I'm a total new at scanning...

[freeradical]

This is just a quick and dirty scan of a 4X6 print using all the presets that came with the Canon scanning software. I really need to learn how to properly scan negatives. What is the vertical white line on the right edge of the picture?

Ektar

American River outside of Sacramento

[mattkime]

you mean the part where your selection went too far to the right?

[freeradical]

mattkime wrote:
you mean the part where your selection went too far to the right?

Yes

[jdc]

negatives are hard to scan no matter what. Just too small.

[M>B>]

Proper sizing both physical and digital is the issue, perhaps a good place to start would be...

http://www.scantips.com/

[freeradical]

Okay, here's a scan of the negative at 2400 dpi. The color sure did seem to improve.

This scanning sure seems to be voodoo.

[CJsNvrUrly]

In the first image, I believe you're scanning an area larger than the image area, thus scanning the image plus a portion of the scanner bed. See if you can drag to select a smaller area before scanning.