Digital BW, The Print

If at all possible, don't convert to 8-bit unless and until you absolutely have to.  BTW, Photoshop's dodge and burn tools aren't that great.  Try using selective level and curve adjustments with history brush, which works in 16-bit.  Also, Dan Burkholder's book on making digital negatives has an excellent tutorial on dodging and burning without using PS's tools (www.danburkholder.com).
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: daintreeriver2002 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 2:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Scanning B&W 35MM Negatives using Nikon Super CoolScan 4000


  Paul,

  Thank you (and thanks to everyone else) for the information on 
  scanning.  I've been doing some experimenting today with my Nikon 
  4000 and am having much more success than in the past.  I'm assuming 
  that once you get the image into PS that, besides inverting it, you 
  immediately switch to 8-bit per channel.  A lot of the tools I like 
  to use (dodging/burning, etc.) aren't available when in 16-bit per 
  channel.

  Thanks again.






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