Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Lamb wrote: > > 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 > I find doing an unsharp mask to be part of the process. It cuts through the phlegm! Mark Rabiner