The issue here is not Target. The product that he ordered was not a Photo
CD, it was a Picture CD. These are two very different Kodak products with
confusing names.
The Photo CD is a disc of very high quality scans supplied in .PCD format.
The size of a .PCD file is about 5 megabytes each. A Picture CD supplies low
res .JPGs
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Renting a film scanner?
>I need to rent a film scanner but no one rents them in
>Cincinnati.
>
>I'm really, really disappointed with the Picture CD
>results from Target. I gave them 3 rolls of concert
>photos to do and it was a waste of money. They were
>all blurry and even the skin tones of the flash shots
>were ruddy.
>
>They didn't even rotate the verticals and the balance
>was really awful.
>
>I admit that the available light shots need a big
>correction as I used daylight C-41 under tungsten.
>I've been getting much better results with my simple
>film scanner attachment (at 1200 dpi) for the flat bed
>scanner but I've spent hours just scanning the first 9
>frames of the 7 roll project!
>
>Does anyone have any ideas, besides buying a dedicated
>and *automated* film scanner? I need to be able to
>set up a correction, feed it a strip of 4 (now that
>everything's been cut!) and walk away.
>
>I may have to buy a scanner at MicroCenter. Other
>ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jim
I would not think that Target is your only option to have a photo CD
done. If you have lots of time on your hands, though, get a scanner.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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