Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Amateur images at http://www.phoenixdb.co.uk/leica Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > This weekend I have been quite busy scanning B&W negatives and Agfa > Scala slides with my Nikon LS-2000. In general I have always found that > it is far easier to get a good color scan (whether slide or negative) > than a good B&W scan. I know that I have to turn off the ICE etc., but > still many of my B&W scans are not that great. I would like to pose a > question to those who have more experience with this particular scanner: > is it better to make corrections like levels and curves in the scanning > software, or is it better to just scan without applying any corrections > at the scanning stage and just make any needed corrections in Photoshop > later? > > Any other tips would be welcome.