Pls help: Why little dots appear when scanning 35mm slides

[vinxinl]

Hi all,

I got headache with this problem. When I use plustek 7200 film scanner + Vuescan/Silverfast to scan some 35mm slides (default settings), there're always little dots appear in the image.

Image here:

I believe it's not the dirts of the film. Can someone tell me why this happens and how to remove them?

Thanks very much for your help!

Regards,
Vincent

 

[vinxinl]

Image here

 

[slooow]

omg, this is serious problem

i am sorry i cant help but let me try serach google for you

 

[hondasleeper]

That does not look good.

Did you try checking your settings?? Have you tweaked any of the settings?

Maybe just try going to the default settings and do a scan. See what happens.

 

[vinxinl]

Yes i used default settings. And i tried to tweak it using a few settings like Anti alias or grain reduction. Although those will make the dots less prominent but the picture also just get blurred and details lost.

 

[VR Man]

Scan 2 different slides. If the dirt pattern is the same, it should be a hardware problem.

If the dirt pattern is different, maybe fungi growth on your slides. I had this problem before.

 

[lsisaxon]

Hi all,

I got headache with this problem. When I use plustek 7200 film scanner + Vuescan/Silverfast to scan some 35mm slides (default settings), there're always little dots appear in the image.

Image here:
http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/41e58491z8bab1299/99c9/__sr_/709bscd.jpg?phgdFMFBbZx23WDX

I believe it's not the dirts of the film. Can someone tell me why this happens and how to remove them?

Thanks very much for your help!

Regards,
Vincent

Use a loupe and a light box to view the slide to see if it's inherent on the slide. Otherwise it may be because the dynamic range of the scanner is not enough..