Minolta Scan Elite 5400 (Slide Film Timings)

 First created on 22nd Jul 2003.

I only do the tests that are relevant to me. When ICE is enabled, GD (Grain Dissolver) is automatically enabled. It is possible to enable GD without ICE, but I didn't test this combination.

I leave it to the individual to draw his/her own conclusion.

Timing Test Suite

Film is Fuji Velvia 50 (Color positive).

CPU Memory HD Connection
Pentium Xeon; 2.8 GHz (with Hyper-Threading) 512 MB 34 GB SCSI USB 2.0

OS Windows XP SP1
Software DiMage Scan 1.10
Running tasks JS Pager, one Explorer window, Task Manager

Settings Timings (seconds)
PPI Depth ICE/Grain Dissolver AF at scan Slide Auto Exp Multi-scan Delaya Adj Focusb Delayc Pre-scand Delay Scan Savee
5400 16-linear no yes no no 9 7 -- -- 49 1:031 7
5400 16-bit no yes no no 8 7 -- -- 50 1:031 6
2700 16-bit no yes no no 8 7 -- -- 12 1:031 1
1350 16-bit no yes no no 8 7 -- -- 5 26 <1
5400 16-linear yes/yes yes no no 8 7 12 24 8 5:31 7
5400 16-bit yes/yes yes no no 8 8 5 22 8 5:31 6
2700 16-bit yes/yes yes no no 8 7 6 23 7 5:31 2
1350 16-bit yes/yes yes no no 8 7 5 23 8 2:45 <1

Notes

The film holder is ejected and reinserted before each scan. Timing is inaccurate up to 2 secs, as it is by ear.

a Timing starts once I click on the "Save" button.

b Total time. You can hear coarse stepping followed by a fine stepping.

c Sometimes, clicking can be heard. The program shows "Setting up" from time to time. If pre-scan is skipped, this applies to the next delay.

d I guess this is the exposure scan.

e Timing stops as soon as the message box disappears.

1 With pauses while scanning.

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