Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A good resource on the web is: http://www.scantips.com But you can only use the information to scan Leica shots. Gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Squire" <scott_squire@hotmail.com> To: <Leica-Users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:12 PM Subject: [Leica] Scanning tutorial, anyone? (OT, mostly) > Howdy All, > It's become apparent that I am not a Master Scansman, and I would like to do > better. I use a Nikon CoolScan IV, a Mac, Nikon driver software. I'd like to > sit down, vitually, beside a few of the better scanning technicians on the > list, and see how it's done. > > I've read some on the web about it, and opinions seem to range from 'always > scan at maximum resolution, at a pretty standard baseline, then do what you > need to do to the file in Photoshop' (which is basically my method), to 'do > this and this and this in these eleventy-two scanner dialogue boxes, go get > a coffee, and when you're back it will be pure genius on the screen.' > > It's this latter that I want to get a handle on. If needed. > > The specific problems I wouldl like to address are too-high contrast and too > little shadow detail. This on negatives that have plenty, as visible to me > in a 8X loupe. > > If you scanmasters (and mistresses) aren't feeling game to sit down with me, > long-form, perhaps there's a particularly useful resource on the web you can > point me at? I'm currently chewing through the Imaging-resource bit on my > scanner, for about the fourth time. Any others? > > Thanks for your indulgence. It's about 50% Leica pictures I'm scanning, but > I hope you'll excuse the somewhat off topic post. > > Cheers > Scott Squire > > ps be sure to check out new photo gallery content on > http://www.scottsquire.net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html