Digital BW, The Print

At 12:56 PM 8/12/2003, you wrote:
>Can anyone help me on this issue.
>I have an Epson2200 inkjet printer and would like to scan my images
>to be able to print them.
>
>What scanner should I get?
>I let the Film develop. So, do I scan from the negatives and therefor
>need a 35mm scanner?

Probably, although you might get sufficient resolution from one of the 
newer flatbed scanners, such as the Epson 3200, to be able to make small 
prints from 35mm. Basically, you need a scanner that will scan negatives 
and transparencies. Scanners that do this are either dedicated film 
scanners or flatbed (desktop) scanners with a transparency adapter.

>And how does it work from here? How do I get a picture printed out
>from my scanned negatives? How do they get converted into an actual
>image that can be edited with Photoshop for instance?

The scanner software will produce a file in TIFF or JPEG format that you 
will input into Photoshop for editing and printing.

>And finally, which scanner should I get?

It depends on what your needs are. Everybody has their own favorite 
scanner. I use a Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 film scanner for 35mm and a 
Polaroid 45i for 4x5 and medium format.

>Thanks.

Hope it helped.

Stan

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