Microtek M1 Scanner

[uniB]

I can't download/open it either Greg, what browser are you using pango? Maybe it's 'cause I'm using firefox on Mac and 4shared don't care about us!?

[Maretzo]

Safari on Mac works fine with 4Shared.com

[Anthony Lewis]

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ARTIXSCAN F1

On page 1 of the supplement booklet with the above title it reads as follows :

. . . . .The scanner also features the PictuRescue (TM) system with DIGITAL ICE Technology to reconstruct damaged photos and film , as well as ColoRescue (TM) to restore faded color .

So the F1 definately has DIGITAL ICE . It must be activated from the scanner software .

[Stefan]

I found this info at http://www.imaging-resource.com
They have a review unit ( Review seams to have seized thought:0( )

"There are two M1 packages: the $649 M1 and the $799 M1 Pro. The difference between the two is in the bundled software and accessories.

You see that immediately when you open the M1 Pro box to find a second set of four film holders, which is not supplied with the M1. While scanning a set of 12 35mm slides, you can load a second holder. Scan four strips of 35mm film while you load another four. Scan 22cm of 120 film (four frames) while you load more, or two 4x5s while you clean the next two.

Contents. Alternate scanning software packages, calibration software, OCR software, manuals and more.

Larger film can be placed on the included glass holder that replaces the film holder drawer on the transparency bed. Microtek supplies a set of black vinyl tapes with the company name on them to hold the odd-sized film on the glass.

The scanner itself is accompanied by a power cord and a USB cable.

One thing that's missing, however, is Kodak's Digital ICE. Considering the performance hit, we weren't much disappointed by that decision."

Source:http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/M1/M1.HTM

Do they rely make two different hardware versions?

Or is ICE just disabled in software?

If so it would be easy to just download the F1 drivers to get ICE activated for the M! !!!???

After all it would be more expensive to produce two versions of hardware.

They do it with dishwasher machines, same hardware with different model number due to witch touch button template they stick to the front of the machine ( Yes I have seen this ).

Same with cars, especially turbo engine cars more cash gives you new software and more horsepower.

/S

[audioexcels]

This is my first time using 4shared too... Did you try clicking the little symbol with the earth and a downward pointing arrow? It's at the bottom of the tif icon.

Very beautiful image. Probably deal with that blow out section in CS3.

Just curious, have you run the same image doing lower resolution passes and even higher res ones? Seems a 4800 would be way overkill, but I'd be interested in a comparo between 1600/2400/and 4800.

Cheers and thanks for the image. Have it up right now and it looks great. I "really" love the colors in this image and from other scans shown so far, it seems the scanner has a certain "look" to it that is nice and natural. Looks much more fluid than scans I have seen with the Epson. Cannot say it quite looks like Jetcode's bit of out of focus or grainy scan which to my eyes has this incredible density/richness to it, but it's also two different slides.

[Bob McCarthy]

Just for entertainment purposes, I've put a 100mb scan from my M1 pro on 4shared.com. Just follow this link:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/5017521/a...2/sharing.html


highdesert

It keeps crashing safari (Leopard). Anybody successful with OS 10.5?

Bob

[highdesert]

Thanks a lot!

Apart of the blown highlights, the in focus part looks really good, more so, if you add a little bit of sharpening. Looks like the 2400ppi are for real.

Surely, for infotainment, people would appreciate a lot a 35mm image at 4800ppi ;-)

I'm at my day job now, but I should be able to do a 35mm slide tonight. Probably by 9pm California time it will be up. I'll also try to do a couple of different dpi settings so we can see if there's much difference.

I did a subsequent scan of the 4x5 and was able to manually set the levels so as to not blow out the highlights in the water.

For anyone having problems with 4shared, I'll be happy to put image files somewhere else if there are any suggestions.

highdesert

[John Brady]

OK, I just got my m1 pro yesterday and installed it last night. I had the 1800f for a couple of years so I am pretty familiar with microtek and silverfast.

First impression is that the new 4x5 carrier sucks. The film fits fine on the width but not from top to bottom. it leaves an 1/8in gap on either side.


Next impression is this machine goes through many more gyrations and weird noises then the old one.

Next, pre-scan works fine but the actual scan takes for ever and when it finally does come up there are black bars running across the image. So right now it's pretty hard for me to evaluate this scanner. I sent an e-mail to tech support and I am waiting for a reply. I guess this is the price for being an early adapter.

I will keep you all posted...
jb

[highdesert]

First impression is that the new 4x5 carrier sucks. The film fits fine on the width but not from top to bottom. it leaves an 1/8in gap on either side.

I noticed that too. The manual definitely needs more description on how to use the film holder. I almost wrinkled one of my better trannys the first time out. I recommend playing with a bad piece of film first. I think the proper way to use the holder is to put the film against the "top" (i.e. closest to the hinge) and as you close the door and slide it down, this tightens the film. So the gap--I believe--is used as part of the tensioning feature. Does that sound right to you?

Next impression is this machine goes through many more gyrations and weird noises then the old one.

I don't have another scanner to compare to, but it does seem to spend a lot of time initializing and makes some strange noises. I would say on average it spends close to 1.5~2 minutes initializing before even beginning the scan.

Next, pre-scan works fine but the actual scan takes for ever and when it finally does come up there are black bars running across the image. So right now it's pretty hard for me to evaluate this scanner. I sent an e-mail to tech support and I am waiting for a reply. I guess this is the price for being an early adapter.

This happened to me too. I assumed it was due to the fact that I was doing other stuff on the computer during the scan. The next day (after a reboot) it wasn't a problem. I'm running XP. I'll be interested to hear what tech support tells you.

highdesert

[John Brady]

Thanks for sharing your experience highdesert, I did the old film thing to figure it out too and agree that the film needs to be all the way at the top and then kind of slides down with the door, still think its pretty crappy though.

I am running xp also on a dual core with 3 meg of ram. I tried re-booting and resetting the scanner but still getting the bars. The documentation is weak at best. You can no longer call microtek for support, so I will have to wait for them to e-mail me back. Tonight I am going to un-install everything and then re-install. I'm guessing I just got a bad unit, it happens.
John
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