Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, This message usually comes up when the input is file more than 8-bit, are you losing too much by converting down? Though I don't quite understand why it should work once and then stop, my version refused to do 16-bit right from the start.. cheers Douglas GREG LORENZO wrote: >I took a break from scan cleanup and spent some time in the darkroom this >afternoon. > >Since then I downloaded both the recommended DCE Tools (Hot Pixels) and >Polaroid's Dust and Scratch repair software. The DCE Tools software worked >great once with my Tiff file of this image, which was scanned and remained >a RGB 16 bit file. After the first DCE cleaning it would open a window >saying it only worked with "RGB files". The Tiff was still in fact RGB. >Other than not working beyond the first time it worked really well using >the default settings. Any ideas what I could be doing wrong to get this >message? > >With the Polaroid software, the apparent correction using the default >settings was not as great, but the SW worked everytime. > >The Polaroid adjusted image is posted here: > >http://www.leica-gallery.net/gjl-1/image-92010.html > >Original negative was Kodak Tri-X (not Fuji Acros). This neg was from the >Tri-X formulation prior to the current formula. Kodak was right, the older >Tri-X has more silver in it and does not scan as well. > >Thanks again Tina and Douglas! > >Regards, > >Greg > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >