Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:36 PM 9/17/2008, you wrote: >Tina, > >how do you scan in RAW with SilverFast? Have you tried the Dust & >Scratch removal in SilverFast? I scan as 48 bit HDR Color which gives you what Lasersoft calls a RAW tiff. It makes no corrections at all and gives you all of the information present in the negative. Here is how they explain it: "In order to save RAW data with extended dynamic range (HDR - High Dynamic Range), the 48bit TIFF format and the CAMERA RAW format was developed. Even scanners or cameras with only 30 or 36 bit capability generate their maximum output range in this format. Regardless of the effective dynamic range supplied, the file will always become a 48 bit file. Normal scanning software saves images into a 24 bit file, discarding the extra information created by the scanner. 48 bit files retain all of the information supplied." I can't use Digital ICE with B&W film and I tried the SRD available in Lasersoft and find that it either removes nothing or, cranked way up, makes the image too soft. The manual says you can use SRD in up to four levels but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. If I'm going to scan all of this stuff, I want to do the best job possible one time. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com