Braun 4000 Scanning extra - 1
by
Jonathan Eastland
Kodak processed and card or plastic mounted Kodachrome slides batch scanned in the Braun 4000 supplied 50 cartridge cause few jamming problems when the mount, particularly card, remains undamaged; i.e. not bent, sliced apart and then re-sealed with Selotape (Scotch), or labels, and, not defaced with old, worn, dog eared or misaligned caption labels, especially those placed so that a small portion of the label extends beyond the edge of the mount.
It is best to carefully remove any such labels used in the process of analogue archiving as these add microns to the overall thickness of the mount. The tolerances of the Braun cartridge are small and the mounted slide needs to be able to move freely in the cartridge slot, otherwise it will most likely jam during a batch scanning session.
Thin press-stud type plastic mounts are probably those offering the most trouble free experience, but carefully removing slides from card mounts of almost any description and vintage is a tedious process, adding considerably to the time schedule of a 50 batch scan. Nonetheless, it's worth doing if you want to avoid even the most minor of hassles.
Attached to this post are some illustrations of the kind of thing to avoid together with a few showing best practice.
Good scanning....!
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Jonathan Eastland
Kodak processed and card or plastic mounted Kodachrome slides batch scanned in the Braun 4000 supplied 50 cartridge cause few jamming problems when the mount, particularly card, remains undamaged; i.e. not bent, sliced apart and then re-sealed with Selotape (Scotch), or labels, and, not defaced with old, worn, dog eared or misaligned caption labels, especially those placed so that a small portion of the label extends beyond the edge of the mount.
It is best to carefully remove any such labels used in the process of analogue archiving as these add microns to the overall thickness of the mount. The tolerances of the Braun cartridge are small and the mounted slide needs to be able to move freely in the cartridge slot, otherwise it will most likely jam during a batch scanning session.
Thin press-stud type plastic mounts are probably those offering the most trouble free experience, but carefully removing slides from card mounts of almost any description and vintage is a tedious process, adding considerably to the time schedule of a 50 batch scan. Nonetheless, it's worth doing if you want to avoid even the most minor of hassles.
Attached to this post are some illustrations of the kind of thing to avoid together with a few showing best practice.
Good scanning....!
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