Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Theres the rub - I have spent so much time profiling and tweaking that I stopped having fun.. I am finding that shooting and scanning TCN is a whole lot more creative and rewarding. I am thinking of giving my color work (mostly family grab shots anyway) back to the lab. Eric >From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@pacbell.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I hate color work ! >Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:11:45 -0700 (PDT) > >Thanks, Eric. I downloaded the most recent VueScan >version last night and began to read the profiling >section. Your comment helps pull it all together. Now >I have my project for the next couple of weeks! :) >Thanks again, >Bob >--- korenman <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Recent versions of Vuescan will profile your scanner > > if you scan an IT8 > > reference slide. Vuescan can also profile your film > > if you take a picture of > > an IT8 card. I picked up my slide and card from Wolf > > Faust's site. > > http://www.targets.coloraid.de/. Nice guy, good > > prices. > > > > Eric > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa@pacbell.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I > > hate color work ! > > > > > > > Eric, can you please explain what you mean by > > > "film/scanner profiling" and how I can get me > > some? > > > Thanks, > > > Bob > > > P.S., I have a VueScan license, but have ceased > > using > > > the program because of difficulties in using it > > with > > > my Coolscan 8000. Can't get it to line up easily > > with > > > either 35mm or 6x6. > > > --- korenman <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yup - I use Vuescan too. > > > > The addition of film/scanner profiling has been > > a > > > > big step towards color > > > > control. > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> > > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:24 PM > > > > Subject: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I > > hate > > > > color work ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric: > > > > > > > > > > >So after a few years of reading up on color > > > > management.. I gotta say.. I > > > > AM > > > > > >SICK OF WORKING IN COLOR. I do the fully > > profiled > > > > film->scan->PS->Fujix > > > > > >(sp?) route. > > > > > > > > > > What scanning software do you use? > > > > > > > > > > I've had really good results with > > Vuescan...and > > > > from what I understand, > > > > it's > > > > > gotten even better since I last scanned color > > > > negatives. A tweak to the > > > > > curves here and there in Photoshop, and no > > major > > > > problems. > > > > > > > > > > I still prefer B&W, though. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > -- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Bob Adler > > > Palo Alto, CA > > > rgacpa@pacbell.net > > > -- > > > 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 > > >===== >Bob Adler >Palo Alto, CA >rgacpa@pacbell.net >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html