Kim- I'm certainly no expert on scanning, but I've been doing an increasing amount of it recently, and have been fine tuning my methods with increasingly satisfactory results. But, since these things are subjective, I can't be sure that you aren't getting better results than I am already. Specifically, what aren't you happy with? What scanner, software, and resolutions are you using, and how are you using the final scans? Two suggestions: - Check out www.lynda.com<http://www.lynda.com/>, an online training library. I recently bought Photoshop CS3, which included a month's subscription to the website, which normally costs $25. To make the most of if, about all I did in between Dec. 25 and Jan. 25 was to watch their videos. I think the site used to give a 24 hour sample subscription, but I could locate that offer just now. A limited number of chapters of their videos are free, however, to give you a taste of what the full tutorials are like. On the homepage, click on "Free Sample Training", which offers a link to their "Online Training Library". About 10% of the way down this long list, look for "Photoshop (All Versions)". I recommend "Scanning Principles" by Taz Tally. - Following the suggestions in "Scanning Principles", I went to www.silverfast.com<http://www.silverfast.com/> and downloaded their sample Silverfast Ai scanning software. Even the default settings of this software gives MUCH better results on my Epson scanner than my Epson software does. It demonstrated to me just how much better results I could be getting with my existing scanner, and taught me some ways to get better results with the Epson software. Bob Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: Kim<mailto:kimharch@cut.net> To: 'Utah Astronomy'<mailto:utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] 15,000 views and counting BTW, 35mm slides that I’ve scanned at home or have had done “professionally” have never turned out satisfactorily. Anyone on this list have suggestions? Kim