scan of the first image)
5. From the menu, I select Frame / Find Frames / 35mm Film Strip Holder
6. Rotate the image if needed
7. Double Click on second image in Job Manager
(The scanner does a Preview scan of the second image)
8. 5. From the menu, I select Frame / Find Frames / 35mm Film Strip Holder
9. Rotate the image if needed
Repeat for all images in Job Manager
10. Copy settings of Image 1 in JobManager to all images in Job Manager
11. Initiate Scan process from JobManager
Questions:
1. How can I automate the Find Frame action without having to do it manually for each image?
2. How can I stop the scanner from doing the Preview scan when I double click on the image in the Job Manager?
All I want to do, is to rotate the image if needed and to do the Find Frame action, which I want to automate.
The Overview scan is good enough to check if the image needs rotation and to verify the frame. Doing a Preview scan for each Job Manager entry is a complete waste of time.
What am I doing wrong?
How can I speed up my workflow?
I am using the Nikon Coolscan LS-5000 with SA-21 to scan 35mm negative film strips and to save this a 64bit HDRi RAW files for later processing in HDR Studio.
My workflow is as follows:
1. Insert film strip in scanner
2. Do Overview scan
3. Select the images to add to Job Manager
4. Double Click on first image in Job Manager
(The scanner does a Preview scan of the first image)
5. From the menu, I select Frame / Find Frames / 35mm Film Strip Holder
6. Rotate the image if needed
7. Double Click on second image in Job Manager
(The scanner does a Preview scan of the second image)
8. 5. From the menu, I select Frame / Find Frames / 35mm Film Strip Holder
9. Rotate the image if needed
Repeat for all images in Job Manager
10. Copy settings of Image 1 in JobManager to all images in Job Manager
11. Initiate Scan process from JobManager
Questions:
1. How can I automate the Find Frame action without having to do it manually for each image?
2. How can I stop the scanner from doing the Preview scan when I double click on the image in the Job Manager?
All I want to do, is to rotate the image if needed and to do the Find Frame action, which I want to automate.
The Overview scan is good enough to check if the image needs rotation and to verify the frame. Doing a Preview scan for each Job Manager entry is a complete waste of time.
What am I doing wrong?
How can I speed up my workflow?