Refl x66-Scan | Refl x66-Scan

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The MultiExposure function in SilverFast SE Plus and SilverFast Ai Studio considerably increases the scan quality of film material with a high dynamic range. Film with little dynamic range won't be affected by MultiExposure. Conclusion: MultiExposure is a function that will do only good, and hence can safely stay activated at all times. Unfortunately CyberView has not really changed since the last versions. Only a couple of tools have got a new name, however, the functions itselves have not changed. The handling is still everything but intuitive. It does not make a difference if you use functions from the drop down menu or if you use the buttons, they have the same funcionality. If you buy the reflecta DigitDia 7000 you should allow a specific time for getting used to the scan software, then you will come along with it very well. The image quality of the reflecta DigitDia 7000 The film holders for the x66-Scan are separately available. With a second slide holder or film strip holder you can load it while the first one is inside the scannner. Additionally to the standard film holders there is an optional instamatic film holder for the x66-scan. In our online shop film holders for the reflecta x66-scan are available. The image quality of the reflecta x66-Scan For inserting film strips, we highly recommend the use of cotton gloves, as this will garantee the safe handling of precious material, preventing dirtying or damaging. As the transport mechanism of the scanner relies on the perforation, it is vital for this to be fully intact. In case of a partial damage of the perforation, it's commendable to cut the Film up into single frames which can then be framed and digitized individually. Those dealing with entire film rolls of 36 frames in mint condition should consider themselves fortunate as they will benefit of the true virtue of the RPS 10M. We will elaborate further on this within the next chapter. The Reflecta xScan is delivered with little but complete equipment. Thus one receives additionally to the scanner a film holder for a 35mm film strip with up to 6 pictures and a film holder for up to 3 framed 35mm slides. There's also an included CD with the Twain driver software, as well as the picture-processing and -viewing program ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6. Operating instructions in German and other languages come with it too. The USB connection cable is firmly connected with the device - so one can't exchange it. That's already it about the provided accessories - but one doesn't need more. A power cable or a power supply is not needed, since the scanner is receiving the power through the USB-connection.

For those questioning the "M"-part in the Name of the Scanner, let there be no doubt that this does not stem from the term "mega" - which would seem to be natural, speaking in terms of digital photography. Instead, it derives from the "m" in the latin word "mille" - which stands for thousand. If it were not for our good old latin dictionary! Whether theses astronomical 10.000 are actually fact or, as we have often encountered, a mere mains of marketing, will be revealed in the chapter image quality. Features, accessories and performance evalution This first DigitDia model from the year 2003, i.e. the DigitDia 3600, had been replaced one year after its appearance by the DigitDia 4000, which had a hardware based scratch and dust removal function integrated, which was a big progress at that time, und thus had a decicive benefit compared to the predecessor model. In tghe year 2006 the DigitDia 5000 came up to the market; the major innovations were a USB 2.0 interface (instaed of USB 1.0 at the predecessor) and higher scanning times. At the DigitDia 6000, which was introduced in 2011, the resolution was increased from 3600ppi to 5000ppi. And now, at the DigitDia 7000, the nominal resolution even has doubled up to 10.000 ppi. Beim Scannen von Bildern mit dem Reflecta x66-Scan entfallen also die bei Filmscannern üblichen Wartezeiten während eines Vorschauscans oder eines Feinscans. Die meiste Zeit geht für das Einlegen der Filme in die Filmhalter sowie in das exakte Positionieren der Filmhalter im Scanner drauf. Zusammenfassung, Fazit The proceeding when scanning negatives doesn't differ from scanning slides, except that when using PhotoImpression the film-type has to be set on "negative" before the scan. The filmstrip-holder has also grooves at the front, which ensure its correct positioning in the scanner.But now to the device itself: The Reflecta x66-Scan is a multi-format scanner that can handle numerous film types. The standard medium format holder can be used to digitize medium format films (type 120) in the formats 6x4.5 to 6x9cm. The medium format holder also includes an insert that can be used to reduce the scan area to 4x4cm 127 films. The slide holder can hold 6 mounted 35mm slides in landscape orientation, and the film strip holder can hold a filmstrip up to 6 frames long. The Reflecta RPS 10M is currently the frontrunner in the middle price segment. With its automatic film strip draw-in and its adaptable focus and autofocus, it possess unique features that can otherwise be found only with Nikon film scanners.

Each film holder has a small arrow indicating the direction of insertion into the scanner. There are also arrows above the slots on the scanner that clearly indicate the insertion direction. The film holder is now pushed into the scanner. The upper slot is for the two KB holders, and the MF holder goes in the lower slot. Depending on whether you are scanning MF (120) or KB (135), you still have to move the focus switch above the slots.The Reflecta RPS 10M can automatically draw in and batch scan an entire film roll. It's important though that there's sufficient room on the desk left and right to the scanner (since the film roll is being ejected in the same way as it's inserted). Thus, a major part of the unrolled film will always stay on one side of the device, it's placement shouldbe carefully chosen and the process should be monitored with equal care. Next, we will take a look SilverFast's automatic dust- and scratch correction. We already showed that iSRD delivers much better results than the MagicTouch function of CyberView in the chapter image quality with CyberView. We therefore compare only between a scan with and one without iSRD in the adjoining example scan. For this purpose we use an image section taken from the previous sample image, the one we used in the IT-8 calibration-section. The sky in the mountain scenery is clearly full of dust and scratches in the scan without iSRD. The second scan, this time with iSRD, shows noticeably, the even the biggest particles have been detected by the infrared sensor and removed by the software - without any trace, or artefacts. The automatic dust- and scratch correction iSRD in SilverFast exists since many years and can by now be referred to as sophisticted. How can photo lovers save these analog “picture treasures” from earlier years into the digital present? The tools-group "retouching" covers the tools repair brush, clone stamp, lighten/darken, smudge, sharpen and soften, which are all adjustable in brush size and intensity. Furthermore there is a paintbrush, a function for drawing lines as well as an eraser. Under the group "clipboard" you will find selection tools, with which you mark parts of the picture, copy them into the clipboard and insert them from there again into any picture.

Der Reflecta x66-Scan produziert also tatsächlich Bilddateien, die 14 Megapixel enthalten (bzw. 22 Megapixel interpoliert). Effektiv sind aber nur Bildinformationen in der Größenordnung von 4,5 Megapixel enthalten. Dies genügt aber völlig, um die Digitalbilder am Bildschirm zu betrachten, sie in sozialen Medien zu verwenden oder um ein digitales Fotoalbum zu erstellen. Für die dauerhafte Archivierung von Filmmaterial sind 4,5 Megapixel jedoch zu wenig, insbesondere bei Mittelformaten. Mit einer effektiven Auflösung von 1825 ppi ist der Reflecta x66-Scan jedoch fast doppelt so gut wie sein Vorgänger Reflecta X120-Scan. When powering the scanner on the operating system reports that new hardware was found and installs the necessary drivers automatically which was copied on the system by the software installation disc. Once the LED stops flashing and starts glowing constantly you can start scanning. The premise for a smooth transport are non-bent slides which are not damaged in some kind. This also applies for the transport of slide projectors. With the DigitDia it is the same.

Die Scangeschwindigkeit des Reflecta x66-Scan

The device has an integrated CMOS chip. With this, it photographs the inserted film like a digital camera. The CMOS chip has 14 megapixels and thus corresponds to an average smartphone camera. According to the manufacturer, the maximum resolution is 4584x3056 pixels. This resolution is independent of the film format, i.e. a 24x36mm 35mm film is reproduced with the same number of pixels as a 6x9cm medium format film. An interpolation mode is used to increase the resolution to 22 megapixels, but this only increases the image size, not the sharpness. The Reflecta RPS 10M features both a single slide slot for scanning one slide at a time, as well as a means to automatically load and batch scan 35mm film strips and 35mm roll films. This said, it's one of the few film scanners offering the possibility of digitizing entire film rolls. The mechanics are the same as in the predecessor model: film strips are inserted sideways and then drawn in automatically. In addition, the film can then be moved manually via the hard keys on the scanner case. Film strips should contain at least three images, otherwise they might get caught in the process. The upper limit of images for batch scanning amounts to 36 images - perfectly adequate for standard 35mm films. Since framed slides are inserted directly into the slot at the front of device, there is no need for film holders. The term ICE technology, which was the denomination for the infrared-based dust- and scratch removal with the RPS 7200, has been replaced by the term MagicTouch with the RPS 10M. This change is observable during all model changes of reflecta and is attributable to a name change in license regulations. The RPS 10M is the only device amongst all reflecta scanners to flaunt the company logo, situated on top of the device, in the very center of the case. If you want to put a little bit more effort into the cleaning of slides we recommend the use of an anti-static brush. With this you can remove dust very efficient than with the compressed air spray alone. The provided scan software of the DigitDia 7000