Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]b&w scanning luggers: i frequently scan b&w photos (even half-tones) for print, and use a simple method. i should add that i never scan slides or negs, just prints and half-tones that will go on to be printed in books and magazines. here's what i do: - - scan the image using 'desk scan,' the software that came bundled with my old hp scanjet iicx, true dinosaurs by today's standards, but they work great. - - import the image into photoshop, where i: - - tighten the crop, if necessary - - balance the levels - - apply the unsharp mask and that's that. scans come out not muddy, sharp and unaffected looking. they look f****** good in print. what ho! guy >Simon Lamb wrote: >> >> Nathan >> >> I use the Coolscan III LS30 but the scanning process and software is the >> same I believe. I get excellent scans from Scala as follows: >> >> Turn off ICE >> Turn off Colour Management >> Set the scan type to Positive >> Set the colour to Grayscale >> >> Then I do a preview scan, crops as required and do the full scan. In 99% of >> the scans that I have done I have never had to alter the images after the >> scan. All those images in the link below are Scala scans with no changes >> made to them, just a straight scan of the slide. >> >> I do have some problems scanning b&w negatives whereby they appear to be >> about two stops overexposed. I do have to make use of levels and curves, >> although scanning with colour management set on and changing the image to >> b&w in Photoshop is a bit better. >> >> Simon >> >I find doing an unsharp mask to be part of the process. It cuts through >the phlegm! >Mark Rabiner