Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I'm using a Minolta Scan Elite, so some of this may not apply. For B+W, I've had the most success scanning as color positive, then inverting and tweaking in Photoshop. BD had a great formula for simulating TR-X using the channel mixer (43% red, 33% blue, 24% green, monochrome, set USM at 15/55/1 and add 3-5% noise), and the results I've gotten have been quite nice. I do very little using the scanning software, other than to maybe center the histogram Do not use Digital ICE on B+W unless its the chromogenic variety. I(f you want to use a dust and scratch remover, download the free plug-in, "Photoshop Dust & Scratch Remover" at: _http://www.polaroid.com/service/software/poladsr/poladsr.html_ (http://www.polaroid.com/service/software/poladsr/poladsr.html) It's controllable and quite effective. I use the scanner's autofocus to get close, but always manually focus before I scan. And finally, make sure the light path in the scanner is clean. Good luck and Best Regards, Ira Silverman Irvine, CA On Fri, 2 May 2008 21:09:21 -0700, "Frank Filippone" _red735i@earthlink.net_ (mailto:red735i@earthlink.net) wrota: I received my ( used) Coolscan 4000, and it works, somewhat..... I am getting scans that are soft, and seemingly of low saturation. Using films strips and the 6 neg direct input module. Nikon Scan 4.02 Software. ( not 3.0 that came with the scanner originally). Film is either B+W or Velvia, in strips. ( I finally got it to reverse the negative films image to a positive... that on its own was a big deal.) How do you set this thing up to get good scans? **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)