Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan If you are like most people and are using nikon scan from within photoshop there may be some problems with photoshop filters and nikon scan filters. I know when I do color I just use Nikon scan by itself, then save the images as tiff's and open them in photoshop to make any adjustments. You might give that a try. - -- Thomas Herbert (915) 546-2342 iphoto@elp.rr.com www.portfolios.com/thomas.herbert > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Leica Users digest) > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:01:04 -0800 (PST) > To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Leica Users digest V19 #157 > > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 08:47:31 +0100 > From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning Agfa Scala with Nikon LS-2000 > Message-ID: <3A9A0A13.25FDDA1D@webshuttle.ch> > References: <B6BF13D2.84E%pzak@desidero.com.au> > > Peter, > > Can you be a bit more specific about what exactly the problem is? One obvious > suggestion has already been made, to turn ICE off. I also find that the > preview > is very dark with loss of shadow detail when I scan Scala, and my solution is > to > use the analog gain feature to adjust the scanner's exposure to the slide. In > the end I am able to get a good scan, but sometimes after tweaking this > setting > 2-3 times. I use none of the other image adjustments in Nikonscan, everything > else is done in Photoshop. > > Nathan > > Peter Zak wrote: > >> Has anybody got some suggestion here, are there some magic settings that I'm >> oblivious to as the results I'm getting are simply terrible. >> >> I'm scanned scala before and I can't remember it being this lousy. When I >> view the slides with a good loupe they are wonderful. Perhaps this is >> simply a limitation of the scanning technology. Are there other plug ins >> that do a more efficient job that Nikon Scan 2.51 ? >> >> Lots of question, not too many answers! >> >> Any suggestions welcome.. >> >> Regards, >> >> Peter Zak.