Digital BW, The Print

What I do with B&W film is get a raw scan from Vuescan (therefore as RGB),
invert in PS, and then look at 100% magnification to see which channel is
best. With my Canon FS4000 the green channel is always the sharpest/least
noisy, so I apply the channel mixer, convert to grayscale, apply levels, and
finally convert to 8bit mode to start playing with layers.
 
Alessandro Pardi

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From: cliffordfeller <cwfeller@...m>
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Sent: venerdì 31 gennaio 2003 15:48
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Black and White Workflow


I am scanning Tri-X on a Nikon 4000ed with Silverprint as an RGB 
positive file .I am then inverting and converting in Photoshop seven 
using image invert ,levels ,curves and sometimes channel mixer. 
Which is the best technique scanning  as an RGB or Grayscale?
If I scan as RGB where is the best place to do the conversion to 
monochrome ( Channel mixer check box monochrome ?)I have difficulty 
getting a good black and white conversion in levels and curves 
alone.My monitoris a  Lacie and it is calibrated  withOptical.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Cliff


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