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Re: [Digital BW] Scanning B&W 35MM Negatives using Nikon Super CoolScan 4000

2002-07-21 by Bill Morse

Hi Paul-

How do you handle profiles with the 8000?

Thanks,
Bill

on 7/20/02 6:51 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

> With the Nikon 8000, the basic things I do is tell the scanner the negative
> is a positive (slide) grayscale (otherwise the AE clips the highlights, and
> the other tools are a nuisance to use),  use the driver histogram to set the
> white and black points, and scan (& work) at full optical 4000 dpi and 14
> bit depth.  That's about all it takes to get a great scan.
> 
> Paul
> 



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