Glossary - Epson FILMSCAN 200 User Manual

Glossary

35 mm slide
A single image of 35 mm positive film mounted in a frame.
35 mm strip film (negative or positive)
The scanner can load a 6-frame strip of standard 35 mm negative or positive film.
Negative film: White/black values are reversed. The film circumference is brown.
This is the standard film for generating prints.
Positive film, Color-slide film: White/black values are the same as in the final
image. The film circumference is black. This is the standard film used for producing
35 mm slides.
Advanced Photo System
New standard developed jointly by camera and film manufacturers in a variety of
countries. The system utilizes a new type of cartridge, and offers a number of
significant advantages over conventional 35 mm film systems.
Film remains in the same cartridge throughout its life. The cartridge is easy to load
into the camera, and easy to handle after processing. Although you cannot view the
processed film directly, the photofinisher returns an index sheet that shows all of
the exposures on the film.
The film is smaller than 35 mm, allowing for smaller and lighter cameras.
You can select from among three print sizes (depending on camera support):
Size "C" (Classic: 89 127 mm), Size "H" ( HDTV: 89 158 mm), and Size "P"
(Panorama: 89 254 mm).
A magnetic coating on the back of the film stores photo information at the time
a picture is taken and allows for data exchange among camera, film, and
photofinishing equipment. This "IX" (Information Exchange) system helps ensure
production of high-quality prints, allows for resetting of print type prior to
development, and enables printing of captions on the back of the photo prints (if
supported by the camera).
A load-protect mechanism prevents exposed film from being accidentally reloaded
and re-exposed.
Base side
The side of the film from which you can read the manufacturer's name and the film
ID numbers. The base side is glossier than the emulsion side.
Bidirectional parallel interface
The interface is "parallel" because it transfers eight bits of data simultaneously, and
"bidirectional" because it supports data transfer in both directions (from computer
to scanner, and from scanner to computer).
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