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From: kimiraikkonen on 25 Jul 2007 16:33
I'm using Canon All-in-one Pixma MP830 scanner and have to ask
something which are weird.

Although the scan glass is clean, even there's no much dust or dirt
under the glass, when i scan good and clean photos using its software
MP Navigator or another softwares, i usually get a lot of "white dots"
which are patterned randomly on the image area. I used ScanGear MP of
Canon which is official Twain of Canon, selected dust removal or
reduction but it wasn't much effective.

Why are there white dots on the scanned image although glass is clean
and original photo is fine?

Could you explain it technically? Is it common or usual or is it a
reason to return the scanner back?

Besides white dots, as usual noises are present, but i wonder these
strange white dots and dirt displayed after scanning a high-DPI and
high-quality image?...

Please explain...

Regards.

From: Bruce on 26 Jul 2007 12:26
kimiraikkonen wrote:
> I'm using Canon All-in-one Pixma MP830 scanner and have to ask
> something which are weird.
>
> Although the scan glass is clean, even there's no much dust or dirt
> under the glass, when i scan good and clean photos using its software
> MP Navigator or another softwares, i usually get a lot of "white dots"
> which are patterned randomly on the image area. I used ScanGear MP of
> Canon which is official Twain of Canon, selected dust removal or
> reduction but it wasn't much effective.
>
> Why are there white dots on the scanned image although glass is clean
> and original photo is fine?
>
> Could you explain it technically? Is it common or usual or is it a
> reason to return the scanner back?
>
> Besides white dots, as usual noises are present, but i wonder these
> strange white dots and dirt displayed after scanning a high-DPI and
> high-quality image?...
>
> Please explain...
>
> Regards.
>
What do these dot look like? Was the original textured?
From: Barry Watzman on 26 Jul 2007 21:49
Clean the glass. Clean the photo. You MAY have to take the scanner
apart and clean the INSIDE of the glass (dust is possible on the
sensors also, but it will show up as lines, not specs).

Ultimately, it's just about impossible to get totally dust free scans of
photos, so then you have to use a photo editor to touch it up. You can
do this by hand (can take minutes to an hour per photo) or with a "dust
filter" in the photo, but the dust filter usually slightly degrades
detail in the image.


Bruce wrote:
> kimiraikkonen wrote:
>> I'm using Canon All-in-one Pixma MP830 scanner and have to ask
>> something which are weird.
>>
>> Although the scan glass is clean, even there's no much dust or dirt
>> under the glass, when i scan good and clean photos using its software
>> MP Navigator or another softwares, i usually get a lot of "white dots"
>> which are patterned randomly on the image area. I used ScanGear MP of
>> Canon which is official Twain of Canon, selected dust removal or
>> reduction but it wasn't much effective.
>>
>> Why are there white dots on the scanned image although glass is clean
>> and original photo is fine?
>>
>> Could you explain it technically? Is it common or usual or is it a
>> reason to return the scanner back?
>>
>> Besides white dots, as usual noises are present, but i wonder these
>> strange white dots and dirt displayed after scanning a high-DPI and
>> high-quality image?...
>>
>> Please explain...
>>
>> Regards.
>>
> What do these dot look like? Was the original textured?
From: MoiMoi on 27 Jul 2007 23:31
In article <1185395587.201711.282610(a)g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
kimiraikkonen85(a)gmail.com says...
> I'm using Canon All-in-one Pixma MP830 scanner and have to ask
> something which are weird.
>
> Although the scan glass is clean, even there's no much dust or dirt
> under the glass, when i scan good and clean photos using its software
> MP Navigator or another softwares, i usually get a lot of "white dots"
> which are patterned randomly on the image area. I used ScanGear MP of
> Canon which is official Twain of Canon, selected dust removal or
> reduction but it wasn't much effective.
>
> Why are there white dots on the scanned image although glass is clean
> and original photo is fine?
>
> Could you explain it technically? Is it common or usual or is it a
> reason to return the scanner back?
>
> Besides white dots, as usual noises are present, but i wonder these
> strange white dots and dirt displayed after scanning a high-DPI and
> high-quality image?...
>
> Please explain...
>
> Regards.

ALL prints have dust specks recorded in the image.
They show up as white, same as if you scanned a negative.
(dust on slides shows as black).

Some worse than others, but even "pro" prints do too.
Take a loupe and look at the print at 8x magnification or so.
You'll see.

To prove it to yourself, turn the print around and make two scans.
Look on same area of the two scans, you'll almost certainly find
corresponding specks.

MM
From: kimiraikkonen on 4 Aug 2007 16:22
Hi, sorry for late reply,
The white dots or some scratches appear if you view the image in
orginal size (full size) but the picture and scanning plate is clean
enough not to display that kind of white dots. Are they dirts or arti-
facts?

How to make out arti-facts of scanning seperated from dirts?

Please show some examples...

Thanks.

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