Re: scanning textures from 35mm slides

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Gene McKenna (mckenna++at++cgsd.com)
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:23:34 -0800

>Now, I know I can use various plasma fractal patterns to
>mimic that effect, but I would rather use real textures
>scanned in from 35mm slides of actual clouds. I want to
>use a slide scanner instead of a flatbed scanner for a
>bunch of reasons, chiefly clarity and contrast related.
>
>So, my questions are: Are any of you scanning in textures
>from 35mm slides on your SGI boxes? And if so, what slide
>scanner is the best bet to get?
>
>The research I've done so far on slide scanners shows that
>most models will interface easily on PCs or Macs, but there
>are no clear choices for scanners that can be used on SGI
>workstations.
>
>Any help or pointers would be appreciated.

I recommend Kodak Photo CD. They can process your film onto a CD in
multiple resolutions and convert old slides onto CD format as well.
You save the hassle of finding a scanner and all the time it takes
to scan. We've used this method extensively and have had good results.

You can open the Photo CD images in Photoshop and probably other
imaging packages.

If you want your photographic textures to tile, I recommend a product
we are selling. The RealTexture Tools (www.cgsd.com/texture)

Finally, if you want to take the easier route and not even have to take
the pictures, we have built a library of over 1000 patterns, all made
from photographs, and all tilable and color corrected to match measured
real world sources. RealTexture Library (www.cgsd.com/texture)

GENE

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