Digital BW, The Print

At 08:11 AM 11/17/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Sunday, November 17, 2002, 7:22:15 AM, thronxx wrote:
>
>t> Hi all,
>
>t> Anyone have opinions about sharpening during the scan vs. afterward 
>t> in Photoshop? I'm scanning negatives in a Coolscan III with 
>t> Silverfast.
>
>t> I've heard reasons for both.
>
>t> TIA, Jeffrey
>
>
>Slight sharpening during the scan can tighten up some softness
>introduced when using digital ICE, but in general I think it's best to
>sharpen as the last thing to do after sizing for printing.
>
>Best regards,
> Richard  
>
>mailto:richard@...
>
>L i n k s  t o  m y  g a l l e r i e s:
>http://fujirangefinder.com/document.php?id=246
>


I think it depends on many variables. The scanner and software combination
you are using may do a better or worse job than post scanning in PS. It may
work different depending on film type. Or, a combination of pre and post
scanning (my choice with SilverFast) may be best. The scanner interpolates
anyway so it seems to me the better software might might also do a better
job of sharpening "inside" the interpolatve process. 

AZ

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