Hiro Kodama Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Hello everyone. I have an HS-1800 running Parallels windows on an iMac and scanning with irfanview. But for some reason, there's always something like dust or noise. I've been wasting my time removing in lightroom for years now. I also have ez controller, but I haven't figured out how to save the scanner to my PC. Can anyone help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlam Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 noritsu cleaning leaders may help . . . step #1 as you have too many UFOs . Have a nice weekend to all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlam Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 i mean these . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Kodama Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 thank you for teaching me. But I clean with an air blower every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minilab service Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Here not dust, but scratches. To correct them need enable Digital Masking. To have it need install optional module. Digital masking can work only on scratched area remained two, or more layers. If there left only one layer, or all layers destroyed then software can't fix ut, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Kodama Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 Thank you Minilab Service. What exactly do I need to do to make digital masking work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 It looks like poor film handling scratches, use cotton gloves when handling the film, be careful not to drag the film on anything. Use a antistatic brush something like this Antistatic cleaner when scanning the film. If you want to test if the digital ice is working, uncheck the D-ICE setting, then scan a film, now scan the film again with it turned back on, compare the scans, I'm sure you will see a lot more dust with it turned off! Digital ICE has it limits it can't remove everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minilab service Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 As I already wrote to enable Digital Masking need to install optional software. After instillation Digital masking will be active and you can enable it. If need help to install write private message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Kodama Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 Unfortunately, I installed Digital Masking, but there is no improvement at all. All film work is done with gloves on to prevent dust and scratches. someone please help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minilab service Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 (edited) Hello. I think your film processor makes film scratches. That is the reason why you have many lines. When film scratched you see lines on scaned image. Digital masking can fix only small scratches. If they are big, or missing few layers then Digital Ice and digital masking will not help. Look .pdf document which is wit software. There can see chart when can correct digital ice, when can correct digital masking, when can correct both and when nothing can to correct. Your digital masking works perfectly. Look your last photo. There can see white lines and dots ( scratches and dust ) and dark lines and dots ( software corrections ) . Sorry, but on your picture white and dark lines and dots mismatch. It happened, because your scanner has mechanical fault. Your RGB CCD and IR CCD positions mismatch. Image is scanned by RGB CCD. IR CCD see scratches on different position. Digital masking software takes this information and corrects image. When CCD positions mismatch then image correction ( dark lines and dark dots ) is on one position, when white lines and white dots ( scratches and dust ) are on different position. Noritsu offerers only one - change whole scanner part ( black part where are CCD, zoom and all other parts ) . Not officially it is possible to adjust CCD positions to match scratches and corrections. CCD should be adjusted very preciselly ( parts of milimeter ) . When I had do it on QSS30 I had to make self made equipment. Using it could move CCD two directions ( X and Y ) . Also had self made adapter ( to see two CCDs at the same time ) . To make CCD adjustment on HS1800 would be enough equipment to move CCD two directions ( X and Y ) . Do not remove CCD. If you do it you can't find proper position. Do not try adjust position yourself. Only someone who is really good expert can try to do it. You have three possibilities : 1. Disable digital ICE, diusable digital masking and scan as is. They are useless on your scanner. Instead to correct scratches and dust they on your image adding dark lines and dark dots ( which mismatch with real scratches and white dots ) . 2. Find expert, who could adjust CCD position ( very preciselly, part of milimeters ) . After adjustment white lines ( scratches ) and white dots ( dust ) sould match with image corrections ( dark lines and dark dots ) . To check adjustment use frame, which is on your last image. It is very good to see adjustments. 3. From Noritsu buy new scanner unit ( whole black part with CCDs, zoom and all other ) . Of cource it will be very expensive. Edited April 2 by Minilab service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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