Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you happier with the Polaprint, Greg? B. On 27-feb-2006, at 4:37, GREG LORENZO wrote: > > I took a break from scan cleanup and spent some time in the > darkroom this afternoon. > > Since then I downloaded both the recommended DCE Tools (Hot Pixels) > and Polaroid's Dust and Scratch repair software. The DCE Tools > software worked great once with my Tiff file of this image, which > was scanned and remained a RGB 16 bit file. After the first DCE > cleaning it would open a window saying it only worked with "RGB > files". The Tiff was still in fact RGB. Other than not working > beyond the first time it worked really well using the default > settings. Any ideas what I could be doing wrong to get this message? > > With the Polaroid software, the apparent correction using the > default settings was not as great, but the SW worked everytime. > > The Polaroid adjusted image is posted here: > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/gjl-1/image-92010.html > > Original negative was Kodak Tri-X (not Fuji Acros). This neg was > from the Tri-X formulation prior to the current formula. Kodak was > right, the older Tri-X has more silver in it and does not scan as > well. > > Thanks again Tina and Douglas! > > Regards, > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information