Hi folks,
I am scanning some old 35mm Kodak COLOR slides.
I am using a flatbed scanner. Specifically I am using am Epson Workforce 635. I am also using some of the backlighting ideas you see on the web given that this scanner is not a slide scanner. See for example this: The Easiest Way To Scan Old Slides With A Flatbed Scanner
I am illuminating the backlight with a handheld LED white light stick.
So I can actually get a scan but here is the catch. There is no color or at best there is very little. It looks like a black and white conversion. The whole image is there with detail!
Now I know you are saying "Well you just messed up the settings and you set the scanner to gray scale." No I didn't and in fact the printing on the slide holder which has the Kodak logo in color scans just fine. (Hint: It isn't back lit. Its up against the platen. ) So I get a color kodak logo on the slide holder around the image and then a black and white slide right on the same scan!
I do see a bit of a faint color in some areas that are broad and solid but very little. Its very hard to make out at all. That is only in some configurations so that may be a distraction. I hesitate to mention it because they might just be artifacts I created in monkeying around. Many attempts had no color at all.
What am I missing? Any ideas? I would be grateful for your help.
I am scanning some old 35mm Kodak COLOR slides.
I am using a flatbed scanner. Specifically I am using am Epson Workforce 635. I am also using some of the backlighting ideas you see on the web given that this scanner is not a slide scanner. See for example this: The Easiest Way To Scan Old Slides With A Flatbed Scanner
I am illuminating the backlight with a handheld LED white light stick.
So I can actually get a scan but here is the catch. There is no color or at best there is very little. It looks like a black and white conversion. The whole image is there with detail!
Now I know you are saying "Well you just messed up the settings and you set the scanner to gray scale." No I didn't and in fact the printing on the slide holder which has the Kodak logo in color scans just fine. (Hint: It isn't back lit. Its up against the platen. ) So I get a color kodak logo on the slide holder around the image and then a black and white slide right on the same scan!
I do see a bit of a faint color in some areas that are broad and solid but very little. Its very hard to make out at all. That is only in some configurations so that may be a distraction. I hesitate to mention it because they might just be artifacts I created in monkeying around. Many attempts had no color at all.
What am I missing? Any ideas? I would be grateful for your help.
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