Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter I use a lot of Kodachrome (mainly 64) and the only program that I have ever found that scans it successfully is Ed Hamricks Vuescan software. Once you find your way around the software you will find that it has a special Kodachrome setting which seems to do the job just fine. It also has the advantage that you can scan Kodachrome with dust filters if your scanner has them. You can download a trial copy and order through www.hamrick.com. Gerry www.gwpics.com >From: Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Scanning the Wild Kodachrome >Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 20:07:41 -0800 > >Now that you've looked at my wildlife shot... > > http://www.2alpha.net/~pklein/oldpics/bighorn_bw.htm > >...I must reveal that it's actually a Kodachrome 25 slide. But in color, >somehow it scans with purple and blue junk on the animals no matter what I >do. I guess this is an example of what Tony Sleep (filmscanners list >moderator) calls an "UtterBastard Kodachrome." > >Here's a smaller color version with some overall color cast correction >applied, but there's still blue and purple near the highlights in some dark >areas of the hair. > > http://www.2alpha.net/~pklein/oldpics/bighorn_blue.jpg > >If I eliminate all the blue stuff with overall color cast correction, the >whole thing turns very yellow. So next I've done some correcting of the >individual shades of blue. > > http://www.2alpha.net/~pklein/oldpics/bighorn_cc.jpg > >This gets better, but there's still some hints of blue in the dark >fur. Much more than this, and it looks very artificial. > >Nikon LS-2000, Vuescan and Picture Window Pro. If anyone has suggestions >on how to deal with these "blues," I'd love to hear them. The lighting was >very difficult, semi-overcast day with occasional sun breaks, so there was >blue sky, reflecting clouds, high contrast, yatta yatta yatta. > >I know that this picture can be printed well in color, because I've got a >nice 8x10 of it hanging in my office. The print was done by a local custom >lab. > >--Peter Klein >Seattle, WA > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html