tjv Posted September 7, 2007 Share #21 Posted September 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The most important thing to do for me seems to be staring each scanning session and each different roll of film scanning run by scanning a blank unexposed section to get the film base colour figures correct. The reason why and how is explained in the online manual. One you've done that it's all in the colour adjustment tab, mainly in setting the white ballance etc. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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erl Posted September 7, 2007 Share #22 Posted September 7, 2007 Hi!Scanning Negatives (the example is a scanned Neg, right?) is one of the most challenging Tasks in Scanning. I've now found a way to get good results with my Scanner, the Nikon 9000: Use Vuescan, scan the Neg as a Raw, use "Generic Color Negative" (this should't have an effect on the Raw scan, but it does!), use at last 4x Multisampling and then invert the picture in Photoshop via a Program that is called "NegPos". All other methods will give you unpleasant Grain and Scanner noise and strange colors. Regards, Peter Pete, I am sure your described method works, for you. However, it most certainly is not the only way to achieve a good scan. Frankly, if I had to go through everything you descibe, I would surely give up scanning. Of course it all depends on your end use/requirement, but I have done many scans over the years on my Nikon 9000 and Nikon 5000 and never had to resort to multipass scanning (way to slow for doubtful benefit, IMHO) and always scan as B/W negative. The only reason I ever use "scan as colour neg" is if I want to use a sharpening algorythm that requires a colour image to work on. The only time I have ever got "funny colours" was when I forgot to turn of "digital ice" for B/W film. That just goes bananas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
odd Posted September 7, 2007 Share #23 Posted September 7, 2007 Hi; The best tip someone here gave me was to save settings/profiles. All changes you do are sticky so they'll be there next time you open the program, this can be really frustrating. I save the setting I have when I'm happy with say Provia 400 or a rol of B&W that I use a lot. Then bringing up that same set of settings is just a matter of loading the file rather thna remembering where to make all the changes. - Carl Remember to take a copy of the profile file before you download a new version of the program. Otherwise the file will disappear. This was given as an advice in a similar thread some years ago. Haven’t check it, but this was - as I wrote, from an experienced user in the forum. (Steve Unsworth – I think?) OM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 7, 2007 Share #24 Posted September 7, 2007 VS used to reset all your settings to their defaults when you upgraded to a newer version. I had a linger discussion with Ed about it trying to understand why. Then after a long time it just didn't happen any more. It hasn't been the case the last few times I've installed a new version which I admittedly haven't done for at least 6 months now. I do a lot less scanning now than before my M8. I still have all my Dad's negs and slides to go through though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 8, 2007 Share #25 Posted September 8, 2007 As Odd has remarked, very helpful to save settings. I have a separate folder in which I keep VS settings, one for each film type, format, etc. Carl, you are right that settings no longer reser to default with upgrading. Your comment about not much scanning since the advent of the M8 makes me feel a whole lot better. I have been feeling very guilty about not using my analog M's since acquiring my M8. Hence not much scanning here either. I thoght I was the only "negligent" one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrox Posted September 9, 2007 Share #26 Posted September 9, 2007 Pete, I am sure your described method works, for you. However, it most certainly is not the only way to achieve a good scan. Frankly, if I had to go through everything you descibe, I would surely give up scanning. Of course it all depends on your end use/requirement, but I have done many scans over the years on my Nikon 9000 and Nikon 5000 and never had to resort to multipass scanning (way to slow for doubtful benefit, IMHO) and always scan as B/W negative. The only reason I ever use "scan as colour neg" is if I want to use a sharpening algorythm that requires a colour image to work on. The only time I have ever got "funny colours" was when I forgot to turn of "digital ice" for B/W film. That just goes bananas. Hi Erl, Just to be clear: I was talking about COLOR Negs, not B&W ones. Seems to be a Misunderstanding here... Regards Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 10, 2007 Share #27 Posted September 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) G'day Peter, it would seem you are right. I don't seem to have read your original post properly. I did miss the obvious that you were talking about colour negs. To align with that scenario, I have never had (serious) problems with thousands of col. neg. scans. I tend to avoid the various 'brand' settings provided in VS as I never could get them to improve results. Most of my 'settings' have been saved for various films and formats and I honestly forget how I created some of them. I have on very rare occasions used your method of scanning RAW when working with theatrical images involving heavy coloured lights. That seemed to be the only way to arrived ultimately at a reasonable scan. I must confess to never finding any benefit in using 'multiple' scan passes. Maybe I am missing something besides the extra time involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted September 10, 2007 Share #28 Posted September 10, 2007 I must confess to never finding any benefit in using 'multiple' scan passes. Maybe I am missing something besides the extra time involved. What about good quality scans... -Ron ________________ Caveman's Gallery Neolithic Artistry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 24, 2007 Share #29 Posted September 24, 2007 Minolta software works with Mac OSX just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 25, 2007 Share #30 Posted September 25, 2007 What about good quality scans... -Ron ________________ Caveman's Gallery Neolithic Artistry G'day Ron, well my point is exactly that!. I, IMHO, get good quality scan with one pass scanning. The extra substantial time to scan multiples escapes my desire therefore. I should add that my images go out the door commercially, so they ain't too bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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