Digital BW, The Print

I can't make the Canon scanner work properly either, without given me 
quite a lot of grain. I am using Vuescan, getting Raw RGB scans and 
selecting the best channel and converting into greyscale, but the 
result is still grainy scans, no matter how I manipulate it with 
curves and levels. Funny enough, with the Canon software I'm getting 
better results, but that probably means I'm not good enough at 
manipulating images with photoshop.

I have a question on this, is anyone using gaussian blur to avoid 
grain? Up to now this is the only solution I have for grain, although 
it softens very slightly the image. Is there any other PS tool or 
plugin for eliminating grain that works well? I'd like to hear about 
experiences of other people with BW grain. 

Maybe the Canon scanner is just too sharp for grainy images (I think 
I've read about this on photo.net), perhaps my unit is special. 
Thanks 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Alessandro Pardi 
<alessandro.pardi@i...> wrote:
> I never had a chance to play with the Nikon, but remember that 
scanning s/w
> is an important factor. There's no comparison, either, between the 
Canon
> with its own FilmGet software and the same Canon with Vuescan... 
(the latter
> being miles ahead).
>  
> Alessandro Pardi
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: André Vallejo [mailto:avs@p...]
> Sent: lunedì 3 febbraio 2003 15:21
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Canon scanner
> 
> 
> I've used a Canon 4000 for a while to test,and reults are much less 
then
> satisfying.No comparison with the Nikon 4000 I've finally bought...
> 
> 
> Message: 25
>    Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:29:53 -0500
>    From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@r...>
> Subject: Re: ImagePrint Sale
> 
> Does anyone have expeience with the Canon  FS2720U film scanner? 
How does it
> work?
> 
> Thanks in advance?
> 
> 
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