Finnkare Posted September 12, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 12, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...and why? Cheers, Kare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Hi Finnkare, Take a look here How much do you adjust your images in the scanner?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Marquinius Posted September 12, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 12, 2008 Kare, I'm not sure what you mean: using the word scanner suggests that you are talking about film. I have a 645 Bronica (120 film) and an Epson V70 pro. Best results are to really take care with the development of the film (I tried the shop on the corner but will definitely go to a pro lab from now on), scan at max possible resolution and do any adjustments in Photoshop or some such after that. Scanning software is mostly "just so" at best. Hope this helps. Marco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted September 12, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 12, 2008 About all I usually do is bring down the contrast a bit before the scan. But I'm interested in what others here might suggest. My scanner is pretty modest one, being the plustek OpticFilm 7200. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 12, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 12, 2008 Very little in the scanner. What I'm looking for when scanning a frame with a full range of tones is a scan that looks rather flat, without blocked up shadows or blown highlights. I then adjust the scan 'to taste' in Photoshop. So in the scanning process itself I tend to have the black and the white points set to very low values - typically .1%. This 'stretches' the histogram without clipping at either end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted September 12, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 12, 2008 I adjust nothing in the scanning stage. After the scan, I set curves and/or levels to where I want the contrast to be (to achieve the contrast that I would in a wet print) and some sharpening. Thats about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted September 12, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 12, 2008 Using a Nikon 8000, I make sure that the histogram does not clip at all. If it does, i use analogue gain to shift it one way, or the other, as necessary. I ensure that the shadow end of the histogram has lots to spare before clipping as that allows me to find the black point in Photoshop from amongst the greys using the Threshold command rather than having the scanner do it for me. I've found that trying to find the black point with the histogram slider is not accurate enough. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted September 12, 2008 Share #7 Posted September 12, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Using a Nikon 8000, I ensure that the shadow end of the histogram has lots to spare before clipping as that allows me to find the black point in Photoshop from amongst the greys using the Threshold command rather than having the scanner do it for me. Rolo That's a good tip, Rolo. Can use it. Marco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 13, 2008 Share #8 Posted September 13, 2008 I t just slows up the scanner. Get the exposure and color balance correct and stop. The rest is an easy photoshop fix. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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