Digital BW, The Print

I use XP2+, but in this instance was scanning HP4+.  I use a Nikon 
coolscan 2000 and have found that I get much better scans using the 
Nikon color management system in rgb than when I scan in grayscale.  
I have always assumed that if I scan B&W film, it does not matter how 
I convert and just desaturate and then do a mode change.  Last night 
I tried the channel mixer and saw a marked difference between the red 
and blue channels.  

Steve


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Editor P.O.V. Image 
Service" <editor@p...> wrote:
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> Stephen Kobrin wrote:
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> >I scan b&W film as color to take full advantage of the Nikon 
software 
> >and it seems to me that even then, converting from rgb to 
grayscale 
> >via the channel mixer provides some degree of control over the 
> >process.  However, given that the basic data scanned is only b&w, 
I 
> >can't quite understand why the channel mixer should make a 
difference 
> >when converting from a monochrome rgb scan to grayscale.  I don't 
> >think I am imagining it.  Would B&W Pro be worth it in this case?  
I 
> >think my Nik sharpening plug-in comes from the same company and I 
am 
> >really pleased with it.
> >
> >  
> >
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> Well,  that depends on:
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> 1)     how the Nikon does a B&W scan
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> 2)    How much chromagenic film you shoot
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> See my other post on this..
> Keith
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