Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ernie, Most every scanner (but one that I know of, the Leafscan), scans B&W in RGB anyway. What happens when you select B&W, is the scanner scans in RGB and uses it's "canned" proportions/mix of RGB to give you your grayscale scan. That makes this process VERY scanner dependant...some may do it better than others. I wish that scanner driver writers would make it so YOU could choose the mix in the driver, but I don't believe any do...like you can do in PhotoShop... If you scan in RGB, you then have full control over the mix in PhotoShop. My suggestion is to simply try both methods, and see what works best for you. You may find the B&W you get from your scanner to be fine for you, and you may find the RGB conversion takes time, is difficult to get the results you want or whatever...so there can be many factors that make you "like" one over the other. And, you may later change your mind ;-) IMO, the best B&W scans I've seen are from the Leafscan, as it does not scan B&W in RGB, but using a single neutral density filter...and IMO, this gives better tonality than using RGB to scan B&W film. Regards, Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ernest > Nitka > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 3:39 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] scanning B and W - Scan Grayscale or RGB > > > when scanning Black and White is it preferred to scan grayscale or RGB > - what are the pros and cons of either way. I realize file size will be > different but is there in general an advantage one way or the other? > I'm using a Nikon scanner > > TIA > > ernie > > http://www.ernienitka.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html