Originally Posted by
Jeremy Moore
How I scan 8x10 on my Epson Flatbed (V700):
Tape non-emulsion side to anti-newton side of the glass using safety-release tape. Pull it tight and tape all 4 sides right up to the image to reduce flaring.
Place the glass with the negative on the bottom on 4 coins you've pushed to the outer edges of the scanner platen. I use Sacajawea gold coins as they tested as being the best height from my options for MY scanner. Test this with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and if those don't get it super sharp you can move to buying different thickness washers. Just do a high res scan of a small area with each and see which is the sharpest.
Scan with Vuescan set to the "8x10 Transparency" setting in 16-bit grayscale creating an Image file using the green channel.
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