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Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning tutorial, anyone? (OT, mostly)
From: "Gene Jenkins" <sop@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:00:07 -0400
References: <F79qjWK0QQf1QlFJ7P20000c200@hotmail.com>

A good resource on the web is:

http://www.scantips.com

But you can only use the information to scan Leica shots.

Gene

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From: "Scott Squire" <scott_squire@hotmail.com>
To: <Leica-Users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:12 PM
Subject: [Leica] Scanning tutorial, anyone? (OT, mostly)


> Howdy All,
> It's become apparent that I am not a Master Scansman, and I would like to
do
> better. I use a Nikon CoolScan IV, a Mac, Nikon driver software. I'd like
to
> sit down, vitually, beside a few of the better scanning technicians on the
> list, and see how it's done.
>
> I've read some on the web about it, and opinions seem to range from
'always
> scan at maximum resolution, at a pretty standard baseline, then do what
you
> need to do to the file in Photoshop' (which is basically my method), to
'do
> this and this and this in these eleventy-two scanner dialogue boxes, go
get
> a coffee, and when you're back it will be pure genius on the screen.'
>
> It's this latter that I want to get a handle on. If needed.
>
> The specific problems I wouldl like to address are too-high contrast and
too
> little shadow detail. This on negatives that have plenty, as visible to me
> in a 8X loupe.
>
> If you scanmasters (and mistresses) aren't feeling game to sit down with
me,
> long-form, perhaps there's a particularly useful resource on the web you
can
> point me at? I'm currently chewing through the Imaging-resource bit on my
> scanner, for about the fourth time. Any others?
>
> Thanks for your indulgence. It's about 50% Leica pictures I'm scanning,
but
> I hope you'll excuse the somewhat off topic post.
>
> Cheers
> Scott Squire
>
> ps be sure to check out new photo gallery content on
> http://www.scottsquire.net
>
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