From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:31:49 +0200
Subject: Re: [OT]Scanning minis
> I think my biggest triumph was managing to scan the fighters without I have variously read about people scanning miniatures. When I try to do this, I get pictures that are woefully out of focus. Even re-sharpening with Adobe photoshop doesn't help much. Are there special tricks to it? Or do you need the right type of scanner? Greetings
From: Jeremey Claridge <jeremy.claridge@k...>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:51:26 +0100
Subject: Re: [OT]Scanning minis
> I have variously read about people scanning miniatures. When I try to No idea Karl, I just put them on the scanner and scanned away. I didn't touch any of the scanner settings other than the resolution it scanned. I've used two scanners this way with the results as you have seen them.
From: Brian Bell <bkb@b...>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 06:26:06 -0400
Subject: RE: [OT]Scanning minis
I'm sorry, I can't provide much information either. I just placed them on the scanner bed. I do know that the focal lenght, for lack of a better term, on a flatbed scanner is very small. My miniatures begin to get out of focus at about 15-20mm. I went high-tech and placed dry, clean, paint bottles at the 4 corners to hold the lid to my scanner. I had tried black felt, but the results were not good.
From: Tony Francis <tony.francis@k...>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:51:32 +0100
Subject: Re: [OT]Scanning minis
DevCom's Black Widow scanners (http://www.blackwidow.co.uk) are advertised as having a "Unique 3D Scanhead". This does scan objects placed on the glass very well (I know, I have one). However I haven't tried any other types of scanner so I don't know it they're significantly better than 'normal' scanners. Tony > "Bell, Brian K (Contractor)" wrote:
From: David Griffin <carbon_dragon@y...>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 04:49:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [OT]Scanning minis
> --- "K.H.Ranitzsch" <KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de> wrote: ... > I have variously read about people scanning Scanning miniatures on the flatbed is easy so I do it a lot, but it works a lot better if the miniature is basically flat. I don't drape anything over it because I want the background to come out black. You can get better shots with a camera of course. I have a little digital for web pics (An olympus clamshell design) that has a close focus mode that works really well for this, but the scanner is still easier. But as you point out, the scanner has a slim plane of focus (they don't need more for scanning flat objects which is what they're made for). Perhaps some have a better zone of focus.