Scanning Color Negatives; Scanning Reflective Originals; Avoiding Newton Rings In Transmission Scans - SCANVIEW ScanmateF8+ Operator's Manual

Handling originals and mounting plates

Scanning color negatives

When scanning 35-mm color negatives, cover the sprocket holes in the film
with red repro tape or any other opaque or dark-colored tape to avoid stray
light that may affect the quality of the scan.

Scanning reflective originals

Please note that the first reflection preview you make after starting up the
scanner for the day (or after doing transmission scans) will take about three
minutes longer than usual. The extra time is used to bring the reflection lamps
up to optimum scanning temperature, thus ensuring a consistent high
scanning quality. Because of this feature, it is an advantage to group
reflection scans together whenever possible in the production flow.

Avoiding Newton rings in transmission scans

When scanning transparencies with a flatbed scanner, Newton rings are
always a potential problem, due to residual moisture in the transparency
(especially the base or non-emulsion side) and the effect of laying the
transparency flat against one or more glass plates.
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DustFree™ magnetic templates make it
possible to mount images in the scanner
without using glass plates or tape.