Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 14:51:15 +0100 From: Johnny Deadman <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning B&W Message-ID: <B556E23E.EA02%deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> References: on 28/5/00 1:47 pm, Nathan Wajsman at wajsman@webshuttle.ch wrote: > is it better to make corrections like levels and curves in the scanning > software, or is it better to just scan without applying any corrections > at the scanning stage and just make any needed corrections in Photoshop > later? Personally, I now do everything I can in Photoshop. Scan at the maximum bit depth and resolution you can, get EVERYTHING out of the image, then go to PS, set b and w points using levels, then sort out the tonality with curves. If you would like a more precise version of my workflow I'd be happy to oblige. It's taken me a while to get right but I think it works well now. - - -- Johnny Deadman <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I also make all adjustments in Photoshop. I'm using Silverfast which means I can get a 30 Mb scan from a BW negative. The advantage is very evident in the final result. It also allows you set the focus which is often different from the scanner's original idea. Adjusting in the scanware - I'm not sure how closely your preview and the final scan relate, etc. I believe that some people with highly precise scanning skills and calibrated hardware preset some curves on the scanner. But the actual image manipulation is still done in photoshop. However, if you're doing colour or chromogenic BW, the Nikonscan ICE+sharpen seems to work a good deal better than the Silverfast equivalent, and yields a scan which just needs a touch of levels and curves, plus a pinch of unsharp mask (really a tiny amount) to finish off. But you can't scan at 5400 dpi. I should just add that I never print, but look forward to getting a good printer with archival colour inks one day. And a monitor calibrator. But so far it's just for CD's. Let the client worry about the CMYK - just as they would if I sent them a sheet of slides. Ciao Rob. Robert Appleby and Sue Darlow Via Bellentani 36 41100 Modena Italy Tel/fax [39] 059 303436