Digital BW, The Print

Julian,

do you get better results with a pre-sharpening at scan time? I always read
that it's better to leave the sharpening to Photoshop.

Alessandro

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Thomas [mailto:julianthomas@...]
> Sent: domenica 16 marzo 2003 12:06
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] RE: Is this noise or what? (was: Epson3200 -
> Test results)
> 
> 
>  I cannot get satisfactory scans (sharp) without applying 3x3
> > pixel unsharp mask in the scanning application (Silverfast Ai 6).
> 
> Me too on a 1680. I need a 3x3 in the scanner software plus the usual
> unsharp mask tricks in PS. Just as an example - I had some 
> scans done on a
> minolta of 6x6 cm negs. On the 1680 I have to use the same 
> amount of unsharp
> mask on a 600x600 pixel 75ppi jpeg as i did on the 4800ppi 
> minolta tiff
> file. Colour is harder as the 3x3 gives me a halo effect. I've started
> shooting a BW landscape project (ok Nij stop laughing) and the lackof
> sharpness is pissing me off big time
> 
> Julian
> 
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